Jiangnan style
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Jiangnan style is a traditional architectural and cultural aesthetic from the Yangtze River’s south bank region, characterized by whitewashed walls, black-tiled roofs, waterways, and elegant garden layouts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jiangnan style canonical | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural style
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regional cultural aesthetic ⓘ |
| aestheticGoal |
creating poetic living environments
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evoking landscape painting in built form ⓘ |
| appliesToRegion |
Jiangnan
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Yangtze River Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity |
Hangzhou
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Nanjing NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaoxing NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic |
black-tiled roofs
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courtyard houses ⓘ curved rooflines ⓘ delicate wood carvings ⓘ elegant garden layouts ⓘ lattice windows ⓘ narrow alleys and lanes ⓘ small-scale human-centered spaces ⓘ stone bridges over canals ⓘ waterways integrated into settlements ⓘ white and dark color contrast ⓘ whitewashed walls ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
Ming dynasty
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Qing dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
borrowed scenery (jiejing)
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harmony between architecture and water ⓘ integration of buildings and gardens ⓘ seasonal appreciation of plants and views ⓘ subtle elegance rather than grandeur ⓘ |
| hasNotableExample |
Humble Administrator’s Garden
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Lingering Garden NERFINISHED ⓘ Suzhou classical gardens NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongli water town NERFINISHED ⓘ Wuzhen water town NERFINISHED ⓘ Zhouzhuang water town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese literati culture
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Confucian aesthetics ⓘ Daoist landscape ideals ⓘ humid subtropical climate of lower Yangtze region ⓘ traditional Chinese garden design ⓘ water-town settlement patterns ⓘ |
| typicalMaterial |
grey or black clay tiles
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plastered brick walls ⓘ stone pavements ⓘ timber framework ⓘ |
| usedIn |
classical Chinese gardens
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residential architecture ⓘ temples and ancestral halls ⓘ traditional commercial streets ⓘ water towns ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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