The Application, Spread and Distribution of the Courtyard-dwelling: A Hypothesis based on the Analysis of the Complete Map of Peking in the Qianlong Period
Abstract：This passage mainly discussed the application, spread and distribution of the Courtyard-dwelling in Peking from the Ming Dynasty to the Republic of China based on the complete map of Peking in Qianlong Period. It is indicated that the high-ranking official' s Yang-fang, which was formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang, could be taken as the origin form of the Typical Courtyard-dwelling. The Yang-fang not only underlined the official dwelling identity of the one-original-plus- two-copies courtyards related to Gallery- court, but also made this type of courtyard spread and distribute around. The one- original-plus-two-copies courtyards were limited in the Qianlong Period, with the Typical ones much less. However, as society changed frequently and the population of Peking grew, the one-original-plus-two-copies courtyards increased and turned common, with the unique round-court veranda becoming an essential component in Typical Peking Dwelling.
Keywords：one-original-plus-two-copies courtyardsthe typical courtyardapplicationspread and distribution
Publication Date：2012-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 80-84 )