Yu Hao

Yu Hao

Yu Hao (zh-c|c=喻皓, fl. 970 AD) was an eminent Chinese structural engineer and architect during the Song Dynasty period (960-1279).

Legacy

Yu Hao was given the title of Master-Carpenter (Du Liao Jiang), for his architectural skill.Needham, Volume 4, Part 3, 81.] He wrote the "Mu Jing" (木經; "Timberwork Manual") when he was active sometime between 965 to 995, considered an important piece of classical Chinese architectural literature, and although it no longer survives, Shen Kuo quoted from it.Needham, Volume 4, Part 3, 82.] In 989, his architectural design and structural engineering work culminated in the construction of the Kai-Bao Pagoda, a wooden Chinese pagoda of medieval Kaifeng (the Northern Song's capital city).Needham, Volume 4, Part 3, 141.] The pagoda was lost in a 1040 lightning conflagration, while the now famous Iron Pagoda of Kaifeng was rebuilt on the same spot in 1049, constructed out of brick and stone to resist arson and lightning fires.

Timberwork Manual

Writing a century later (circa 1088), the polymath scientist and statesman Shen Kuo (1031-1095) praised the architectural writings of Yu Hao. Below are two passages from Shen's book "Meng Xi Bi Tan" ("Dream Pool Essays"), outlining the basics contained in Yu's 10th century work on early Song-era architecture.

In the first quote, Shen Kuo describes a scene in which Yu Hao gives advice to another artisan architect about slanting struts for diagonal wind bracing (Wade-Giles spelling):

In this next quote, Shen Kuo describes the dimensions and types of architecture outlined in Yu Hao's book (Wade-Giles spelling):

ee also

*Architecture of Song Dynasty
*Chinese architecture
*List of architects

Notes

References

*Needham, Joseph (1986). "Science and Civilization in China: Volume 4, Part 3". Taipei: Caves Books, Ltd.

External links

[http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&se=gglsc&d=5000670186 A Heping Liu article with info on Yu Hao]


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