Research on Architectural Function and Layout of Guild Halls in Early Ming and Qing Dynasties
Luo Xingji
Li Xiaofeng
Abstract：Guild halls in early Ming and Qing dynasties mainly refer to gentry's guild halls which first appeared in Beijing. The guild halls in early Ming and Qing dynasties inherit the functions of sacrifice, education and accommodation from three architecture types: the Confucian ancestral hall, the lecture hall, and the post station accommodations. Along with time, guild halls further hold funerals and economic activities, and become a new architecture type combining gathering (sacrifice, education and entertainment) and accommodation services. From architectural function to architectural layout, two ways exist in the layout of guild halls in early Ming and Qing dynasties: renovation/expansion, and new construction. Two types of buildings could be renovated into guild halls:one is ancestral temples and the other is houses. New constructions in guild halls in early Ming and Qing dynasties are mostly one-row small scale buildings.
Keywords：guild hallguild halls in early Ming and Qing dynastiesarchitectural functionarchitectural layoutarchitecture type
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：7( 65-71 )