Using our advantages in engineering and machinery, the cultural and creative product creative center of China Machine Press has endeavored to concentrate on the characteristic niches of ancient Chinese architecture and modern military weapons, and it has thus injected new vitality into traditional publication. Since its founding in November 2018, it has done this by creating core intellectual property with its own cultural genes, along with the core ideology of forging a spirit of craftsmanship, spreading industry culture and strengthening engineering education.

The constructible models of ancient Chinese architecture called the “Garden Dreams” series represent thousands of years of Chinese history, art and architectural science. These models restore the structures of ancient architecture, such as purlins, columns, beams, thresholds, rafters, door cymbals, black tiles and brick walls, reflecting the wisdom of tenon-and-mortise work. They also have the exclusive advantage of combining experience with storytelling. In addition, food-grade ABS plastic was chosen as their raw material, making them safe, environmentally friendly and sanitary, and allowing them to be repeatedly assembled. They are thus suitable for a variety of scenarios from parent–child education to interaction with the elderly. The colorful, unique scenes of water, bamboo, stones and trees can be displayed as handicrafts, bringing the charm of ancient architecture to the indoor environment. Also, knowledge related to ancient architectural structures and the humanities has been imbued into the products, helping observers learn about the origins and design philosophy of ancient architecture.

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The Gate of an Old-Style Big Chinese House and Street

The Gate of an Old-Style Big Chinese House and Street is a spectacle of an alley outside of the house door along with a scene of a front yard beyond the door. The house door faces south and is adjacent to a reversely-set house. Also known as “the door of the street” or “the entrance door,” it usually occupied the space of one room and was a symbol of residential status. The reversely-set house with front eaves facing the yard and rear ledge facing the street sits in the front of the entire yard and typically would not have any window or would only have windows on the upper level.

The design idea for the Gate of an Old-Style Big Chinese House and Street seeks to help observers feel the wisdom and spirit of ancient Chinese craftsmen. They do so by observing and understanding the tenon-and-mortise structure, thereby comprehending the aesthetics of the layout and structure of Beijing-style quadrangle dwellings, as well as the art of architectural modelling and the beauty of color.

Floral-Pendant Gate

The Floral-Pendant Gate, namely what lies indoors in the old saying, “Stay indoors all the time,” is the most exquisite architectural piece in Beijing-style quadrangle dwellings. It stands between the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard in a dignified and magnificent manner. It stands out among ancient northern architecture and represents the quintessence of ancient Chinese architecture as well.

Narrow and transparent corridors, built for people to rest whenever they require, not only link wing-rooms with the festoon gate but also encompass the inner house so that people can see different scenes when they go through different perspectives within the corridors. The Floral-Pendant Gate presents a picture scroll with the colorful folk customs and cultural characteristics of Beijing.

Mid-Lake Pavilion

The Mid-Lake Pavilion is a place where tourists can glimpse the seclusion and profoundness of Suzhou Gardens. Boundless country scenes converge in this small pavilion. The pavilion, a common architectural type in Suzhou Gardens, usually has roofs but never has walls, and it plays an important role in landscape architecture in which it is both a necessary structure for viewing scenery and an ornament within the scenery. The narrow and transparent corridors on both sides are indispensable to the Mid-Lake Pavilion and are used for transportation between different pavilions. They also add temperament and interest to the garden.

The Mid-Lake Pavilion restores the original structure of the pavilion, as well as an exquisite landscape. It seeks to help observers feel the wisdom and spirit of ancient Chinese craftsmen while enjoying the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan.

Bright Moon Land Boat

The name “Bright Moon Land Boat” originates from the famous verse, “The bright moon shines over the sea; from far away we share this moment together,” which expresses the homesickness of ancient people in a foreign land. The Bright Moon Land Boat in the garden, which is immovable, is built in the shape of a boat. Therefore, functioning as a land boat, it is an architectural feature in the garden. The Bright Moon Land Boat in Suzhou Gardens is composed of front cargo, middle cargo and rear cargo, whose architectural forms at different heights incisively and vividly reflect the beauty of pavilions, verandas and sheds in Suzhou Gardens.

The Bright Moon Land Boat restores the original structure of the marble boat, as well as an exquisite landscape. It seeks to help observers feel the wisdom and spirit of ancient Chinese craftsmen while enjoying the beautiful scenery of Jiangnan.

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