Study on the Stone Material of the Chinese Official Buildings in Early Ming Dynasty (about 1368-1424)

Abstract

The utilization of the stone material in Chinese official buildings in early Ming Dynasty was mature, and the characteristics performed at the tremendous volume in scale, the flowing lines and the plain style in decoration. This paper took the stone material used in the official buildings in the three capitals (Fengyang, Nanjing and Beijing) as the research object, analyzing the stone’s characteristics, categories and related the transport ability in early Ming Dynasty.