Golden Hall
Golden Hall (Wudang Mountain, 1416 AD)
The Golden Hall palace was part of the Ming Dynasty emperors' addition in 1416 AD to a group of buildings that were already built on the slopes of Wudang Mountain, which had been an important religious center for Taoists since the 600's AD.
The Golden Hall is covered with gilded copper, making it shine yellow like gold.
Ming Dynasty Architecture
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To find out more about ancient Chinese architecture, check out these books from Amazon.com or from your library:
The British Museum Book of Chinese Art, by Jessica Rawson and others (1996). Rawson is a curator at the British Museum, and she uses the collection of the British Museum to illustrate this book. Library Journal calls it "easily the best introductory overview of Chinese art to appear in years".
Art in China (Oxford History of Art Series), by Craig Clunas (1997). Not specifically for kids, but a good introduction to the spirit of Chinese art. Warning: this one is not arranged in chronological order. Instead, it has chapters on sculpture, calligraphy, and so on.
