Why is there a sickle case near Liangshan's house?

Because it expresses reverence for the natural gods, exorcises evil spirits and prays for peace. Liangshan Yi nationality is a nation engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. Most villages are located in high-altitude mountainous areas, surrounded by terraced fields, with mountains behind the villages for grazing and fields in front for farming. Wafangdian is a typical traditional residence of Liangshan Yi people, like solidified notes scattered in the mountains and green fields.

Architectural characteristics of Liangshan

The tile house is not high. The beams and columns in the wood-based house are all original wooden columns, with four walls or soil or wooden eaves, a bucket arch and a herringbone roof. Spruce board, commonly known as tile board, is fixed by crossbars and stones, and the rain falls along the Chinese fir grain. The topography of Liangshan Yi nationality area is extremely complex, mountainous and frequent geological activities make the construction of local houses extremely difficult.

The lintel of the house is painted with colorful patterns of the sun, moon, stars, flowers and animals. The lifestyle of Yi people is closely related to the natural conditions of their living environment. Long-term life practice has enabled the Yi people to create and invent various distinctive houses in the process of adapting to and rationally transforming nature.