佛光寺東大殿Foguang Temple East Hall — Yingzao Fashi Assembly 营造法式装拆演示
Foguang Temple (佛光寺) · Doucun, Wutai County, Shanxi, China · Tang Dynasty, dated 857 CE · Subject: timber hall, modeled to the Yingzao Fashi (营造法式, "State Building Standards", 1103) construction order
Mortise-and-tenon joints (榫卯 sǔnmǎo) — timber joinery fastened without nails.
Assembly Controls
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Stage 0: empty platform — press Play to erect the hall.
Drag to orbit · scroll to zoom · drag right-button (or two-finger) to pan.
Hover any timber part to read its Chinese name, pinyin and function.
Steps run in traditional order: 立柱 columns → 枋枟 fang ties → 梁檩 beams & purlins → 斗拱 dougong → 椽瓦 rafters & roof.