Structure of Phytolacca acinosa root and four-point gold in Chaoshan folk houses.

Traditional folk houses in Chaoshan rural areas have various styles, all of which are named after vivid names, such as "Four Horses Trailer", "Four Divided Gold" and "Shanglugen".

One, four cents gold: "four cents gold" is a unique village residence in Chaoshan, which is a multi-level, symmetrical, balanced and structurally complete bungalow mansion. Generally, there are walls around, where Yang Cheng and water wells are drilled. There are "wall bellies" on the left and right sides of the gate; The entrance is the front hall, and the rooms on both sides are called the front hall; Then there is an empty patio, one on each side and a kitchen, called "eight-foot room"; Another room, such as some straw houses, is generally called "hand room"; Behind the patio is the hall with a big room on each side. There are many kinds of "four-cent gold" buildings: there are only four main rooms before and after, no hand room and eight-foot room, and the four halls face the patio, which is called "four branches"; If the front and rear rooms are equipped with eight-foot rooms and hand-held rooms, it is called "four-water spray" and the eight rooms are changed into ten rooms. If there is a circle of houses around the "four cents", it is called "four cents plus one bag". In the past, only wealthy families could build it.

Commercial land: It is common to build commercial land houses in Chaoshan rural areas. The architectural pattern is simpler than the "four-cent gold", with two anterior chambers missing, and the rest are basically the same. "Shanglugen" has the difference between opening the main entrance and the side door because of its different access. Usually, the one that only opens two doors without opening the main entrance is called "Dragon Humen", and the one that opens the main entrance and two doors at the same time is also called "Dragon Humen". The whole pattern is low before forming and high after forming, hence the name.

Three, four-horse trailer: "four-horse trailer", also known as "three falls and two fire lanes and one back package", is a combination of "four cents". "Falling is Chaoshan dialect, which means entering. The first entrance has a concave hall, commonly known as the' gatehouse belly'. Between the first entrance and the second entrance, there are patios and left and right corridors. After the patio, there is the second entrance. The second entrance is a hall two rooms wide, with a house called' Big Room' on each side. There is also a patio between the two entrances. The structure of the three entrances is the same as that of the two entrances, except that a long and narrow dark room is separated behind the hall of the three entrances, which is called the' back library'. The back bag refers to a row of houses behind three entrances. The whole building pattern is like a four-horse car, hence the name' four-horse trailer'. All parts of the whole building of "Four Horses Trailer" have their special functions. The' reflection' of the head is to block the sight of passers-by and guests and prevent the room from being unobstructed. Important meetings and discussions of elders are held in the halls of Erjin and Sanjin. The Sanjin Hall also set up an ancestral shrine to worship the ancestors. On holidays, when ancestors die, family members have to go abroad, and they have to open niches to worship or "say goodbye" to their ancestors; Family members who have done immoral things should be brought to justice, and they should also open shrines to burn incense so that they can repent their sins in front of their ancestors. The back warehouse is the place where the coffin is parked when the funeral powder is provided. When there is a happy event at home, everyone enters the Zen cave in the hall. The funeral is more grand, not only to unload the "reflection", but also to unload the Zen gate at each entrance. All the patios are paved on the floor, and tents are put on the patios. That's it. One, two, three form a spacious space, which is convenient for all kinds of activities. The "four-horse trailer" is huge and built by big bureaucrats and rich people. There are relatively complete "four-horse trailers", such as the "former residence of Lord Cifu" in Longdu Town, Chenghai County.

Whether it is the "Four Golden Points" or the "Shanglugen", Chaoshan dwellings have a prominent feature that they pay great attention to decoration, so they are called "the palace of Beijing and the home of Chaoshan people".