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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tulou, also known as the earthen houses in English, is a kind of traditional communal residence of the mountainous regions of south-eastern China. It is a representative of a unique style of Chinese architecture. also regarded as the Ancient Castle in the East. Its history can trace back to the 12th century. As its name [...]
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese Corridor, also called Lang in Chinese, is a traditional Chinese architectural style. It refers to the covered aisle with low railings and long benches. Traditional corridor in China usually consists of Hui Lang (the winding Corridor) and You Lang (the Corridor of connecting pavilions). The history of Chinese corridor can date back to the [...]
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		<title>Brick Carving</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The brick carving is a very important part in ancient Chinese architecture. It is widely used for the decorative purposes on gateways, doors, eaves, ridges, roofs, etc. The carvings on bricks cover a wide range of subjects, including human figures, flowers, tigers, dragons, lions, elephants, etc. Among all of them, the most common seen are [...]
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		<title>Chinese Pagoda</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chinese pagoda is strongly influenced by the Buddhism and evolved from the stupa from the Indian subcontinent. As the Buddhist missionaries, pilgrims, rulers, and ordinary devoted to seek out, distribute, and extol Buddhist relics, the original purpose of the pagoda was to house relics and sacred writings. The earliest base-structure types for pagodas were square-base [...]
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:20:26 +0000</pubDate>
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