The Significance of Tujia Architecture

The significance of Tujia architecture;

1, Tujia Diaojiao Building is generally east-west, with free and flexible layout, or along mountains or valleys, giving full consideration to the local natural environment. There are also various forms, such as single hanging, double hanging, two-room hanging and so on. Even the same form of diaojiao building has its own characteristics due to different internal space treatment.

2. The whole wooden frame of Tujia Diaojiao Building is connected by tenons and mortises, and there are no nails and bolts. Doors and windows are carved and decorated with rich themes and vivid shapes, which are in harmony with the blue tile wooden wall. Tujia craftsmen pay attention to practical functions and the concept of good luck, which makes the diaojiao building not only beautiful and practical, but also accumulates rich cultural connotations, and also shows Tujia craftsmen's superb architectural technology and ingenious creative spirit.

3. Tujia people call the whole construction process of Diaojiao Building "Building han tang". The host chose a good day and invited the chief designer "Zhang Moshi" to choose wood in the mountains. Toona sinensis or purple trees are generally used as wood, and the homonyms are "spring" and "zi", which means "spring is always there" and "children and grandchildren are prosperous".

4. Tujia Diaojiao Building is half ground and half water. Built on the mountain, it looks like a tiger sitting. In the middle, the "left dragon and right white tiger" is the main room, and the left and right sides are called Rao rooms for living and cooking. Rao's room is divided into two halves by the pillar, with the fire kang in front and the bedroom behind. There is an arc corridor around the building on the diaojiao building, and the arc corridor is also equipped with railings. "Before Suzaku, after Xuanwu" is the best curtilage field. Later, it pays attention to orientation, either sitting west facing east or sitting east facing west.

5. The average family type is 4 rows of fans with 3 rooms or 6 rows of fans with 5 rooms. The average family is 5 columns and 2 rides, 5 columns and 4 rides, and the big family is 7 columns and 4 rides, 4 in one 1 yard. The structure of 4 rows of fans and 3 rooms is: a hall in the middle and a spare room on the left and right for living and cooking. Rao's room is divided into two halves by the pillar, with the fire kang in front and the bedroom behind. There is an arc corridor around the building on the diaojiao building, and the arc corridor is also equipped with railings.

6. The ground floor is not suitable for people to live in. Used for raising poultry, placing farm tools and heavy objects. The second floor is a place to eat and live, with a bedroom inside, and outsiders are generally not allowed to enter. Outside the bedroom is a hall with a fireplace, and the family eats around the fireplace, which is spacious and convenient. Because there are windows, it is bright, well lit and well ventilated. Family members often do manual work and rest here, and it is also a place to receive guests. On the other side of the hall, there is a wide corridor connected with it. There is a railing half a person's height outside the corridor, and there is a row of benches inside. Families often rest here, and mothers will dress up their daughters here during festivals. The third floor is airy, dry and spacious. In addition to being used as a living room, there is also a small room for storing food and things.

7. Diaojiaolou exudes an antique feminine flavor and is a typical Tujia traditional residential building. The building of Diaojiaolou conforms to the natural environment and stands by the mountain. At the same time, it pays attention to the high unity of practicality and aesthetics, and emphasizes the beauty of space and hierarchy. The whole construction process also fully shows the unique and strong folk customs of Tujia nationality. Tujia Diaojiao Building, with various forms, is a pearl in the field of residential architecture in China.