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Chinese to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - History / 中国历史:半坡遗址和仰韶文化 | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Wenjer Leuschel (X) Taiwan Local time: 20:39 | ||||||
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4 +2 | earth mixed with straw |
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5 | sod |
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4 | plaster |
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sod Explanation: 建筑用草泥,即sod |
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earth mixed with straw Explanation: This material is applied to the surface of a building to contain moisture in old days. http://www.nishikaze.net/2006/01/24/44/ (with picture of a building) "The sidewalls were made of Chunambo or Taipa (a compacted cemetitious amalgam of muddy earth mixed with straw and lime from oyster shells, sometimes reinforced with wood). The main architect of this last church was the Genovese Carlo Spinola." |
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