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These 明朝Ming (1368-1644) and 清朝Qing (1644-1911) dynasty interiors are mostly from the folk residences of 安徽Anhui's well-know villages such as 西递Xidi, 宏村Hongcun, 南屏Nanping, and 关麓Guanlu.

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The beautiful city of Suzhou crisscrossed with narrow water canals

Category: 建筑Architecture

明清室内建设图片Ming and Qing dynasty Interiors Pictures

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  • Picture of 潞锚麓氓 Hongcun Village

    A wood-walled interior.

  • Picture of 潞锚麓氓 Hongcun Village

    The interior of 鲁脨脰戮脤脙 Chengzhitang, one of the main buildings of the village.

  • Picture of 潞锚麓氓 Hongcun Village

    The interior of 鲁脨脰戮脤脙 Chengzhitang, one of the main buildings of the village.

  • Picture of 鹿脴脗麓 Guanlu village
  • Picture of 潞锚麓氓 Hongcun Village

    Interor of 脛脧潞镁脢茅脭潞 Nanhu school.

  • Picture of 潞锚麓氓 Hongcun Village

    Interor of 脛脧潞镁脢茅脭潞 Nanhu school.

  • Picture of 潞锚麓氓 Hongcun Village

    Interor of 脛脧潞镁脢茅脭潞 Nanhu school. I am not sure the figure in the painting is 驴脳路貌脳脫 Kong Fuzi (Confucious) or the Song Neo-Confucianist philosopher 脰矛矛盲 Zhu Xi.

  • Picture of 鹿脴脗麓 Guanlu village
  • Picture of 脛脧脝脕 Nanping village
  • Picture of 脛脧脝脕 Nanping village
  • Picture of 潞锚麓氓 Hongcun Village

    local children.

  • Picture of 鹿脴脗麓 Guanlu village
  • Picture of 脛脧脝脕 Nanping village
  • Picture of 脛脧脝脕 Nanping village
  • Picture of 脛脧脝脕 Nanping village
  • Picture of 脛脧脝脕 Nanping village
  • Picture of 脛脧脝脕 Nanping village
  • Picture of 露脣脙脜 Duanmen (Duan Gate)

    露脣脙脜Duan Gate is the gate after 脤矛掳虏脙脜Tiananmen and before the 脦莽脙脜Wumen(The Meridian Gate). What you see here is the freshly repainted colorful decorations on its hallway.

  • Picture of 鹿脢鹿卢--脥貌麓潞脥陇 Gugong(The Palace Museum)-- Longevity Pavillion

    The brilliant dome-shaped interior of the pavillion.

  • Picture of 鹿脴脗麓 Guanlu village
  • Picture of 鹿脴脗麓 Guanlu village
  • Picture of 鹿脴脗麓 Guanlu village
  • Picture of 潞锚麓氓 Hongcun Village

    Most old residences have an openning on the roof to allow water and sunlight into the interior. This is characteristic of Hui architecture in the area.

  • Picture of 脦梅碌脻 Xidi

    More wood carvings. Because of the wealth of the merchants, quality materials and workmanship ensure their survival.

  • Picture of 潞锚麓氓 Hongcun Village
  • Picture of 脦梅碌脻 Xidi

    The post and beam timber construction with finely carved brackets.

  • Picture of 脦梅碌脻 Xidi

    Xidi is well-known for three masteries: stone carving,brick carving, and wood carving. The following phots show a little of what they can do.

  • Picture of 脦梅碌脻 Xidi

    More wood carvings.

  • Picture of 潞锚麓氓 Hongcun Village

    In the past the lanterns must be better-made and properly hung with a more appropiate color string or other methods.

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trucks on the desert road

Pictures I took while on a bus traveling through the sandy deserts of 甘肃Gansu on my way to 嘉峪关Jiayuguan.

image of an old man looking toward Shanghai\'s 浦东 Pudong skylineShanghai\'s 浦东 Pudong skyline

上海Shanghai: Today, the financial center of China as well as one of its cultural centers. Fashion lovers, misfits, intelectuals, dreamers, refugees, outcasts, and outlaws alike rush to Shanghai for its haven and riches. You come to Shanghai not for any historical attractions, but rather for the city itself -- its interactions of all things good and bad that generate hot gossips.

image of Great Wallimage of Great Wall

The 万里长城Great Wall from the shining 渤海Bohai sea to the Gobi desert west — 山海关Shanhaiguan (Shanhai Pass) to 嘉峪关Jiayuguan (Jiayu Pass).

image of people on a boat in the Three Gorges area of the Changjiang river area

See the 三峡Three Gorges of the 长江Changjiang (Yangzi River) between 重庆市Chongqing city and 宜昌Yichang.