MY VISIT TO THE NUNNERY
- me and my friends began to quiet down the moment we stepped into the area
- eating and drinking was not allowed
- we were not allowed to sit on the stairs or the ground to take pictures
- we became really serious when we heard the buddhist scripture and began to stop chatting
- the environment gave me a feeling of mindfulness and meditation
- quick city escape
- smelled like sandalwood everywhere in the area
THE CHI LIN NUNNERY
- The Chi Lin Nunnery uses the traditional Tang Dynasty architectural techniques
- It is constructed entirely with cypress wood, without the use of any nails, and is currently the world's largest hand-made wooden building
- wooden dowels and bracket-work hold its 228,000 pieces of timber together
- The Chinese believe that the use of wood to build houses extends the life span of trees and they in turn fill the buildings with life.
- This construction is based on traditional Chinese architectural techniques that uses special interlocking systems cut into the wood to hold them in place.
- The complex with 16 halls, a library, a school, a pagoda, a bell tower and a drum tower, covers an area of more than 33,000 square metres (360,000 sq ft)
- Feng Shui principles governed construction. The buildings face south towards the sea, to bring abundance; their back is to the mountain, provider of strength and good energy.
- The layout of the Chi Lin Monastery emphasizes the open space and harmony between Heaven and Earth.
- lotus ponds symbolises purity
- wind chimes are hung at the corners of the rooftops
- dragon face door knockers. In China, the dragon is a symbol of celestial (Heavenly) and terrestrial (Earthly) power, wisdom, and strength. According to Chinese mythology, the dragon controls rainfall.
CALMING, MEDITATING COLOURS
- your body and your mind both have reactions to seeing colors. Brighter colors usually stimulate your brain and energize you, potentially even making you feel a little anxious.
- soothing color and can help to calm a busy mind.
- Peaceful, calm and gentle, blue has tremendous power to manage stress
- helps calm your mind, slow down your heart rate, lower your blood pressure and reduce anxiety
BUILDINGS IN HONG KONG
- The city with the world’s tiniest and costliest living spaces may soon convert drainpipes into homes. The aim is to get young people on the property ladder – but how small is too small?
- I feel like the buildings are fully packed that they could become a small scaled grid system.
- repetitive
- packed
- chopstick housings
- economic inequality- rich poor gap
- tall
- skyscrapers
- cramped
- look all the same
CITY ESCAPE
- feel detached from the city
- a tiny utopia in the city
- soothing and relaxing
- without any pressure
- to get away or break free from the suffocating city
- big contrast (urban /buildings/ city VS rural/ nature/ parks)
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