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Architecture

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A stylized vermilion gate aligned with a winter courtyard.

Beijing CityThe Forbidden CityA city within a city, where color, proportion, and procession turn power into a spatial language.Winter

The Ming-era city wall of Xi'an with its ramparts under an open sky.

Shaanxi · Xi'anXi'an CityThe Wall That Holds a CityA complete Ming-dynasty ring around the old city: walk or ride it and the grid of Xi'an arranges itself beneath you.Spring

A hexagonal pavilion with upturned eaves and a fan-shaped window rises over the lotus pond of the Humble Administrator's Garden, Suzhou.

Jiangsu · SuzhouSuzhou CityThe Borrowed LandscapeA garden composed like a scroll of paintings: every doorway frames a scene, and every scene quietly claims a piece of the horizon.Spring