Located on the shore of Taihu Lake, with a more than 2500-year history, Suzhou’s Xiangshan mountain is one of the birthplaces of Wu culture. Xiangshan Bang is a group of construction workers who are led by carpenters and consist of classical construction workers such as plasterers, lacquerers, sculptors and painters, with the town of Qikou, Wuzhong District, Suzhou as the geographical center.
As an important genre of ancient Chinese construction industry, “Xiangshan Bang Traditional Architecture Construction Technique” is regarded as an outstanding representative of Su-style architecture, which integrates architectural technology with art. Xiangshan Bang’s architectural skills, in the civil engineering aspect, adhere to the Chinese traditional architectural forms, and take advantages of the Su-style wood carving, brick carving, color painting in the architectural decoration aspect to make matching colors , compact structure and exquisite layout.
Xiangshan Bang is a genre of architecture that has been passed down for thousands of years. The world-famous and exquisite buildings of Beijing Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square and Suzhou Garden are all created by Suzhou Xiangshan Bang artisans. Xiangshan Bang left a glorious chapter in the history of Chinese architecture with these architectural works.
