Glossary · T
Tailiang
Also called tai liang, raised-beam frame, raised beam
The raised-beam frame of northern China: beams stacked one above another, each shorter than the one below and raised on short posts, with purlins on their ends. It allows every purlin to be set at its own height.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters The Roof, China, Japan and Korea.
Nearby in the glossary
Tablinum · Taenia · Taihu stone · Taiji · Taisha-zukuri · Tala · Talud · Talud-tablero