On The Architectures Of Ga-Nam Hall Of Kwong-Hau Temple In Guangzhou

The Ga-Nam Hall of Kwong-Hau Temple in Guangzhou is one of the important ancient buildings in the middle of Ming Dynasty in Kwong-Fu area of Ling-Nam.It is among the first batch of national historical relic list as one of the three antique halls remain in Kwong-Hau Temple.Although built in Ming Dynasty,this small building looks more like a Tang or Song architecture from the view of its style,scale or structure.It would be interesting to figure out whether its design is common or unique at that period.So this thesis will focus on the design method of Ga-Nam Hall by analyzing the dimension and exploring its origin,and then compare with other cases to summarize the prototype of the space.The thesis is composed of three chapters.Chapter One is about the regular pattern of the dimension of Ga-Nam Hall.The study of its ruler,module,space and design idea is included.Chapter Two lists 6 key points of design in this building and seek for the origin of them.Chapter Three summarizes the prototype of the space by comparing Ga-Nam Hall and other buildings of similar scale in Kwong-Fu area in Ming Dynasty.