Research_Mr Zhao Taicheng's House

About Mr Zhao Taicheng's House

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Corbel bracket (Dougong)

Corbel brackets (Dougong) are parts of Mr Zhao Taicheng's House and they are some of the most import parts, because they suggest the owner of that building was an high officer. That is because in Song Dynasty, only high officers can use corbel brackets on their houses or shops. Sunyang shop which this blog mentioned before is very famous and luxury, but it still cannot have corbel brackets, because the owner of that shop was not a high officer. Corbel brackets are the most important signs to separate Mr Zhao Taicheng's House and the other houses and shops. 

References of corbel bracket (Dougong)

Anshina's Architecture (Episode 1): Dougong (斗拱)

Dougong (斗拱) (part 2)

Element of Chinese Architecture----Dou Gong(斗拱)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWmqt2UXdNM