Evolution Of Chinese Ancient Brick Building Materials And Bonding

In ancient times in China, the Yangtze River region, or whether it is the Yellow River have appeared at the time of more advanced materials brick and adhesive materials, and in the continuing evolution of the process of maturing. And use of these advanced materials advanced building was built.By archaeological excavations of underground material and relevant literature, we believe that the development of the Yangtze River brick experienced the following stages: since about 6300 ~ 5500 years ago, there has been used to build places of worship, Tao, pillar and foundation of the building foundation irregularly shaped brick, which is the world’s oldest brick currently known; since about 5500 to 5000 years ago, there have been preliminary rules shape, its use extended to the walls, and build the wall, burning pave roads brick, which is lime, cement properties of the material to adapt the invention is an important milestone in the history of architecture; dating from about 5000 to 2600 years ago, the shape of the brick tends structured, mature firing process; since about 2600 about brick shape and craft fully mature.Diaolongbei ruins in 5800 ~ 5300 years ago that the use of the early brick, lime and cement approximate properties of materials and other advanced materials, and built more than was advanced even room door and push-pull. By the middle reaches of the Yellow River Yangshao using calcareous material inspired architectural elements coagulation ginger stone material appearing thus invented the firing lime; absorbed the middle reaches of the Yangtze River early brick Daxi culture and make it to the evolution of standardized bricks. A variety of building materials, lime and other achievements of our ancestors invention Diaolongbei turn affects the north and south.Yellow River Basin in since about 5500 to 5000 years ago, Shaanxi Lantian New Street site was discovered early brick 6, which is the age of the oldest brick found in the Yellow River Basin, this time brick wood molding technology has emerged; ago 4000 years ago, Shanxi Xiangfen Relics unearthed ceramic plate due to the curvature of straight or no recess and can not be used as a Slate roofs leak, the ceramic plate surface is no trace of it can not be a stampede of floor tiles, ceramic plate should be used as a kitchen attached to the wall with brick kitchen, stove, stove body, chopping board, etc. for decoration and moisture protection purposes; to late or early Western Zhou of the Shang Dynasty, the Yellow River basin brick at a mature stage, increasing the number of bricks and bars appear large hollow bricks.Early use of the Yellow River in Yangshao without firing natural stone as a bonding material ginger supplies to smear house floors and walls; Yangshao use of advanced materials has been fired stone ginger lime face when making this period in Gansu Qinan earth Bay site also appeared similar ground concrete structures; the Longshan culture period, the use of lime ground surface smear more common practice of the Yellow River basin, in this case also use lime burning limestone surface and the formation of lime to produce.