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Foguang Temple is the largest surviving wooden structure from the Tang Dynasty (618-907) in China. In pursuit of this architectural gem, Liang Sicheng (1901-1972), a pioneering Chinese architect, architectural historian, and educator, often regarded as the "father of modern Chinese architecture," and his team journeyed through mountains and eventually found it. But how was its Tang-dynasty origins verified? And how do the intricate bracket sets – a masterpiece of Tang-dynasty craftsmanship – exe