wood builder

Chapter 50 Pushing the Mountain·Jin School
"Because." Gu Zhaodi's face was still serious.

Just when the other three people and Ye Fangyu were curious about what earth-shattering remarks Gu Zhaodi would say.

But she just sighed leisurely and replied: "The team from Huaming Vocational and Technical College of Architecture will use Soviet-style architectural works to participate in the finals. I think we should avoid their sharpness."

"Huh? The team of Huaming Construction?" Tang Guoguo opened her mouth in surprise. Thinking that the Cheng Bo she met yesterday was a student of Huaming Construction Vocational and Technical College, and they would also participate in the ancient architecture competition, she spoke first, " What you said, shouldn't be."

"Yes, it's Cheng Bo." Gu Zhaodi answered simply, "Yesterday when we were waiting for He Ying at Tianyang Academy of Fine Arts, the five of them had been discussing the layout, water management, mountains, buildings and flowers and trees of Suzhou gardens, and There was also a huge quarrel over the selection of works.”

Seeing Tang Guoguo's expression that said "Why didn't I know" all over her face, Gu Zhaodi felt a little helpless: "They were arguing like that. Did you not understand a word of it?"

"No wonder I couldn't get in the way when they first talked about Lingering Garden and Canglang Pavilion. When they talked about Yongcui Villa, the girls ignored Cheng Bo, and then Cheng Bo turned around and started talking to me about Supai. Architecture. So they are discussing which garden to restore?" Tang Guoguo realized in hindsight, then scratched her forehead sheepishly, "Since they know so much about Soviet-style gardens, restoring Soviet-style buildings must be more important. OK! Let’s not choose the Su Pai building.”

After listening to Tang Guoguo's words, Lou Xinyue was instantly discouraged.

After all, she only knew about the six major factions of Chinese ancient architecture, Beijing, Hui, Su, Jin, Fujian, and Sichuan. However, these two proposals were defeated by reality, so she naturally had nothing to say.

The other four people then discussed the possibility of participating in the competition of Fujian style architecture and Sichuan style architecture.

The Yongding Hakka earth buildings, which are popular in southern Fujian and utilize the raw earth ramming technology to the extreme, have a long history that can be traced back to the Song and Yuan dynasties, and their distinctive characteristics are the representative of Fujian architecture.It was supposed to be the most popular work, but it was abandoned because of the large scale of a single building and the difficulty of obtaining information.

When it comes to discussing the Sichuan-style architecture prevalent in Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and other regions, everyone still expresses their own opinions.Although the Diaojiaolou in Western Sichuan, known as the "living fossil of Bachu culture", compares favorably with the Dai Bamboo Tower and the Dong Drum Tower with its unique semi-spaced architectural features, buildings that can restore this style still cannot bring out the full potential of He Yinghe. Gu Zhaodi's advantages were naturally not chosen by everyone.

But what surprised everyone, including Ye Fangyu, was that during a show of hands to decide whether to use Jin-style buildings for the competition, He Ying, who initially suggested using Beijing-style official-style buildings, was the first to agree.

"If we talk about the six major factions of ancient architecture, apart from the Beijing style, my favorite is the magnificent Jin style."

She did not choose "cave dwelling architecture", a characteristic architecture of the northwest region that is extremely restricted by terrain, to elaborate. Instead, she believed that Shanxi's "urban architecture" and other Jin-style architecture in a narrow sense are more valuable for investigation and restoration:
"Shanxi is located in the Yellow River Basin and is one of the birthplaces of Chinese civilization. The ancient buildings that remain there are of a long age, with many types and shapes, and the number ranks first in the country. I think it is very important to find a building with a long history. And it is also a good choice to restore ancient buildings with local characteristics.”

Such a proposal was also affirmed by Gu Zhaodi.

"That's true." As soon as He Ying finished speaking, she used more accurate data to support it, "According to the third national cultural relics census, there are 263885 ancient buildings in the country, among which the ancient buildings remaining in Shanxi are There are 28640 places, accounting for 10.85% of the country's total. Moreover, the age span of Shanxi's ancient buildings spans from the Northern Dynasties to the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with almost no chronology. As far as wooden structures are concerned, the structures of these ancient buildings not only cover the second year of Chongning in the Song Dynasty All the structural types in "Building Methods" compiled by Li Jie even exceed the illustrations and samples in the book."

Not only that, after Tang Guoguo and Lou Xinyue exclaimed, she also classified the ancient Shanxi buildings she was familiar with in her mind according to different characteristics:
"Moreover, the ancient buildings in Shanxi also have very obvious regional cultural characteristics. Whether it is religious buildings, residential buildings, or painted murals, there are many physical objects for reference, and we can always choose one that allows each of us to express our full potential. A work of merit."

These words are well-founded and quite convincing.

Lou Xinyue and Tang Guoguo instantly overturned their previous thoughts.

Even Chu Mingchen flattered Gu Zhaodi without hesitation:
"It is said that you should look at Shaanxi for underground cultural relics and Shanxi for above-ground cultural relics. I didn't expect that you are not only interested in the cultural relics underground in Shaanxi, but you are also so well-researched on the ancient buildings above the ground in Shanxi. No wonder my uncle asked me to learn more about it as soon as he called. You study, you have time to learn from each other!~"

Gu Zhaodi smiled and said nothing.

Instead, Lou Xinyue glared at Chu Mingchen with a proud look on her face, "You're convinced now!" Seeing that Chu Mingchen didn't refute, she looked at Tang Guoguo again, "What He Ying and Gu Zhaodi said makes sense, then. Let's just agree!"

"Yeah." After hearing this, Tang Guoguo nodded heavily. When she thought about being able to go to Shanxi for inspection in a while, she unconsciously showed a little excitement in her words, "And I can also see so many ancient buildings. I am excited just thinking about it. Hey!~"

"Yes! I've only been to Pingyao Ancient City, and I haven't been to other places in Shanxi yet!~" Lou Xinyue also put her little fist on her chin and made a nymphomaniac expression towards He Ying and Gu Zhaodi.

"That's right!~" Seeing that the goals of the four girls were about to reach an agreement, Chu Mingchen, who had always been yearning for the Jin style architecture, seemed a little entangled, "How does the ancient Jin style architecture really compare to Senior Sister Ying and Gu Zhaodi? As I said, there are many forms and a long history, which are very big advantages. But for us who want to compete, it is not necessarily an advantage."

"Why do you say that?" He Ying and Gu Zhaodi asked in unison.

"The top priority for us is to participate in the ancient architecture competition. Restoring a unique work is important, but don't forget that the ancient architecture competition is divided into three stages."

As Chu Mingchen said, he leaned back in the chair, found a comfortable position, and began to give advice.

"In addition to the two months of preparation time for the municipal finals, the preparation time for the provincial promotions and the national finals is less than two months. The finals are on July 7, and it is during the summer vacation. We have A lot of time can be wasted. But the remaining two competitions are held after the start of school. Not only do you have to go to class, but you also have to not fail the exam. You can complete more difficult works in a shorter time. This is the biggest thing. test!"

Seeing the blank faces of the four girls, Chu Mingchen went on to say what he thought was right:

"As the saying goes, one trick can be used everywhere. I think we should maintain the consistency of the style of all works and study it in depth. We can even use the time of the finals to study the next works in advance. As long as we have a thorough understanding of the architectural techniques of one school , you can cope with all changes by remaining unchanged!”

After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and raised his index finger to shake it a few times in front of the four girls, and said word by word: "So Jin School architecture, absolutely, yes, no, yes."

When Tang Guoguo heard what he said about her failure in class, she seemed to be afraid that she would only focus on studying and not caring about the competition, so she became more and more uneasy and expressed her loyalty, "If I really can be shortlisted, I will definitely work hard to prepare for the promotion competition and the finals." But. In the end, she only understood the literal meaning, but did not understand the deeper meaning. "But I don't quite understand. Is there any relationship between insufficient preparation time and the inability to choose Jin style architecture?"

"That's right! This won't work and that won't work, so what do you think will work?" Lou Xinyue complained twice, then looked at Chu Mingchen with contempt, and started to find fault, "Also! Why do we have to take exams in class, you Don't you need to take exams?" The two girls were unconvinced but couldn't make sense.

Fortunately, He Ying conducted a rational analysis.

"It is indeed not easy to find works with the same style and architectural techniques from the Jin Dynasty architecture, but it is not without a clue." He Ying looked at the several categories written in his notebook, and after thinking for a long time, he circled a few words "Gu Zhaodi just helped us classify them. If we can maximize our advantages in color painting, wood carving, wood structure and gardening, then religious buildings are a good choice."

"That's right." Gu Zhaodi also agreed. "Although the Shanxi folk houses represented by the Shanxi Merchant Courtyard are very distinctive, there is no place for colorful paintings. And the temples with many murals and colorful sculptures can be regarded as part of the religious architecture. But the interior decoration is too complicated to realize, so we just need to select some suitable ones from religious buildings to restore."

"Then which ones are suitable, can you tell me clearly?"

"This"

Facing Chu Mingchen's question, He Ying and Gu Zhaodi looked at each other, not knowing how to answer.

But I saw this 1.8-meter-[-]-height boy stepping up to the podium and drawing a few circles on the blackboard with chalk:

"If you want to find works from religious buildings, you have to first understand several areas of ancient buildings in Shanxi."

Seeing Chu Mingchen write the words "North", "Central", "Southeast" and "South" in the four circles respectively, not only did the four girls in the audience silence themselves, they even drank tea quickly. Ye Fangyu, who had had enough to drink, was also curious in her heart.

She really wanted to see what kind of flowers this Chu Mingchen, who was at the end of the crane for the grades of the ancient architecture major, could tell.

He tapped the center of the "Northern" circle twice with chalk, and then drew several small circles inside the big circle before slowly saying:
"The northern part of Shanxi is home to Datong Yungang Grottoes, Xuankong Temple, Ciyun Temple, XZ Wutai Mountain Temple, Shuozhou Yingxian Wooden Pagoda, Chongfu Temple and other ancient Buddhist buildings. It is also called the 'Yanmen Buddhist Building Area'."

After he finished speaking, he pointed to the "middle" circle without waiting for anyone to ask questions:
"Central Shanxi is also the center of exchanges and conflicts between the Chinese people and the grassland peoples. With the collision and integration of multi-ethnic ideas, many representative religious buildings have been produced. For example, the well-known Taiyuan Jin Temple, Dou Dafu Temple, Qing Dynasty Xuhutu Temple, Yangquan Yuxian Zangshan Temple, Jinzhongzhongxiu Sanjieyi Temple and Ao Shenlou, Luliang Wenshui Zetian Temple, Shilouxing Dongyuan Dongyue Temple, etc. are all here, forming the central region 'Bingzhou Multi-religious Building Area'."

At this point, Tang Guoguo was dazzled by the various building names and the strange blackboard writing of Chu Mingchen's big trap and small circle.

But when she heard Chu Mingchen talk about the "Shangdang Gods Building Area" in the southeast, Lou Xinyue quickly added the reason why "Southeast Shanxi" is called "Shangdang":

"I know this! In the southeast of Shanxi, it lives on the top of Taihang Mountain, and it is also a party with the sky, so it was called Shangdang in ancient times."

"You know quite a lot." Chu Mingchen asked, "Then do you know what other prehistoric myths happened here?"

Lou Xinyue answered fluently: "Nuwa fills the sky, Jingwei fills the sea!"

"And Yi shot for nine days, and Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs!" He Ying also added.

"Not just these!" Chu Mingchen proudly smoothed the naturally curly bangs in front of his forehead and continued, "There are also myths such as Erxian and Cui Fujun that also originated in Shangdang District, so there is also Changzhi Yandi here Temples, Jincheng Erxian Temple, Cuifujun Temple, Tangdi Temple, etc. Later, people named this building area after the Shangdang gods."

Then he pointed to the last circle:
"And the last one, the southern part of Shanxi, also has a lot of background."

"In the southern Shanxi area, Hedong County was established during the Qin Dynasty." Gu Zhaodi said with a serious expression, "However, famous archaeologists in my country believe that the capital was established in Hedong as early as the time of Yao, Shun and Yu. It is also said that the name 'China' began at this time. So Hedong is also likely to be the first place to be called 'China'."

"So, under the influence of this rich culture, people formed the worship of emperors, emperors and queens, admiration for kings and nostalgia for ancestors, which gave birth to many Taoist temples and ancestor temples." Chu Mingchen then said. Write a line of small characters on the blackboard "Hedong Ancestor Worship Building Area", and while drawing small circles, quickly say their names, "Like Linfen Yao Tomb, Shangshan Temple, Dongyue Temple, Yuncheng Emperor Shun Mausoleum, Hou Earth Temple, Jiwang Temple, etc. are all representative buildings in this area."

Looking at the countless small circles among the four large circles, Tang Guoguo opened her mouth in shock again: "Then can we just pick a few buildings from there?"

"How can it be that simple?"

Chu Mingchen patted the chalk dust on his hand, looked at the small circles on the blackboard and said helplessly:

"If we want to restore ancient buildings, it is not enough to simply know their names and histories. We also need to analyze their wooden structure construction technology and construction techniques. There are so many religious buildings in Shanxi, and they have experienced the maturity of the Tang Dynasty. The style characteristics of the transformation period of the Five Dynasties and the perfection period of the Liao and Song Dynasties, the inheritance and diversification exploration period of the Jin and Yuan Dynasties, the simplicity of structure and the finalization of decoration in the Ming and Qing Dynasties are completely different. If you can find out from them the strengths of each person, Several ancient architectural works that can maintain the same style are no different from finding a needle in a haystack."

"Oh"

Tang Guoguo never dreamed that too many ancient architectural works of a faction would be a reason for abandonment.

But He Ying always puts forward new possibilities in the impossible:
"What if we narrow the scope? Choosing a wooden tower for tower-style architecture can not only show the wooden structure and wood carvings, but also has room for paint and color painting. After all, apart from official buildings, only color paintings on religious buildings can be used to the highest form."

But before Chu Mingchen could refute this idea, Gu Zhaodi was the first to object:
"But according to the statistics of "A Survey of Ancient Chinese Pagodas·Shanxi Volume", there are 657 light tower-style buildings in Shanxi, covering many dynasties from the Northern Wei Dynasty to the Republic of China. The shapes of towers include dense eaves, pavilion, There are many types of structures, such as the bowl-bow type and the pavilion type, which are distributed in various places in Shanxi, and there may not necessarily be detailed historical materials for reference."

"So many?" Lou Xinyue was already tired of such discussions, and felt dizzy, "It's just choosing a work, why is it so complicated!"

(End of this chapter)