Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Abtxr6IKIX4
Found an AWESOME Tsinghua University online course -- History of Chinese Architecture! This is my “study notes" for the first part of the first overview lecture, in which we surveyed Chinese architecture (and their Western counterparts) from the ancient times all the way to 1900s!
00:00 - 1:17 Intro
1:17 - 9:40 Overview: History of Chinese Architecture
9:40 - 10:29 Why couldn't Chinese structures last? A preview.
10:29 - 11:05 Summary, Conclusion
If you want to watch the original instead of a summary by someone who knew NOTHING about Chinese architecture prior to finding this course (it is SO much better and more detailed but is in Chinese): https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1kt411s77h