1. Discuss how the design of the Forbidden City created and fostered ceremony and ritual in Chinese Imperial court society.
Forbidden City is a traditional, formal and active space, the designers who planned its layout followed the ideal planetary direction in the Confucian thought that had held Chinese social assembly together for centuries. This layout confirmed that all events within this city were led in the means suitable to the members’ community and family roles. All activities, such as grand court ceremonies or life-cycle ceremonies, would take place in cultured fortresses dependent on the occasions’ representative. Also, the court determined the tenants of the Forbidden City firmly rendering to their places in the imperial household.
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What is porcelain and why was it important to Chinese culture?
Porcelain is a stoneware material made by heating resources, Porcelain, also called 'fine china', including its mild touch, attractive color, and polished statue, it slowly replaced pottery in the ceramic. It is called China in English because it was first made in China, which fully explains that the gentle porcelain can be demonstrative of China.
Porcelain is the inspired fruit of the working people of China. It helps economic and social exchange amid China and the outside world and greatly impacts the old culture and routine of people from other nations
3. How are Chinese gardens designed differently than gardens from other cultures?
Chinese garden contains building, ornamental rocks and a rock garden; plants, trees and flowers; and water elements. Most Chinese gardens are surrounded by a wall and some have twisting pathways. Chinese gardens were surrounded by a white wall. Green leaves and colorful blooms really stand out against a white setting. Ceremony halls, located near the entrance of the garden, are used for family celebrations. Main Buildings are for receiving visitors and celebrating big events with big