The Symmetrical Beauty and Its Cultural Connotation of Lingnan Architecture

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10.2991/meeah-18.2018.25How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Lingnan architecture，symmetrical beauty，cultural connotation，composition，proportion，balance，rhythm，unity

Abstract

The symmetry is a remarkable aesthetic characteristic in the traditional Lingnan architecture. The connection between the symmetrical beauty and aesthetical principles like proportion, composition, balance, order, unity, harmony and rhythm is emphasized. Through analyzing the composition, proportion, balance, rhythm and unity of some typical examples of Lingnan architecture, the author attempts to explore its symmetrical forms and reveal its cultural connotations such as valuing the humanistic pragmatism, the open-minded social psychology, the intuitive mode of thought and the nature-admiring aesthetic ideal. Studying this issue is of great significance for the preservation of the traditional architecture as well as the modern architectural design.

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© 2018, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Chunjiao Chen
AU  - Jingwu Zuo
PY  - 2018/12
DA  - 2018/12
TI  - The Symmetrical Beauty and Its Cultural Connotation of Lingnan Architecture
BT  - Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference on Management, Economics, Education, Arts and Humanities (MEEAH 2018)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 143
EP  - 149
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/meeah-18.2018.25
DO  - 10.2991/meeah-18.2018.25
ID  - Chen2018/12
ER  -