<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Standard Mandarin </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Hanyu Pinyin </Th> <Td> Yíngzào fǎshì </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> IPA </Th> <Td> (yǐŋtsâu fàŋʂî) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Yingzao Fashi (Chinese: 營造 法式; pinyin: yíngzàofǎshì; literally: "Treatise on Architectural Methods or State Building Standards") is a technical treatise on architecture and craftsmanship written by the Chinese author Li Jie (李 誡; 1065--1110), the Directorate of Buildings and Construction during the mid Song Dynasty of China . A promising architect, he revised many older treatises on architecture from 1097 to 1100 . By 1100, he had completed his own architectural work, which he presented to Emperor Zhezong of Song . The emperor's successor, Emperor Huizong of Song, had the book published in 1103 in order to provide a unified set of architectural standards for builders, architects, and literate craftsmen as well as for the engineering agencies of the central government . With his book becoming a noted success, Li Jie was promoted by Huizong as the Director of Palace Buildings . Thereafter, Li became well known for his oversight in the construction of administrative offices, palace apartments, gates and gate - towers, the ancestral temple of the Song Dynasty, along with numerous Buddhist temples . In 1145, a second edition of Li's book was published by Wang Huan . Between 1222 - 1233, a third printing was published . This edition, published in Pingjiang (now Suzhou), was later handcopied into the Yongle Encyclopedia and Siku Quanshu . In addition, a number of handcopied editions were made for private libraries . One of these handcopies of the Pingjiang edition was rediscovered in 1919 and printed as facsimile in 1920 . </P>

Treatise on architectural methods or state building standards