<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">zhāqiān</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>tie beams</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>one-rafter beam</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>pinpricking connector</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ According to the Yingzao fashi, zhaqian refers to cross beams that span one rafter (Liang 1983, 142). Zhaqian usually only serves to connect two members, but is not load-bearing. In extant buildings in southeast China, a similar component--called shuiliang 水梁 in Zhejiang and Jiangsu, shumu 束木 in southern Fujian, and shuishu 水束 in Guangdong--structurally combines zhaqian, chashou 叉手, and tuojiao 托腳. ]]></note></mads>