Analysis of the Differences between Chinese and Japanese Traditional Wooden Architecture

Abstract

Buddhism has been the link between China and Japan for more than 1,500 years in terms of architectural technology. With the introduction of Buddhism, Japan has been absorbing and transforming traditional Chinese wooden construction technology into a part of its own culture. The history of Japanese architecture is mostly the process of ingesting and assimilating Chinese architectural culture. The study of Chinese and Japanese wooden architecture is an important supplement to the history of east Asian architecture. This paper starts from the origin of Chinese and Japanese traditional wooden architecture, compares the differences between Chinese and Japanese traditional wooden architecture technology, and analyses the reasons for the differences between Chinese and Japanese traditional wooden architecture from the perspective of natural environment and construction technology.