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• Chinese architecture: Bibliography - Bibliography See J. Prip-Moller, Chinese Buddhist Monasteries (1937); D. G. Mirams, A Brief History ...
• Chinese architecture: Structural Elements - Structural Elements As early as the neolithic period, a basic principle of Chinese architecture was ...
• Chinese architecture: Early Architecture - Early Architecture As a result of wars and invasions, there are few existing buildings in China ...
• Chinese architecture: The Pagoda - The Pagoda In the first centuries A.D., the coming of Buddhism did not strongly affect the Chinese ...
• Chinese architecture: Modern Styles - Modern Styles Since the late 19th cent. the Chinese have adopted European architectural styles. ...

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