Understand the development and innovation of architecture in the Song Dynasty

With the development of handicrafts and commerce in the Song Dynasty, the urban structure and layout changed greatly from the past. Bianliang changed the night prohibition and village system of the Tang Dynasty, and began to set up markets and even tile shops along the streets. Although the layout of palaces, temples and other buildings is smaller than that of the Tang Dynasty, the artistic images are softer and more gorgeous, with many complex pavilions and pavilions appearing. Due to the widespread use of high tables and high chairs, more attention is paid to expanding the indoor space, and the pillars of the palaces are heightened. , the ratio of brackets to column heights was smaller than in the Tang Dynasty. The interior decoration also changed accordingly, with caissons on the tops and colorful paintings on the beams.

The wooden frame buildings reached a certain standardization, represented by the 12th century Ying Style Fazao compiled by Li Jie at the beginning was the first book summarizing architectural design and construction in China

With the development of landscape painting, people in the Song Dynasty also built a large number of gardens. They made use of the original scenery and adapted to the mountains. , building pavilions based on slopes is based on nature and is higher than nature. It has influenced later generations for hundreds of years until the introduction of Western garden art