Why are all the bamboo buildings where Dai people live round?

The roof of Dai bamboo building is wide and gentle, and its main functions are ventilation, sun protection and cooling, followed by rain protection; Houses are overhead and people live upstairs, which can avoid the hot summer heat and humidity on the ground and prevent insects from invading; The beams and columns are connected inside and outside, which is seamless and very strong, which can prevent the worry of earthquake; There are only a few bare pillars downstairs. If the river overflows, the bamboo building is safe under normal circumstances.

Folk custom tradition

Because they produce bamboo but not wood there, under the old tradition, the Dai people are of course used to living in bamboo houses.

Based on the principle of protecting national traditions, the state also hopes that the Dai people can guarantee their national traditions as much as possible.

Zhulou is a place where Dai people have lived for generations, and its beautiful roof is called "Zhuge Liang's hat" in legend.

Daijia Bamboo House is a beautiful column building, which looks like a tall tent. Bamboo house is made of all kinds of bamboo (or wood), which is extremely strong. The building is surrounded by wooden boards or bamboo fences, and the hall is divided into two halves with wooden boards, with the bedroom inside and the living room outside. There is no fence on the lower floor of the building, which is used for stacking sundries or raising animals.

Bamboo architecture has the characteristics of warm in winter and cool in summer, moisture-proof, waterproof and shockproof. The building is several meters from the ground, so the indoor moisture is not easy to rise and the water will not flood the building. The bamboo building is square, ventilated on all sides, cool in summer and warm in winter. Dai people like to carry anchovies, betel nuts, mangoes and bananas around the bamboo house, which makes the village full of poetry and painting.