Characteristics of Southern Residential Buildings

Five characteristics of southern folk houses:

1, Guangdong folk houses: Yong 'er House is a representative of Lingnan traditional folk houses, mostly made of blue bricks, stone pillars and slates, and the external walls are decorated with flowers and birds. Because its mountain shape is like a bell, it is called "Bell House". Hakka in northern Guangdong and other places is called "Cloud Wall" or "Teapot Circle".

2. Jiangsu folk houses: Jiangsu folk houses are represented by Suzhou. Suzhou, known as "Venice of the East", has dense water networks and flat terrain, and houses are built on water. Doors, steps and bypasses are all located at the water's edge. Houses are naturally integrated with water, roads and bridges, with many buildings and brick structures.

3. Shanghai Dwellings: Shanghai, located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, is one of the birthplaces of modern national industries and has a superior geographical position. Developed economy, good residential quality, mostly brick houses, novel and elegant style. The architectural style fully shows the influence of humanistic factors and has the shadow of "Shanghai style" culture.

4. Shaoxing folk houses: At first, Taimen was a "respectful name" for the houses of people with status. With the change of history, a closed and independent courtyard with a certain scale is called platform gate.

5. Chaoshan folk houses: use wooden beams to bear the load, and use bricks, stones and soil to protect the wall; Focusing on the main hall, he is good at carving beams and painting buildings, decorating roofs and cornices.