During the reconstruction process, not a single piece of steel, not even a screw or a nail, was used. Conjunction between marble and marble, wood and wood and wood and marble was achieved purely through the use of mortise and tenon. This conforms closely with the tight knit achieved between the yin and yang in Chinese tradition--and also achieves the modern ideal of being virtually earthquake-proof.
石與石、木與木，或木與石的接合處，都做成榫頭，一陰一陽，緊密地卯合在一起，既堅固，又可適應地震，無鬆動毀壞之虞。