China's long history of five thousand years has made ancient buildings very diverse in style, and it is even possible to judge which dynasty is the product of different styles, which is very helpful for people to learn more about history and culture. Bricks and tiles are an indispensable type of material in the construction of ancient buildings, and they can even form a style of their own. Let’s take a look at the top ten iconic ancient brick buildings.

Great Wall

The Great Wall symbolizes the wisdom of the ancient working people. Here the mountains overlap, the situation is dangerous, and the majestic city wall spirals north and south in the mountains.

Mogao Grottoes

Mogao Grottoes is one of the world’s largest existing Buddhist grotto temple sites with exceptionally large scale, long construction time, rich content, and complete preservation. It is known as the “art gallery in the desert” and the “museum on the wall”. The frescoes and statues are famous all over the world.

Hengshan Hanging Temple

Hanging between the half-precipitous cliffs of Cuiping Peak on the west side of Jinlong Gorge in Hengshan, it is the only temple in the interior that combines the three religions of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. Its architectural features can be summarized in three words: strange, hanging and ingenious. It's breathtaking.

Zhaozhou Bridge

It is an ancient open-shoulder stone arch bridge that exists earlier and is well-preserved in the world today.The carving art of Zhaozhou Bridge includes railings, pillars, and keystones. The lions, elephants, dragons and beasts on the bridge are vivid in shape and exquisite craftsmanship. They are worthy of artistic treasures in the treasure house of cultural relics.

Da-Yan Tower

The Big Wild Goose Pagoda is shaped like a block in the Western Regions, with a brick surface and soil core, which cannot be climbed, and there are relics on each floor. The poet Cen Shen once praised in his poem: "The tower is like a gushing out, and the lonely towering heavenly palace. Ascends out of the world, the road is in the void. The abrupt pressure on the Chinese state, the majestic is like a ghost. The four corners hinder the day, and the seven layers of the sky are covered."

Potala Palace

The Potala Palace is a large-scale palace-style building complex, known as the "Pearl of the Roof of the World". It is a symbol of Lhasa and even the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. This majestic palace with a high altitude in the world has a very rich collection The cultural relics and handicrafts, but also the very unique snow cultural heritage.

Penglai Pavilion

The pavilions, terraces and pavilions of the entire ancient building complex are well-distributed, and the temples and gardens complement each other. The whole building is steep and steep, with majestic momentum, and Zhu Bihui, with magnificent scenery.

Xi'an Bell Tower

The Bell Tower in Xi'an is one of the many bell towers left in ancient times with a larger shape and a more complete preservation. The eaves are covered with dark green glazed tiles, the inside of the building is pasted with gold and painted, painted with carved beams, and there is a gilt roof on the top, which is magnificent.

Forbidden City

The palace buildings of the Forbidden City are all wooden structures, yellow glazed tile roofs, blue and white stone bases, decorated with resplendent colorful paintings. It is a very special masterpiece of ancient architecture, and it is also an ancient building group with extra large and complete wooden structure existing in the world.

Suzhou gardens

Suzhou gardens occupy a small area, but they are known for their artistic conception. They use unique artistic techniques to embellish and arrange in a limited space, changing the scenery and changing the scenery endlessly.

Each type of architecture has its own design style and background, and we can also learn about their style from the records of many literati. Editor/He Yuting