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Chinese Rural Architecture and Decoration
Most homes contained two rows of windows: The bottom row had plain windows that
could not be opened and the top windows were hinged on a rotating central pivot.
The upper row had either regular or irregular lattice patterns, such as the
irregular "cracked ice" design. For good fortune the Chinese decorated their
windows with special designs and auspicious and religious emblems. The windows
in northern houses had exposed frames and deep, red-painted woodwork, lined with
transparent paper (before glass panes were used). Deep red, white and the gray
were the characteristic colors used for houses in that particular region.
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The courtyard of a typical rural
house | For the Chinese, a safe and healthy
home is essential to their everyday lives. Chinese architecture is known for the
specific patterns, materials and meanings used in the construction process.
Since no one wants to live in an ill-fated home, much time, energy and thought
is devoted to one's safety. Locale is just as important as construction
materials when building a house in China.
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