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Heritage field archive

Buildings across time.

A continuous record of Shanxi's architectural landscape, read from left to right.

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Yungang GrottoesView record ↗

Illustration of Yungang Grottoes
Northern Wei

Hanging TempleView record ↗

Illustration of Hanging Temple
Northern Wei

Foguang TempleView record ↗

Illustration of Foguang Temple
Tang

Zhenguo TempleView record ↗

Illustration of Zhenguo Temple
Five Dynasties

Jinci Holy Mother HallView record ↗

Illustration of Jinci Holy Mother Hall
Northern Song

Yingxian Wooden PagodaView record ↗

Illustration of Yingxian Wooden Pagoda
Liao

Chongfu TempleView record ↗

Illustration of Chongfu Temple
Jin

Yongle PalaceView record ↗

Illustration of Yongle Palace
Yuan

Pingyao Ancient CityView record ↗

Illustration of Pingyao Ancient City
Ming

Jingxin Temple StageView record ↗

Illustration of Jingxin Temple Stage
Ming

The record by dynasty

Read the archive through time

The timeline above places each building in order of its surviving fabric. Below, the same records are grouped by the dynasty that raised them, so the development of Shanxi's timber tradition can be read period by period.

Northern Wei

Tang

Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms

Liao

Northern Song

Jin

Yuan

Ming