Longxing Temple (Hebei Province): Library, plan and cross section

Published/Created:

China, Hebei Province: Zhengding, Longxing si (Longxing Temple)
ca. 1000 (built)

Notes:

Drawing by Liang Sicheng 梁思成, 1901-1972, and the Institute for Research in Chinese Architecture (1931-1946). Two interior columns are placed out of line to accommodate the revolving cabinet. This irregularity created a structural problem for the floor above, where the central column stands on a girder. The solution was the introduction of a large truss with chords to divert the load of the beam above to the columns at front and rear. Note that the left chord is the extension of the tail of the lever arm (ang).-- A Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture.
Liang Sicheng (Wilma Fairbank, Editor), Pictorial History of Chinese Architecture (Bilingual Edition), 2001, fig. 34d

Variant Titles:

河北正定县龙（隆）兴寺转轮藏殿 平面及断面图

Topics:

Architecture -- China -- Hebei Province -- (YVRC)
Institute for Research in Chinese Architecture (active ca. 1931-1946) -- (YVRC)
Liang Sicheng, 1901-1972 -- (LC)

Culture:

Buddhist
Song dynasty, 960-1279

Accession Number:

25193

Genre:

drawings: plans (AAT)
drawings: sections (AAT)
religious buildings: temples (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

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Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Title:

Asian Collection (Liang Sicheng Collection)

Source Note:

G: Liang Sicheng Photograph Collection
R: Lantern Slide Negative

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 217250

OID:

487442

PID:

digcoll:2147063