The lifestyle of Tibetans.

In pastoral areas, cattle hair tents are widely used as housing. Herdsmen spun yarn from cattle wool, woven into strips of coarse wool cloth called Ridi, sewed into two large rectangular tents, and then connected the two large tents with 10 buckles to form a tent. Tents in pastoral areas are generally square and supported by eight pillars. One end of dozens of ox hair ropes is tied to the top of the tent, and the other end is tied to a wooden branch about a foot outside the tent, which makes the tent smooth and stable. The tent area is generally 20 square meters, and the top height is about 1.7 meters. There is a gap at the top of the tent with a width of 30cm and a length of 3m, which can ventilate, smoke and dissipate heat when opened, and protect against wind and rain and keep warm when closed. There is a traction rope on the tarpaulin in front of the tent, and the door is supported by wooden poles. When the weather is hot, the door is high and the tent is cool and comfortable. Although this kind of tent is simple, it is twisted and spun from cow hair, with thick texture, wear resistance, no fear of wind and rain, no fear of snow and freezing, and easy to disassemble and transport at any time, which is suitable for herders to live by water and grass.

Tents in pastoral areas are generally black. There are prayer flags in front of the tent. There are small boxes and cabinets on one side of the tent facing the door, and sleeping mats on both sides. Near the center, the stone is buried in a pot as a stove, and tea and milk are often cooked on it. There are buckets and various animal husbandry tools by the door, and fresh or air-dried beef and mutton or a string of milk powder are hung under the tent. Build walls around the tent with straw cakes or cow dung cakes to increase shelter from the wind. There are many wool ropes nailed to the outside of the tent to tie cattle and sheep. Not far from the tent door, a mastiff unique to Tibetan pastoral areas is usually tied to protect family and livestock.

According to the traditional custom, the guest comes to the door and the man sits on the right, which is called the "guest seat"; On the left is the female seat, which can also be called the "kitchen room".

Flat-roofed houses are the most common in agricultural areas in southern Tibet. According to "Tibet Tongzhi": "Before and after hiding everywhere, the houses are flat-topped." Ordinary people live on one floor, with simple structure and stone walls. In the past, beams were used as the skeleton. The cross-section of the wooden column is circular, square barrels and supporting wood are added to the stigma in turn, and then wooden beams are placed. The rafters on the beams are covered with branches or short sticks, and the tops are covered with stones and mud. Some houses are compacted and leveled with local weathered "Aga" soil to prevent rainwater leakage. Horseshoe-shaped bungalows in rural residential areas generally face south. The roof is surrounded by 80 cm retaining walls, and the buttresses stand at four corners. During the Tibetan New Year, branches are inserted into each crib, and each branch tip is decorated with colorful wind and horse sutra flags. The Tibetan calendar is usually changed once a year to show good luck. There is an incense burner in front of the house, which is auspicious and auspicious, burning incense and offering sacrifices. There is a small Buddhist shrine above the gate, in which there are ten pictures and texts marking the integration of tantric gods and their altars to show that they pray for avoiding evil. Almost all flat-topped houses have walls. In the layout of traditional houses, there is a hall in the middle and bedrooms on both sides. The kitchen is close to the bedroom and the toilet is far away from the two corners of the house. The windows of the house have eaves, and the eaves are folded with colored squares, which can not only protect the windowsill from being wet by rain, but also increase the beauty of the house. The doors and windows of the house are decorated with black paint on both sides, which is particularly eye-catching against the white wall. Houses in rural areas are generally equipped with production tools stacking rooms, forage storage rooms and sheepfold cowshed.

Manor buildings in rural areas are very tall and gorgeous, and some are as high as 5 or 6 floors. The owner of the manor lives on the highest floor, with large glass windows facing the sun on three sides. The warm sunshine in winter shines into the room, which is very warm; In summer, you can enjoy the surrounding green fields and Woods. Vivid and detailed patterns are carved on the lintel, beam, forehead and stigma. There is a hall, a living room, a bedroom, a housekeeper's room, a storage room and so on. There are cloisters on three sides in front of the building, forming a courtyard. There are large and small kitchens in the yard, rooms for domestic slaves and "Langsheng", and workshops for spinning wool and twisting yarn. Stables, sheepfolds and cowsheds are generally separated from the yard and located in the backyard.

In the forest areas in eastern Tibet, most villages are on gentle slopes in the mid-levels and people use local materials to build wooden houses. The roof slopes are covered with shingles and the walls are made of overlapping logs. Irregular cobblestone walls are common in cloth areas. Houses are generally divided into two floors, with sawn ladders up and down. Most people live upstairs and raise livestock downstairs. The main entrance is the kitchen sink, and the central building is about 1 square meter. The whole family usually eats around the kitchen pond to keep warm. The bathhouse is the center of family activities. Tourists also sit in the kitchen drinking tea and chatting.

Generally, the housing of urban residents is mostly apartment-style flat-topped houses. This flat-topped house is a civil structure, and the 50 cm thick wall is made of regular stones (this thick stone wall has the characteristics of warm in winter and cool in summer). The roof structure and the decoration of doors and windows are similar to the flat-roofed houses in agricultural areas, which have strong national characteristics. The architectural layout is: there are buildings on all sides, with a garden in the middle. 10 families can live in a house. Each household has 2 ~ 4 houses, plus a kitchen; A well in the hospital has public water; There are public toilets on both sides of the house, and urban residents generally like to grow flowers. There are all kinds of flowerpots on the windowsill. Bloom in spring and summer. Colorful, the whole yard is full of flowers.

The temples in Tibetan areas are large in scale and luxuriously decorated. The main hall is towering into the sky, towering and towering, the palace roof is resplendent and magnificent, the cloister is curved and the sill is quiet and spacious. Some temples are located in Shan Ye, facing the mountain and the source, and the buildings are stacked one after another. There are many murals in the temple, carved with beams and painted with buildings, which are typical masterpieces of Tibetan architectural art.