the world's oldest wooden house
author:admin source:未知 published:2013-08-23 15:28
wutai county of shanxi province, wutai mountain scenic area in the heart of more than 100 kilometers, has a temple named nanzenji, she is the buddhist monastery in mount smallest one, but he did the world's oldest wooden structure building.
japanese scholars had said that china did not and before the tang dynasty wooden structures, see tang dynasty architecture, on to japan. therefore, the chinese architect liang had multiple visits, finally clues based on the dunhuang grottoes, wutai county in shanxi province found a wooden structure of a tang dynasty - mountain buddhist temple in the east hall (rebuilt in 857 ad), the liang to referred to as "the first national treasure. " but then experts also found that there are still a name in the wutai temple nanzen-ji buddhist temple in the east than in the main hall at least as early as 75 years also.
nanzenji done north to south, from the side by side two small courtyard-style buildings. overall, the entire hall building a solid, simple, canggu, su, reflecting the architectural style of the tang dynasty.
according to reports, mount nanzenji originally created nd, and according to "history of ancient chinese architecture ii, "recorded in the main hall at least ad 782 nanzenji years (tang jianzhong three years) through a rebuilt, more than buddhist temple east hall still early 75 year. mount nanzenji this scholars as the world's oldest wooden structure.
this reporter saw a shag eastern hospital nanshan temple, west temple and the buddhist temple. main hall nanzenji the main building of the tang dynasty wooden structure with a strong and han to tang dynasty architectural style building features; danyanxieshan large roof, gently lift off, is the most ancient buildings of the existing flat one example, and a far-reaching eaves , different house energetic, tang has a very strong wind; the house from the 12 pillars around the support cylinder thick and firm, stigma using dougong, the shape of the wooden structure of the isolated cases.
