Glad you liked it! ^__^ Will try to keep improving!

Thank u, you're too kind~

@@ninja_whale hey could u tell me where the glazed roof tile technology came from

Omg wow! I didn't even know about this love story before! Just searched for Lin Huiyin and wow I can't believe I didn't know about her before -- her story is absolutely fascinating!! Thanks so much for pointing me to her! Glad you liked the video -- yes, the actual lecture is so much better hahaha ^___^

​@@ninja_whale he would later argue to the american to avoid bombing japanese historical cities: "architecture is the epitome of society and the symbol of the people. But it does not belong to one person, for it is the crystallization of the entire human race. Nara's Toshodaiji Temple is the world's oldest wood-structure building. Once destroyed, it is irrecoverable"

PS Is there any chance you might b einterested in / open to giving a guest lecture to my senior high school students?

@@kiralynnharris4159 omg... Thank you so much for enjoying this video. I'm so flattered, but I think I need to put out the disclaimer that I'm not an architecture or history major. I study bioengineering which is completely unrelated, and this is only a summary of an online course that I'm taking for fun~ I'm not sure if the video is of high enough caliber for AP art history, and I don't think I'm qualified enough to give a guest lecture on this topic haha ~ I'm so glad you found the video helpful though!!

ahhh thanks so much, im glad you liked it!! :)

Thanks so much for the encouragement! Next one is in prep ~~

im glad you liked it! ^__^

Padhai me dhyaan do

Ahhh I’m glad you liked it! Hoping to make more videos about Chinese architecture, thanks for the encouragement :D

hahahaha i'll do without the music hahahaha i'm so glad you enjoyed it despite the music!! :)

Ahhhh so nice to meet you on KZfaq~~ And omg this is amazing!! thanks so much for these recs!! Now I just have to figure out how to use Weibo.... hahahahhaha ^_____^

谢谢鼓励，希望可以一直进步～

ahhhhhh i am so glad you found my videos useful :)

@@ninja_whale hey where did glazed rooftile technology came from? im curious ^ ^

awwww thanks for the comment; glad it was helpful! ^___^

thanks so much, im happy to hear that you liked the video :)

And its also not mine but do you hear me crying for attention?

awhhhh thank you i'm so glad you liked it!

hahahahahhaa so true, i need to learn how to make them less like class projects and more engaging/entertaining 😂

Ninja Whale 忍者鲸 哈哈哈哈非常理解！我也是从kevin的视频里见过你才发现你的频道。真的很喜欢小姐姐你的性格气质。加油！！我会关注你的

@@ninja_whale hey I don't know but did glazed roof tile technology came from nepal correct me if I'm wrong. BTW thank u have been looking for this in many places. Can u make on korea Mongolia and Southeast Asia also plssss Also can u tell me oldest neolithic site in china can't understand anything from Wikipedia

Thanks so much for your comment! I actually made a second video which is related to your final question :) Feel free to check it out I absolutely agree re: superlative skill in the West, but I do think the question itself is a bit moot. In my Philosophy and Principles video I mention that the Chinese didn't believe in building things to last for generations, so they actually valued convenience, and one reason for preferring timber is precisely that it's an easier material to process. Of course the topic is very very complex, but a very simplified answer is that one reason timber is preferred is because it required "less" skill I also definitely agree re: the vast difference in how wooden vs brick/stone structures look :) In a future video I will be reading an article published in 1941 which showcases 5 Chinese pagodas, 2 of which were built in brick/stone! I have ZERO knowledge in western architecture, so perhaps you can watch the vid and let me know what you think and how the brick/stone buildings compare to western counterparts ^___^ i love your last thought on gardens/open spaces!!! I've also recently been really curious on the philosophy behind courtyard structure/room distribution/garden design etc, found a few nice books and will post some resources in the Community tab of my channel after I check them out ^___^ pleasse update me as well if you gain new insights! So sorry for the late reply; life has been kind of hectic. Thanks so much for such an insightful comment, I'm sorry for not being to match the level of insight, as I am still very very new to the topic of Chinese architecture (before this video, I knew absolutely NOTHING, and the making of this video is actually what led me to Liang Sicheng's books from which I started learning more) and looking forward to future discussion!!!

Only some people knows that some of tallest ancient monuments were located in indian subcontinent. Kanishka stupa in North West india was 400ft to 560ft tall constructed during 2nd century by kanishka the great , Sri Lankan stupa is also very tall around 400ft constructed at same time. Amravati stupa (241ft ) constructed during 1st century BCE.

@@utiyamohmmad5721 wow how do u get all these knowledge from How did u found it

@@eliotanderson6554 Wikipedia. Simple. ☺️

It was a different skillset. Same in Japan. They were far superior carpenters but inferior masons, and it was a choice due to the climate and weather in the region. In these areas, especially Japan, you have 2 main options. Build without mortar, or build with wood. They chose the latter. And boy were they good at it

ahhh sadly i also don't know how to read oracle bones --- i didn't stay in china for long enough to learn it in school..... yes, hoping that artifacts scattered overseas will eventually find their way home :')

哈哈哈哈哈是啊是啊这个MOOC我就是在玩b站的时候找到的😂

大航海时代我没玩过，但是有可能真的是哈哈哈，这个音乐就是随便选的😂

BGM是柴可夫斯基的花之圓舞曲

hi! im glad you liked it! Sadly I also couldn't find free pdfs, so I bought both of them... they're both on apple books though, and the price is pretty reasonable (I think around $10)!

@@ninja_whale oh thank you! I just kinda wanna have a copy of it due to a school requirement/project/plates. But it's okay, I've just take down notes from this video of yours for reference. I'm very thankful that you shared this with everyone. And Thank you for responding 😊

haha thank you, im happy to hear my english didn't bring shame to the Canadian public education system :)

^___^ i will definitely be making more videos on chinese architecture ~ thanks so much for liking this video

hahhahahhaa it might be, i just picked the first free classical music track that showed up in youtube studio hahahhaa

@@ninja_whale heheee it suits well!🙈

中国传统房屋弯曲屋顶的上半部分可以快速的把重力势能转化为动能，下半部分趋于平坦，可以调整雨水的轨道使其抛离屋顶更远，这实在是中国古代匠人的智慧 The upper part of the curved roof of traditional Chinese building can quickly convert the gravitational potential energy into kinetic energy, and the lower part tends to be flat, which can adjust the track of rainwater to throw it further away from the roof. This is the wisdom of ancient Chinese craftsmen 对于雪而言，流动性比雨水差，因此在下雪的中国北方，房屋的屋顶坡度会比南方更大，以致于适应环境。此外，在中国干旱的西北，甚至还有平顶的传统房屋 For snow, the mobility is worse than that of rain so in snowy northern China, the roof slope of houses will be bigger than that in the south, so as to adapt to the environment. BTW , in China's arid northwest,there are even flat topped traditional houses

@@hpqiany1475 Thank you for your reply and explenation. I have never seen a traditional Chinese house with a flat roof.

hi~ thanks for the comment! adding to the response from @HP Qianyi, another reason, quoting from pg 29 of the book "A pictorial history of Chinese architecture" By Liang Sicheng, "the immediate function of raising the roof edges is to permit light to penetrate to the interior of the building despite the wide overhang" -- bright spaces and sunlight penetration were very important to the Chinese! :)

@@ninja_whale Thanks for answer and have nice week.

Another well known belief is the curved roof especially in southern China, if demon lands on the roof would be sent back into the sky. Only a small portion of the roof's curve are affected by accumulated snow and posed no danger.

Haha, yes, if you are interested, here is my bilibili 😄: space.bilibili.com/624185424

wow，that's native speaker level, 你可以参加伪装成中国人的外国人的节目了~

Hmm yeah since the main building material was timber, not much of it is left (though we can still infer what existed from things like pottery models and wall paintings), but there are definitely structures left besides those two... Some examples are Foguang Si, Nanchan Si, (and a lot of other temples built after that), all the grottoes.... etc etc etc If you go to any province in China and wander around, you'll run into remnants from ancient history, perhaps they don't show up in search because they're not as "monumental" as the great wall and forbidden city But the thing to note here is ancient china wasn't really into monumental buildings -- whereas much of the remains in the west were once built for the "gods on the other side", chinese architecture was more for the "people in this life"~ So again it goes back to what I was saying about how we run into issues if we evaluate Chinese architecture through the western lens, because they weren't focused on the same things :P

I of course have no doubt that there are more monuments then the Great Wall and Forbidden Palace, was just looking for a few pointers to search for in google. Thank you for explaining.

@@ijustwanttogosailing8248 It sounded more like your smugness had gotten demolished in the kindest way possible.

@@ijustwanttogosailing8248 Oooo yeah, if you're interested some good starting places are searching for tombs of chinese emperors, buddhist grottoes in china, and if you search "temple" + any province in China, you can probably find some fun things :) This is another place to start for more "famous" touristy places: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AAAAA_Tourist_Attractions_of_China Hope it's helpful ~

@@ninja_whale Thank you for pointing to this list. I searched for 'ancient architecture China' on youtube and there was not much besides Great Wall and Forbidden Palace. Your video with 900 views (at the time) was near the top of the list. Below there was a long list of clickbait garbage with tittles like 'ancient mysteries unearthed'. Not many people make videos on this subject. I hope you'll keep on filming.

Ancient India is not a modern India. And India does not have detailed historical records. Modern India's culture is a mixed culture of multiple countries and many ethnic culture. Tajili is also an Arab architectural style.

@@barbiebarbie1813 i don't know what is tajili. No , modern indian culture is not mixed culture of multiple countries, influence of others countries on india is true but saying indian culture is mixture of many countries is wrong. Indian culture , religion is still same like it was thousands of years ago. And india have many ethnic groups but majority population comes under only two groups Aryans and dravidians. Ancient indian history is not well documented but we know a to z about ancient indian culture , religion , society because of large literature from that period.

@@utiyamohmmad5721 The British that ruled India created the modern India from multiple kingdoms and independent states. The British indiscreetly or forcefully incorporated them together in 1947. Many of there states still refused to recognized themselves as part of India. So based on 1947 historical happening and assumed they existed collectively pre-British rules are totally wrong. That Indian architecture began in Indus valley civilization (2600-1900BCE) were figures plucked from neighboring countries. The name of Iran(Persia) means "the land of Aryans". It derives immediately from the 3rd-century Sasanian Middle Persian period where it initially meant "of the Iranians". They acquired a regional sense of "lands inhabited by Iranians". India was ruled by Iran for almost two centuries and was given by the name"Hindustan". Many in India still proudly called themselves as Hindustanis. The true Aryans are mainly the Iranian, Afghani, Central Asian, etc. Today you find many of these foreign influenced architecture such as the famed Taj Mahal or the many "Dome" shaped tops found in India.

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All proven and can be found in many Western museums with documents, prints, paintings, artifacts collected by them.

haha yeah... im so glad to hear that you enjoyed it :)

Christianity, then you mean EUROPE CULTURAL DEBT EUROPE OWES to Arabs ?

Liar like you who got nothing much to do.