Glossary · C
Chuandou
Also called chuan dou, column-and-tie
The column-and-tie frame of southern China: a column rises under every purlin and tie-beams (chuan) are threaded through the columns.
See also: Tailiang
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Roof.
Nearby in the glossary
Chigi · Chini khana · Chiwen · Choir · Clapboard · Claude glass · Clerestory · Cloister vault