Research on Plane Module of Huizhou Ancient Vernacular Buildings: the Example of Shexian
Abstract：This paper conducts the research on the plane module of ancient dwellings in Shexian (Tangyue, Yuliang and Zhanqi villages),combining with historians' research on the Weights and Measures and feng shui theory of ancient China. On the basis of the plane size of Huizhou ancient vernacular buildings ,the writter calculates the probable chi of carpenter's ruler, using the Mathematical Statistics methods. Moreover, screening and comprehensive analysis of calculation results are accomplished with the use of Yabai principle in the creation of ancient residential areas, consequently, the development trends and the regional distribution features of the carpenter's ruler of ancient folk houses during the Ming and Qing Dynasty in Shexian are concluded, and the reasons are analyzed preliminarily.
Keywords：Huizhou Ancient VernacularbuildingsCarpenter's RulerYabai Principlemodule of lengthmathematical modeling
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( 85-89 )