Movement

Yingzao Fashi Tradition

1103–

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State-codified Song-dynasty architectural standard and its long Liao/Jin/Yuan/Ming afterlives in timber building.

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Details

Origin: China

Referenced by

Li Jie 李誡 associated with
Else Glahn associated with
Nancy Shatzman Steinhardt associated with
Ronald G. Knapp associated with
Chinese Architecture: A History exemplifies

Sources

Steinhardt, N. Chinese Architecture: A History. Princeton UP, 2019.
Glahn, Else. On the Transmission of the Ying-tsao fa-shih. 1981.
Li Jie. Yingzao Fashi (營造法式). Song Imperial Bureau of Works, 1103.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Yingzao Fashi Tradition." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/movement/yingzao-fashi-tradition/. Accessed July 17, 2026.