model of chinese siheyuan in beijing, shows off symmetry, enclosed heavy platform , large roof floats on base, vertical walls not emphasized. chinese architecture times used concepts chinese cosmology such feng shui (geomancy) , taoism organize construction , layout common residences imperial , religious structures. includes use of: screen walls face main entrance of house, stems belief evil things travel in straight lines. talismans , imagery of fortune: door gods displayed on doorways ward off evil , encourage flow of fortune three anthropomorphic figures representing fu lu shou (福祿壽 fú-lù-shòu) stars prominently displayed, proclamation 3 stars present (三星在 sān-xīng-zài) animals , fruits symbolize fortune , prosperity, such bats , pomegranates, respectively. association done through rebuses. orienting structure elevated landscape , ensuring there water in front. considerations made such windowless of structure faces north, wind coldest in winter. ponds, pools, wells, , other water ...
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