<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31478777</termId><termName>xiēshān</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Meaning literally interrupted or halted mountain (peak) (Kroll 2015, 503, 399), in an architectural context xieshan 歇山 is a form of traditional Chinese gabled roof with four ridges (two per side) framing the gable, above a lower hip roof with an additional four ridges above four corner beams supporting the hip (Qing gongbu 1773, 54.1b). Sometimes it is written as xieshan ding 歇山頂 (anonymous 1644-1911, 29a). The term is first seen in Qing dynasty texts and was only used for palace or other large-scale buildings. In modern research, xieshan also describes a roof form without obvious ridges but with four slopes and two gables in vernacular architecture. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 21:08:55</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31472635</termId><termName>roofs by form: exterior shape</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>