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Architecture, Cultural heritage, Urban planning, Museum
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The Long Corridor is a covered walkway in the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. First erected in the middle of the 18th century, it is famous for its length (728 m) in conjunction with its rich painted decoration (more than 14,000 paintings). In this Year of Monkey, let's try to find some monkey paintings along this corridor.
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Imperial garage, south-east of Tian'anmen, Beijing
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Happy Chinese New Year！
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[古建术语]一整两破：这是旋子彩画中常见的图案，由一个整旋花和两个半旋花所组成，故名一整两破（图一）。具体做法还有“加一路”、“加两路”和“加金道冠”，指在梁、枋、檩等部位安排一整两破图案后仍留有空地，在此基础上再增绘一路旋花、双路旋花或金道冠图案。（图二、图三）
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[古建术语]一字枋心：古建筑彩画作术语，又称"一统天下"。常见于清代旋子彩画枋心内的构图，指彩画大，小额枋枋心内，绘于青、绿地之上的"一"字横线纹样。通常有一字贴金线和一字黑线两种做法。
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The former residence of LIANG Sicheng & LIN Huiyin was demolished. "50 years later, some people regret, but it is too late to apologize". http://www.byscas.com/nd.jsp?id=55&_np=111_369
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Japanese architecture was born out of chinese architecture, but less detailed. With time passing by, japanese architecture formed its own style, they are now quite different. Photo: Yanhua temple, Datong, China (photo:Renard, model: Louis) / Tōdai-ji temple, Nara, Japan (photo:LingYou)
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Demolishment of Defeng east lane. This gate is all what remains of a quadrangle. (photo: renard)
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The Sakyamuni Pagoda of Fogong Temple (also known as the Wooden pagoda of Ying Country) is a wooden Chinese pagoda built in 1056, during the Khitan-led Liao Dynasty. The pagoda stands on a 4 m tall stone platform, has a 10 m tall steeple, and reaches a total height of 67.31 m tall; it is the oldest existent fully wooden pagoda still standing in China.
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