Interpretation of appropriate places: State ceremonies and the imperial main halls of the Tang and Song dynasties
This paper aims to inquiry on the dialectical relationships between Chinese architecture's form and function in the horizon of long-term historical evolution, by clarifying how the histories of imperial main halls and state ceremonies relate to and interact with each other during the Tang and S...
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| description | This paper aims to inquiry on the dialectical relationships between Chinese architecture's form and function in the horizon of long-term historical evolution, by clarifying how the histories of imperial main halls and state ceremonies relate to and interact with each other during the Tang and Song dynasties.The imperial main halls are the most archetypical and accomplished ones among traditional Chinese buildings, and their function is primarily ritual rather than practical. Although these magnificent buildings are indisputably considered the crowning achievement of Chinese architectural history, how the built space cooperates with ritual practices did not receive deserved attention.With the thorough reading of voluminous official ritual documents and comprehensive utilization of archaeological discoveries together with visual materials, the research presents a broad understanding of the asynchronous developments of the ground-level architectural arrangement and the ritual configuration across these centuries. Also specifically depicted are details of how architecture engaged in the ritual narration and was used as an apparatus to articulate emperor-courtier relationships. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-79094d12799b4159b04ad3caf79000772022-12-22T02:52:25ZengKeAi Communications Co., Ltd.Frontiers of Architectural Research2095-26352022-12-0111610071029Interpretation of appropriate places: State ceremonies and the imperial main halls of the Tang and Song dynastiesMian Guo0Yang Shen1School of Archaeology and Museology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; School of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaSchool of Architecture, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China; Member of Key Scientific Research Base of Traditional Wooden Architecture (Southeast University), State Administration for Cultural Heritage, Nanjing 210096, China; Corresponding author.This paper aims to inquiry on the dialectical relationships between Chinese architecture's form and function in the horizon of long-term historical evolution, by clarifying how the histories of imperial main halls and state ceremonies relate to and interact with each other during the Tang and Song dynasties.The imperial main halls are the most archetypical and accomplished ones among traditional Chinese buildings, and their function is primarily ritual rather than practical. Although these magnificent buildings are indisputably considered the crowning achievement of Chinese architectural history, how the built space cooperates with ritual practices did not receive deserved attention.With the thorough reading of voluminous official ritual documents and comprehensive utilization of archaeological discoveries together with visual materials, the research presents a broad understanding of the asynchronous developments of the ground-level architectural arrangement and the ritual configuration across these centuries. Also specifically depicted are details of how architecture engaged in the ritual narration and was used as an apparatus to articulate emperor-courtier relationships.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095263522000437Ritual functionArchitecture and ritualChinese architectureArchitectural meaningForm and function |
| spellingShingle | Mian Guo Yang Shen Interpretation of appropriate places: State ceremonies and the imperial main halls of the Tang and Song dynasties Frontiers of Architectural Research Ritual function Architecture and ritual Chinese architecture Architectural meaning Form and function |
| title | Interpretation of appropriate places: State ceremonies and the imperial main halls of the Tang and Song dynasties |
| title_full | Interpretation of appropriate places: State ceremonies and the imperial main halls of the Tang and Song dynasties |
| title_fullStr | Interpretation of appropriate places: State ceremonies and the imperial main halls of the Tang and Song dynasties |
| title_full_unstemmed | Interpretation of appropriate places: State ceremonies and the imperial main halls of the Tang and Song dynasties |
| title_short | Interpretation of appropriate places: State ceremonies and the imperial main halls of the Tang and Song dynasties |
| title_sort | interpretation of appropriate places state ceremonies and the imperial main halls of the tang and song dynasties |
| topic | Ritual function Architecture and ritual Chinese architecture Architectural meaning Form and function |
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