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Shanxi architecture, or Shansi architecture, or Jin architecture, refers to the architectural style of the Shanxi province in northern China. Shanxi has preserved numerous ancient architectures scattered throughout the province. All of the four remaining wooden structures preserved from Tang dynasty in China are found in Shanxi. The old buildings of Pingyao ancient city and numerous family compounds of Shanxi merchants in the Ming and Qing dynasties are representative of the architecture styles of vernacular architecture in North China. Religious temples in Mount Wutai and Yungang Grottoes in Datong exemplify the sacred buddhist architecture in China.

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Shanxi architecture

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Shanxi architecture, or Shansi architecture, or Jin architecture, refers to the architectural style of the Shanxi province in northern China. Shanxi has...

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Chinese architecture

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religious architecture. Shanxi family compounds are representative of vernacular architecture in North China. In the mountainous areas of Shanxi, yaodong...

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Shanxi

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Shanxi is an inland province of China and is part of the North China region. The capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most...

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Shanxi Courtyard Houses

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The courtyard houses of Shanxi or the Shanxi family compounds are located in Jinzhong, Shanxi Province, People's Republic of China, approximately 500 km...

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Shanxi merchants

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Shanxi merchants, also known as Jin merchants (Chinese: 晋商; pinyin: Jìnshāng), were the group of merchants from Shanxi province, China. Jin is an abbreviated...

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Hanging Temple

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246 ft above the ground) near Mount Heng in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province, China. The closest city is Datong, 64 kilometres (40 mi) to the...

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List of architectural styles

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Pagoda of Fogong Temple

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traditional Chinese: 佛宮寺釋迦塔; pinyin: Fógōng Sì Shìjiā Tǎ) of Ying County, Shanxi province, China, is a wooden Chinese pagoda. It is also known as the Wooden...

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Vernacular architecture

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Vernacular architecture (also folk architecture) is building done outside any academic tradition, and without professional guidance. It is not a particular...

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Traditional Chinese house architecture

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traditional homes of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces which were cut into soft loess rocks into mountainsides, Lingnan architecture, which is generally of...

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Mount Wutai

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Qingliang, is a sacred Buddhist site at the headwaters of the Qingshui in Shanxi Province, China. Its central area is surrounded by a cluster of flat-topped...

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Pingyao

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central Shanxi, China, famed for its importance in Chinese economic history and for its well-preserved Ming and Qing urban planning and architecture. Administratively...

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6th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party

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Architecture of the Song dynasty

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in a southeastern suburb of Taiyuan City, Shanxi province, are extant examples of early Song architecture. The Temple of the Saintly Mother is the main...

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Dazhai

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and former commune of several hundred farmers in Xiyang County in eastern Shanxi province, chiefly known for Mao Zedong's directive, "Learn from Dazhai in...

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House of the Huangcheng Chancellor

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above the Changhe Valley between Yangcheng and Jincheng in southeastern Shanxi, China. It is composed of numerous siheyuan-style courtyards built into...

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Ayuwang Pagoda

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Pagoda is a stupa in Dai County in northeast Xinzhou Prefecture in northern Shanxi, China. The Ayuwang Pagoda's name honors Ashoka, the Mauryan emperor who...

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Nanchan Temple

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Sì) is a Buddhist temple located near the town of Doucun on Mount Wutai, Shanxi, China. Nanchan Temple was built in 782 during China's Tang dynasty, and...

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Haizhou Emperor Guan Temple

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Temple, is a temple located in Haizhou Town, Yanhu District, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. It is hailed as "the grand ancestor of temples dedicated to Guan...

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code SX) AMA Supercross Championship, a form of off-road motorcycle racing Shanxi, a province of China (Guobiao abbreviation SX) Ŝ, a letter in the Esperanto...

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in the winter. Being well known for its historical Russian legacy and architecture, the city is famed for its European influence and serves as an important...

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