Angie Bonk: China and India

China is the world's longest continuous civilization and has the world's largest population today. China's architecture and construction techniques includes using a stupa. a stupa is a mound of dirt, like a burial ground, where a more permanent structure is built. This prototype was first birthed in India. China began the use of the stupa to spread the religion of Buddhism. It was important to people to acknowledge the the Buddhist religion through their architecture and construction. The limitations of the stupas is that there is no space for visitors. From China using the stupa, they invented the Pagonda, which is a combination of the stupa and a Chinese tower building. A big piece of architecture in China is the Great Wall of China. Chinese interiors, residential and commercial, was based on a courtyard style building. This style included orientation, layout, and symmetry. Form of their furniture was light, beautiful, stable and also replaced mats. The used materials like huali wood, lacquer, ceramic and bamboo.

In India, their architecture and construction included the stupa, where it originated, along with acknowledging important people in the Buddhist religion. One of the most famous stupas in India is the Great Stupa of Sanchi. In their interiors, like China, they also had a courtyard style. What differentiates them from China is their lack of furniture. People sat, ate and slept on the floor.

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