Brick and thatched pavilions

Brick pavilion
Stele pavilions often have thick brick walls, as used in Ming and Qing tombs. But they are still wooden pavilions, and brick walls are merely used to protect beams, columns, and steles, creating a solemn and serene atmosphere, rather than serving as structural load-bearing structures. The pavilions that are truly made of brick as structural materials are built using arch and overlapping techniques. The jade urn pavilion on the Beihai Tuancheng and the Yi pavilion on Langya Mountain in Chuxian, Anhui are all brick pavilions, which are unique and distinctive compared to wooden pavilions and wooden houses.
Maoting
Maoting is the ancestor of various types of pavilions, originating from real life. The resting sheds and water wheel sheds on the roadside in the mountains for rest and shelter from rain are the original form of Maoting.
This type of pavilion is often made of slightly processed logs as beams and columns, covered with thatch or tree bark, exuding a natural charm. Due to its preservation of its natural colors, with a strong sense of mountains, forests, and springs, it is highly appreciated by noble and elegant individuals. Liu Zongyuan once commented on Mao Ting in his "Records of Ma Tuishan Mao Liang Ting by Liu Zhongcheng in Yongzhou": "There is no beauty of the Cotinus coggygria festival, no rafters, no cutting of branches, no walls, white clouds as barriers, and blue mountains as screens, highlighting its frugality." Wang Changling also left a poem saying "Mao Ting sleeps in the shadows of flowers, while a group of Luans and cranes on the western mountain" to praise its elegant and graceful form. So, not only are there many thatched pavilions built in mountainous and wilderness areas, but also in luxurious mansions and imperial palaces, pursuing the simplicity and tranquility of "natural carving".