Quadrangles Courtyard History Siheyuan - Quadrangles Courtyard, in Chinese, literally means four-sided courtyards of houses. While the Chinese history, the basic pattern was Siheyuan composition for houses, temples, palaces, monasteries and families. Sophisticated siheyuan date already in...

Siheyuan (Chinese Pinyin siheyuan) is a historical type of residence permit, which has often been found in China, the most famous in Beijing. The name literally means a courtyard, surrounded by four buildings. Siheyuan in English are sometimes referred to as Chinese quadrangles. While the...