The Architectural History Of Bashu Area

The architecture of BaShu Area has a relatively independent development system.Especially in Yuan Ming and Qing dynasties, the BaShu Area's architecture was into a highly prosperous period of development,and left a rich architectural heritage for future generations.In this thesis, the object of study is the architecture history of BaShu area in Yuan Ming and Qing dynasties. Through the study of the literature and the field research on the buildings, this thesis is to research the features and developing of the cities, architecture and architectural technology at Bashu area.In the first part, this thesis outlines the social backgroundand the architecturl development of BaShu Area in Yuan Ming and Qing dynasties and analyzes the impact of social, economic and cultural on architecture. Then this thesis makes more detailed analysis respectively on city-building and the developing of architecture and architectural technology at Bashu area in Yuan Ming and Qing dynasties.In the part of city-building, through the study of the literature, this thesis analyzes the distribution situation of the main cities at Bashu and the relationship between city development and area traffic. Depend on the interpretation of history maps, this thesis gives opinions on the inscape and architectural developing of the major cities at Bashu. Chengdu and Chongqing for example, this thesis analyzes the development of the main cities at Bashu. In addition, the towns at Bashu was thriving in Ming and Qing dynasties and became a perfect system under the cities'system, so this thesis does some necessary analysis, research and summarize about the development, distribution and type of the towns at Bashu.In Yuan Ming and Qing dynasties, the architecture at Bashu developed highly. As the result of the progressive development, Bashu area had varieties of architecture and the number of architecture was huge. Now, Bashu area has 7 buildings built in Yuan dynasty, about 30 buildings built in Ming dynasty and more than 1000 buildings built in Qing dynasty. Because of the huge number, the research of the architecture at Bashu is base on the classification of architecture. The architecture at Bashu is classified by function into the ecclesiastical buildings, commemorating buildings, guildhalls, residence, gardens and so on. Then this thesis analyzes and studies the characteristics of the evolution, the spatial arrangement and the constitution in Yuan Ming and Qing ?dynasties. Then the typical cases is cited to support theBecause of BaShu Area in the Yuan Ming and Qing Dynasties as a type of architecture and a large number, so the construction of Ba is classified based on religious buildings, respectively, Temple Building, Hall buildings, homes, gardens and other different types of development and construction of space and layout of features described and research, while typical cases cited to support.the views.Architectural construction techniques is also an important part of architectural history, the architectural construction techniques at Bashu area also has very local features. Because of the smart constitution and the wide land range, the column and tie construction became the most obvious construction feature of the architecture at Bashu area. In addition, the hollow bond wall and the rammed loam technology at Bashu area also show unique characteristics.The architectural construction techniques at Bashu is classified by material into the timber technology, the masonry technology and the rammed loam technology in this thesis in order to analyzes and summarizes the characteristic of the architectural construction techniques at Bashu area.