What do pavilions, terraces, buildings, pavilions, pavilions, corridors and boats stand for?

Pavilion, terrace, building, pavilion, porch, pavilion, gallery and boat represent ancient buildings with different shapes and uses.

Pavilions are generally independent buildings with roofs and no walls, which were built in ancient times to give passers-by a place to rest and enjoy the cool.

There were pavilions in the pre-Qin period, when there was a pavilion every ten miles in the countryside. At that time, the pavilion can not only be used as a road sign and convenient for calculating the distance, but also set up a pavilion director to be responsible for stealing, so the pavilion at this time is a bit similar to our current township police station. Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Western Han Dynasty, also served as the pavilion director.

Chuzhou Zuiweng Pavilion, Hangzhou Huxin Pavilion, Beijing Taoran Pavilion and Changsha Aiwan Pavilion are also called the four famous pavilions in China. They are all famous for their records of poems and songs.

A platform generally refers to a building built on a specially erected high platform. This kind of building is generally built to look magnificent or easy to overlook. There may or may not be a building at the top of the platform.

Most of the existing buildings of this kind are stage, but the most imposing stage is the high platform of Foxiang Pavilion in Wanshou Mountain of the Summer Palace. The Buddha Pavilion with a height of 4 1 m is built on a platform of more than 20 meters. Compared with Wanshou Mountain, which is only more than 50 meters, it highlights the height of the Buddha Pavilion.

Buildings with more than two floors were called pavilions in ancient times, and generally occupied a large area, mainly for the accommodation of wealthy families, so they were generally built in a deeper position in the whole building complex.

Modern buildings and pavilions are not easy to distinguish, but ancient buildings generally have no more than three floors, and only one railing is set for people living in them to enjoy the scenery. The stairs of the building are hidden inside and out, so you can't see them.

The buildings will be next to each other and connected by cloisters, which are called series buildings, just like the Chunming Building in Yingtai above. The ancient pavilion must be a separate building.

Gege is a single high-rise building, generally more than three stories. Its main function is to let people look around it, so it will set up a circle of cloisters at the outermost periphery of the building. Because it is generally uninhabited, its stairs need not be covered and can be seen from the outside.

The Yellow Crane Tower in Wuhan in the above picture should be called Yellow Crane Pavilion according to the ancient custom.

Xuan generally refers to a corridor with windows. This kind of building is mostly used by large families for guests to have a temporary rest. In addition, the study is also called Xuan, so Zhai and Xuan refer to the same building.

The Yin Qing Zhai in Jingming Garden of Yuquan Mountain in the photo (this building seems to be closed to the public) is a typical porch, which is a combination of a corridor with windows and a study.

Buildings near the water usually partially extend into the water. Most of the architectural styles are similar to pavilions, but they are generally larger than pavilions and can accommodate multiple tables. But some buildings are built directly to the water's edge or water's edge, so there are many architectural models of waterside pavilions, and there is no fixed model.

A corridor with a rain-proof roof is called a corridor, and if windows are installed, it is called a porch.

Obviously, the corridor is more convenient for people to travel quickly than the porch. Generally, large families should walk along the road, but under special circumstances, they are allowed to leave the road and go straight to their destination. The open design of the corridor is to facilitate people's activities.

The ship is actually a kind of waterside pavilion. It is an artificial island made of mud and stones in water, and then a building is built on it. The back of a building is usually connected with the coast. The characteristic of this kind of building is that the bottom will be shaped like a boat, which looks like a boat parked on the shore from a distance.

The representative of this kind of building is the stone boat of the Summer Palace in the above picture.

The shapes of these buildings are not so clear even in ancient times, and some can actually refer to the same building.