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Originally Posted by xker
There're no final theory to explain the large and curved roofs of Chinese buildings in engineering,according to a popular viewpoint,"large" is to protect buildings from the eroding of rainwater and "curved" is to get more daylight. The curved roofs can be found in models(crockery) of buildings of 2000 years ago,I think no one could know the reason exactly before the next important archaeological discovering  |
Those are exactly the sorts of notions I was looking for, Xker. Thanks.
Rationally, I like Xker's explanations; aesthetically, I prefer the keeping away of evil spirits part.