Construction techniques of official ancient buildings (Beijing Palace Museum)

The name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: the construction techniques of official ancient buildings (Beijing Palace Museum)

Applicant: the Palace Museum

Project No.: 957

Project No.: VIII - 174

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Zhongzhi unit

Type: new item

Applicant: the Palace Museum

Protected by: the Palace Museum

Introduction to the construction techniques of official ancient buildings (Beijing Palace Museum)

Applicant: the Palace Museum

The Palace Museum in Beijing is the largest and most complete existing palace building in China. It was initially built in 1420, the 18th year of Yongle in the Ming Dynasty. After that, it has been maintained and rebuilt continuously. It has become a model of ancient palace buildings in China.

In the process of building and maintaining the Palace Museum, a complete set of ancient palace building construction techniques with strict shape were formed. It is composed of tile, wood, earth, stone, paint, color painting, inlay, mounting and other craftsmanship. In the process of building, the materials are excellent, the craft is rigorous, and the workmanship is fine. The practice and construction process of each part of the palace have strict rules. It is because of the guarantee of technology that Chinese palaces, represented by the Forbidden City, can always maintain their magnificent and magnificent architectural features for hundreds of years. As a model of ancient building construction technology, official ancient building construction technology plays an important leading role in the development of ancient building technology in China, especially in the northern region.

Since the date of the construction of the Palace Museum, there has been a relatively fixed team engaged in the maintenance and construction of the palace buildings. In the early 1950s, the Palace Museum recruited high school craftsmen from the society to re-establish the ancient building repair team to undertake the maintenance of the ancient buildings in the Palace Museum. Over the years, this team has been serving the Forbidden City. In the process of gradual renewal of its members, the traditional official ancient building construction techniques have been passed on continuously through oral and heart-to-heart teaching.