再談義縣奉國寺大雄殿大木尺度設計方法──從最新發布資料得到的啟示=More on The Design of The Large Timbers in The Structure of Daxiong Dian(Hall)of Fengguo Temple of Yi County with The Enlightenment from The Latest Research Available
In 2008,a series of mathematical data derived from a survey of the large timbers in the structure of Daxiong Dian(Hall)of Fengguo Temple in Yi County of Liaoning province that had been underway since 2004 was released by Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage and Tianjin University and other institutes working together.In 2011,a number of collected materials of structure drawings,measurements and disease condition records from the renovation of the Hall in 1988 got issued by the organization of historical heritages protection.In 2010,Chinese Academy of Cultural Heritage and Tsinghua University worked together to make a supplementary investigation of the Hall with 3D laser scanner to deepen some of the possible neglected details.By comparing the documentations from the three sources mentioned above and analyzing their geometric characteristics,the paper tries to confirm,correct and adapt the previous hypotheses regarding the designing of Dougong(bucket arches),roof truss structure and how cai-fen system(timber dimension module)fit architect’s measure,aiming to find out how the hall was on earth designed and constructed at first.
