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Generic Structure

structure	function	place of origin	time	image
diàojiǎolóu 吊腳樓 [cmn]	dwelling	Southeastern China	12th century	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fenghuang_old_town.JPG
ger гэр ᠭᠡᠷ [mon]	hut		before 600 BC	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yurts
tǎ 塔 [cmn]	pagoda	China	5th century	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pagodas
tíng 亭 [cmn]	pavilion	China	Zhōu dynasty	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chinese_pavilions
tǔlóu 土樓 [cmn]	dwelling	Fujian	12th century	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fujian_Tulou
yáodòng 窰洞 [cmn]	dwelling	China	2nd millennium BC	https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yaodong

Specific Building

building	function	location	time	style	image
Yángguān 陽關 [cmn]	pass	Dunhuang	built c. 120 BC		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yangguan
Qash Qowuq قاش قوۋۇق [uig] Yùménguān 玉門關 [cmn]	pass	Dunhuang	built c. 120 BC		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yumenguan
Báimǎsì 白馬寺 [cmn]	temple	Luoyang	built 68		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:White_Horse_Temple
Yuèyánglóu 岳陽樓 [cmn]	tower	Yueyang	founded c. 220; rebuilt 1950		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yueyang_Tower
Huánghèlóu 黃鶴樓 [cmn]	tower	Wuhan	built 223; rebuilt 1985		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yellow_Crane_Tower
Guāngxiàosì 光孝寺 [cmn]	temple	Guangzhou	built 233		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Guangxiao_Temple_(Guangzhou)
Yànménguān 雁門關 [cmn]	pass	Xinzhou	founded c. 300		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yanmen_Pass
Mozu kofungun 百舌鳥古墳群 [jpn]	tomb	Sakai	founded 3rd century; built 6th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mozu_Kofun_Group
Sōngyuèsì Tǎ 嵩岳寺塔 [cmn]	pagoda	Zhengzhou	built 523		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pagoda_of_Songyue_Temple
Guóqīngsì 國清寺 [cmn]	temple	Taizhou	built 598		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Guoqing_Temple
Xuánkōngsì 懸空寺 [cmn]	temple	Datong	built 6th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hanging_Temple
Hōryū-ji 法隆寺 [jpn]	temple	Ikaruga	built 607		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:H%C5%8Dry%C5%AB-ji
Hokki-ji 法起寺 [jpn]	temple	Ikaruga	built 638		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hokkiji
Kǒngmiào 孔廟 [cmn]	temple	Qufu	built 611		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Qufu_Confucian_Temple
Huáishèngsì 懷聖寺 [cmn]	mosque	Guangzhou	built 627		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Huaisheng_Mosque
Xiǎozhāosì 小昭寺 [cmn] ར་མོ་ཆེ་དགོན་པ་ [bod]	monastery	Lhasa	built 641		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ramoche_Temple
Hokkesan Ichijō-ji 法華山一乗寺 [jpn]	temple	Kasai	built 650		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ichijoji_(Kasai)
Dàyàntǎ 大雁塔 [cmn]	pagoda	Xi'an	built 652		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Giant_Wild_Goose_Pagoda
Xiǎoyàntǎ 小雁塔 [cmn]	pagoda	Xi'an	built 652		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Small_Wild_Goose_Pagoda
Yakushi-ji 薬師寺 [jpn]	temple	Nara	founded 680		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yakushiji
Qiánlíng 乾陵 [cmn]	mausoleum	Qianxian	built 684		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Qianling_Mausoleum
Yêrba གཡེར་པ [bod] Yèbā 葉巴 [cmn]	monastery	Lhasa	founded 7th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yerpa
Tōdai-ji 東大寺 [jpn]	temple	Nara	founded 738		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:T%C5%8Ddai-ji
Xī'ān Dà Qīngzhēnsì 西安大清真寺 [cmn]	mosque	Xi'an	built 742; rebuilt 1392		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Great_Mosque_of_Xi%27an
Tōshōdai-ji 唐招提寺 [jpn]	temple	Nara	built 759		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Toshodaiji
Kiyomizu-dera 清水寺 [jpn]	temple	Kyoto	founded 778; rebuilt 1633		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kiyomizu-dera
Nánchánsì 南禪寺 [cmn]	temple	Wutaishan	built 782		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nanchan_Temple_(Wutai)
Shānhǎiguān 山海關 [cmn]	pass	Qinhuangdao	built 785		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Great_Wall_of_China_at_Shanhaiguan
Enryaku-ji 延暦寺 [jpn]	temple	Ōtsu	founded 788; rebuilt 1642		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Enryaku-ji
Chóngshèngsì Sāntǎ 崇聖寺三塔 [cmn]	pagoda	Dali	founded 823; built 840		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Three_Pagodas_of_Chongsheng_Temple_(Dali)
Fóguāngsì 佛光寺 [cmn]	temple	Wutaishan	built 857		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Foguang_Temple
Zhènguósì 鎭國寺 [cmn]	temple	Pingyao	built 963		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Zhenguo_Temple
Shoshazan Engyō-ji 書写山圓教寺 [jpn]	temple	Himeji	built 966		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Engy%C5%8D-ji
Liùhétǎ 六和塔 [cmn] Loh-vhu Da 六和塔 [wuu]	pagoda	Hangzhou	built 970; rebuilt 1165		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Liuhe_Pagoda
Niújiē Lǐbàisì 牛街禮拜寺 [cmn]	mosque	Beijing	founded 996		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Niujie_Mosque
Kāiyuánsì Tǎ 开元寺塔 [cmn]	pagoda	Dingzhou	founded 1001; built 1055		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Liaodi_Pagoda
Qīngjìngsì 清净寺 [cmn]	mosque	Quanzhou	built 1009		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Qingjing_Mosque
Byōdō-in 平等院 [jpn]	temple	Uji	built 1056		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:By%C5%8Dd%C5%8D-in
Fógōngsì Shìjiātǎ 佛宮寺釋迦塔 [cmn]	pagoda	Shuozhou	built 1056		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Pagoda_of_Fogong_Temple
Dàqíntǎ 大秦塔 [cmn]	pagoda	Xi'an	built before 1065		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Daqin_Pagoda
Ujigami-jinja 宇治上神社 [jpn]	temple	Uji	built c. 1060		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ujigami_Jinja
Negoro-ji 根来寺 [jpn]	temple	Iwade	founded 1130		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Negoroji_(Iwade)
Yíhéyuán 頤和園 [cmn]	palace	Beijing	founded 1153		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Summer_Palace,_Beijing
Chǔbùsì 楚布寺 [cmn] Tolung Tsurpu མཚུར་བུ་དགོན། [bod]	monastery	Lhasa	founded 1159		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tsurphu_Monastery
Sanjūsangen-dō 三十三間堂 [jpn]	temple	Kyoto	built 1164		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sanj%C5%ABsangen-d%C5%8D
Itsukushima-jinja 厳島神社 [jpn]	shrine	Itsukushima	built 1168; rebuilt 1875		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Itsukushima_Shinto_Shrine#
Běihǎi Gōngyuán 北海公園 [cmn]	garden; public park	Beijing	built 1179		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Beihai_Park
Gokurakusan Jōdo-ji 極楽山浄土寺 [jpn]	temple	Ono	founded 1190; built 1198; rebuilt 1632		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J%C5%8Ddo-ji_(Ono)
Fènghuángsì 鳳凰寺 [cmn]	mosque	Hangzhou	built before 1281		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Phoenix_Mosque
Himeji-jō 姫路城 [jpn]	castle	Himeji	built 1333		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Himeji_Castle
Jūyōngguān 居庸關 [cmn]	pass	Beijing	built c. 1342		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Juyongguan
Tenryū Shiseizen-ji 天龍資聖禅寺 [jpn]	temple	Kyoto	built 1345		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tenry%C5%AB-ji_(Kyoto)
Dōngsì Qīngzhēnsì 東四清真寺 [cmn]	mosque	Beijing	built 1346		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Dongsi_Mosque
Mínggùgōng 明故宫 [cmn]	palace	Nanjing	founded 1367		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ming_Palace,_Nanjing
Jiāyùguān 嘉峪關 [cmn]	pass	Jiayuguan	built c. 1372		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Great_Wall_of_China_at_Jiayuguan
Rokuon-ji 鹿苑寺 [jpn]	temple	Kyoto	built 1397		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kinkaku-ji
Shuri-jō 首里城 [jpn] Sui Ugusuku 首里城 [ryu]	temple	Naha	built 14th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Shuri_Castle
Tiāntán 天壇 [cmn]	temple	Beijing	founded 1406; built 1420		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Temple_of_Heaven
Zǐjìnchéng 紫禁城 [cmn]	palace; museum	Beijing	founded 1406; built 1420		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Forbidden_City
Báijūsì 白居寺 [cmn] དཔལ་ཆོས་དགོན། [bod]	monastery	Shigatse	founded 1418; built 1428		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Palcho_Monastery
Liúlítǎ 琉璃塔 [cmn]	pagoda	Nanjing	built 1431; rebuilt 2015		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Porcelain_Pagoda_of_Nanjing
Zhaxi Lhünbo བཀྲ་ཤིས་ལྷུན་པོ་ [bod] Zhāshí Lúnbù Sì 扎什倫布寺 [cmn]	monastery	Shigatse	founded 1447		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tashilhunpo
Ryōan-ji 龍安寺 [jpn]	temple	Kyoto	founded 1450		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ry%C5%8Dan-ji
Kumamoto-jō 熊本城 [jpn]	castle	Kumamoto	built 1467; rebuilt 1960		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kumamoto_Castle
Jishō-ji 慈照寺 [jpn]	temple	Kyoto	founded 1490		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ginkaku-ji
Zhuōzhèngyuán 拙政園 [cmn]	garden	Suzhou	founded 1509; built 1526		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Humble_Administrator%27s_Garden
Kumbum Jampa Ling སྐུ་འབུམ་བྱམས་པ་གླིང་ [bod] Tǎ'ěrsì 塔爾寺 [cmn]	monastery	Xining	founded 1583		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kumbum_Monastery
Fushimi-jō 伏見城 [jpn]	castle	Kyoto	founded 1592; built 1594; rebuilt 1964		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Fushimi_Castle
Matsumoto-jō 松本城 [jpn]	castle	Matsumoto	built 1594		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Matsumoto_Castle
Kōchi-jō 高知城 [jpn]	castle	Kōchi	founded 1601; built 1611		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kochi_Castle
Hikone-jō 彦根城 [jpn]	castle	Hikone	founded 1603; built 1622		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hikone_Castle
Matsue-jō 松江城 [jpn]	castle	Matsue	founded 1607; built 1611		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Matsue_Castle
Hirosaki-jō 弘前城 [jpn]	castle	Hirosaki	built 1611; rebuilt 1810		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Hirosaki_Castle
Nikkō Tōshō-gū 日光東照宮 [jpn]	shrine	Nikkō	built 1617		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nikk%C5%8D_T%C5%8Dsh%C5%8D-g%C5%AB
Shèngjīng Gōngdiàn 盛京宮殿 [cmn]	palace; museum	Shenyang	founded 1625		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Mukden_Palace
Nijō-jō 二条城 [jpn]	castle	Kyoto	founded 1626		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nij%C5%8D_Castle
Bùdálā Gōng 布達拉宮 [cmn] Pozhang Bodala པོ་ཏ་ལ་ཕོ་བྲང​​ [bod]	dzong	Lhasa	built 1649		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Potala_Palace
Yōnghégōng 雍和宮 [cmn]	temple	Beijing	founded 1694		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Yonghe_Temple
Katsura Rikyū 桂離宮 [cmn]	garden	Kyoto	founded 17th century		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Katsura_Imperial_Villa
Chéngdé Bìshǔ Shānzhuāng 承德避暑山莊 [cmn] Halhūn be jailara gurung ᡥᠠᠯᡥᡡᠨ ᠪᡝ ᠵᠠᡳ᠌ᠯᠠᡵᠠ ᡤᡠᡵᡠᠩ [mnc]	garden	Chengde	founded 1703; built 1792		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Chengde_Mountain_Resort
Pǔníngsì 普寧寺 [cmn]	temple	Chengde	built 1755		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Puning_Temple
Chunzin Dainbaiza Pailhakang གྲུ་འཛིན་་་བསྟན་པའི་རྩ་བའི་ལྷ་ཁང༌། [bod] Pǔtuó Zōngchéng zhī Miào 普陀宗乘之廟 [cmn]	temple	Chengde	built 1771		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Putuo_Zongcheng_Temple
Niohveh Zoe Zy 玉佛禪寺 [wuu] Yùfó Chánsì 玉佛禪寺 [cmn]	temple	Shanghai	built 1882		https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jade_Buddha_Temple

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