Table 14 The proportional relationship between the width and height of the building

From: Research on the yingzao chi restoration of palace buildings sans dougong in Ming and Qing Dynasties: a case study of Chongqing

 

Dimension ratio of the outermost width to the sub-outer width

dimension ratio of the height to the half through-surface width

The Main Hall of Huayan Temple

0.67

1.08

The Main Hall of Shengshou Temple

1.16

1.10

The Guansheng Hall of Shuang-Gui-Tang

1.44

1.27

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