Chinese residential architecture.also embodies original Chinese philosophy. The basic style for residential architecture in China is:
horizontally following the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, and earth) and the eight diagrams; vertically exhibiting sk?reaching and
yin-yang matching. Whether it is a cave or a house; it is of wood or brick structure; rammed earth construction or bamboo construction; it is all regarded as the entire entity of the universe. Living in it is to live in mother's body of the universe. The same is true with residential
building decorations.
