10 kinds of houses in china

8/17/2019 10 Kinds of Houses in China

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10 kinds of houses in china

1. Siheyuan: traditional Chinese courtyard house

Siheyuan is a traditional courtyard residence in

Beijing. The name comes from the type of

construction, the main building, house and home ind

in front of the main house are connected by alls,

and the hole comple! forms a s"uare#shaped

enclosed courtyard. This building has been used for

hundreds of years, hen did this type of architecture.$. %aodong# ca&e dellings on the 'oess (lateau


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Ca&e dellings are e&eryhere in northern China,

including pro&inces of Shan!i, )ansu, Shaan!i and

*enan along the 'oess (lateau. +fter selecting a place

to li&e, locals used to dig a large pit and ca&es on sides, a tunnel leading to the ground on one side and a

fountain in the middle of the pit, they used to build

small alls on sides. Ca&e delling pro&ides

protection throughout the year: it as arm in inter

and cool in summer, o-ering protection against rain and

being a re system. (otholes families ere close to

each other.

/. Tulou :. Clay Castles of +ncient China


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Centuries ago, a&es of *an immigrants ed south to

a&oid natural disasters and social problems in orthern

China. 2ere established in the mountains of 3ujian and

4iang!i pro&inces in parts of )uangdong and. They

called themsel&es 5eiji or guests and ha&e built

protecti&e fortresses, as T6'7. 8nside the alls, peoplebecame independent and in a somehat isolated. 8f

enemies came, tulourile became a strong fortress gate

closes once. + Tulou can accommodate from $00#900

people.

. *ouse boat#shaped: residential dellings of the

inhabitants 'i *ainan (ro&ince


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*ouse boat#shaped boat is also called thatched house

and is traditional dellings of the inhabitants 'i

*ainan (ro&ince. +lthough houses decorations and

changes may be di-erent, their general form is that of

a boat o&erturned. 2ith reinforced fence coconut,

bamboo and mango lea&es and a roof made of stra,

coconut lea&es and sun oers, ra materials for boat#

shaped houses ere immediately a&ailable. The houses

pro&ide protection against rain and ind and protect

their ildlife inhabitants. The structure and form of

house hold strong sun, typhoons and storms.

. ;ongolian %urt site: Tra&ellers portable house


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;ongolian %urt site, called in ancient canopy tent is a

dome tent. The structure


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+ atchtoer or ?iaolou built @iang people in Sichuan

(ro&ince. 2ith beteen 10 and /0 meters, a atch

toer as built near the homes normally loer. @iangancestors built them to store grain and pro&ide

shelter during the ar. 8n 5aiping City of )uangdong

(ro&ince, about 1,900 castle toers pierce the

landscape. Some toers dating back to the ;ing

?ynasty.


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A. ?iaojiaolou: pompous houses made entirely of

ood

?iaojiaolou or houses on stilts are special residences

Tujia ethnic groups, Buyi and ?ong *una regions,

)uihou and )uang!i. Being abo&e the earth, their

design as intended to protect from insects and

animals.

9. Tuhangfang: traditional residential buildings %i

ethnic group


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Tuhangfang land or houses of %i ethnic group looks

like stone houses Tibetan, but their alls are made of

earth hit hard during construction. The at roof is

also used for drying of certain objects. ;ost of these

homes are located in central and south eastern

pro&ince of %unnan. *ouse photo has beteen / and

rooms. The room has a replace and is the central

point here family members and guests meet.

. Buildings of bamboo in the rainforest


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Bamboo buildings of ?ai ethnic group is building on

stilts style using bamboo as the main material of

construction. This type of building is mainly in

%unnan (ro&ince. Style building on stilts is to a&oid

insects, snakes and animalsD also are ell &entilated

and free from moisture. 8n addition, empty roomsbelo can be used as storage or cages for birds.

10. City 2ater: dream home for e&ery


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Ehouhuang, close to Suhou in 4iangsu (ro&ince

is one of the fe places here you can e!perience

a Chinese ton ater. Traditional residences in

the city, mostly built during ;ing and @ing

dynasties, F1>#111G anking the stream

inding. ;any of them are ell maintained andkept their original appearance, ith hite alls

and black tiled roofs.

10 kinds of houses in china

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