Glossary · X
Xuanshan
Also called xuan shan, overhanging gable
The overhanging gable roof: a two-slope roof whose ends project beyond the gable walls, exposing purlin ends and bargeboards.
Rules that use the word
The roof declares the rank. Give the hipped roof (wudian) to the highest halls, the hip-and-gable (xieshan) to the next, and the gabled roofs, overhanging (xuanshan) and flush (yingshan), to lesser buildings and houses; double the eaves for the very highest.
Where it appears in the book
In the chapters China, Japan and Korea.
Nearby in the glossary
Whiplash · Winder · Wudian · Xieshan · Yashti · Yingshan · Yosemune · Zakomara