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Ancient Structures: Chinese

by Dawn of Time Project

Ancient Structures: Chinese is a world generation pack that places handcrafted Chinese-style structures into the overworld for 1.20.1.

FabricForgeClient and serverGNU General Public License v3.0 onlyOpen source1.20.1

What it does

The pack adds structures inspired by Chinese history, built as an extension of the Ancient Structures series. Each structure is hand-built and set into biomes such as taiga, oak forest and ancient civilization sites, and some include custom mobs and loot chests so exploring them has a purpose. The series is a single-culture collection: this pack covers one civilization in depth, while other Ancient Structures packs cover other cultures. The builds were made by a team member and reflect that person's own building style.

The mod is built on the Dawn of Time ecosystem and gives builders a way to see how Dawn of Time blocks work in real architecture. Its animated armor models come from Armor of the Ages, and Garden Trails is needed for part of its content. Installation requires Armor of the Ages, Dawn of Time, Dawn of Time: Beyond Vanilla, Fusion (Connected Textures), Garden Trails and YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL). Files are published for Fabric and Forge.

The server and every player need the mod installed. It is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and the source code is public. Latest builds are 0.1.2 for 1.20.1, dated 2026-07-17, and the pack was first published on 2025-11-04.

Key features

  1. Chinese-inspired structures

    Handcrafted structures reflect Chinese history and are placed across the overworld.

  2. Custom mobs and loot

    Some structures include custom mobs and loot, giving exploration a reward beyond the building itself.

  3. Biome placement

    Structures generate in taiga, oak forest and other biomes, so they appear in varied terrain.

  4. Dawn of Time blocks

    The builds use Dawn of Time blocks to show what the block set can do in architecture.

  5. Animated armor models

    Armor of the Ages supplies animated armor models that appear through the world generation content.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.10.1.20.1.2
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 6

Dawn of TimeAdds more than 400 new blocks to easily construct beautiful buildings from all around the world.(Japanese, German, French, Roman, etc.).
Required
YetAnotherConfigLib (YACL)A builder-based configuration library for Minecraft!
Required
Armor of the AgesA Minecraft mod that adds animated armors from various culture. The perfect mod to defend your dirt & cobblestone house with style !
Required
Fusion (Connected Textures)Fusion allows resource packs to use additional texture and model types such as connected textures!
Required
Garden TrailsA lightweight plant-focused mod introducing new flora, silk production features and decorative potted plants
Required
Dawn of Time: Beyond VanillaAdds a wide variety of variations for vanilla buildings blocks
Required

Questions

Does Ancient Structures: Chinese need Fabric API or Forge?

The pack is published for Fabric and Forge only, and it runs on both loaders for 1.20.1. The Dawn of Time dependencies must be installed alongside it on either loader.

Do the server and players both need the mod?

Yes. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too.

Which dependency is needed for the animated armor?

Armor of the Ages provides the animated armor models, so it must be installed with the pack.

In the catalog

Ancient Structures: Chinese is one of 8,515 World generation mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,027 World generation mods for Fabric. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.

World generation mods8,515Fabric modsMods for 1.20.134,764

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What the author says

This mod is an extension from the Ancient Structures serie and add various structure inspired from China History into Minecraft. These structures adds customs mobs and various loots for the players to create a great experience. All the structures can be find in the Taiga and Oak forest biomes for now. Ancient…
Dawn of Time Project, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
Dawn of Time Project
Published
2025-11-04
Updated on Modrinth
2026-07-17
Facts verified
2026-10-15

Tags

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