Answer:
Ancient Chinese architecture was designed to be attractive, especially the distinctive roofs. Traditional Chinese roofs had different forms at different stages of history. There were various roof styles with functional features, a hierarchy of designs, and exquisite details.
Answer:
Resting hill' or Xie Shan roofs (歇山顶 xiēshāndǐng), with two curving sides, were second in importance to hip roofs. They were mainly used for important halls, temples, gardens, and other official buildings. There were two styles of Xie Shan roof: mono-eave and double-eave.Ancient Chinese large-scale buildings are wooden structures. In order to protect the buildings from rain, the house usually has a very large roof. ... 【Temple roofs were curved because Buddhists believed that a curved shape could ward off evil spirits, which were thought to only move in straight lines. 】Blue. The color blue symbolized heaven and heavenly blessings with the best example being the deep cobalt tiles adorning the rooftops of structures at the Temple of Heaven.Landscape painting was regarded as the highest form of Chinese painting, and generally still is. The time from the Five Dynasties period to the Northern Song period (907–1127) is known as the "Great age of Chinese landscape".
