The structural characteristics of houses in hot and humid areas can be described from the thickness of walls, the size of windows and whether the roof is high or equal.

In Lingnan area, most areas have subtropical monsoon climate, and the overall climate heat syndrome can be summarized as two words-"wet" and "hot". Such hot and humid climate conditions have a great influence on buildings, so traditional residential buildings should give consideration to ventilation and heat protection. In order to facilitate ventilation and cooling, most of them are reflected in the open and transparent spatial pattern.

The wall doesn't need to be as thick as in the north to keep warm, and the roof is higher and the windows are larger, which is beneficial to ventilation and precipitation, so the roof is mostly inclined tile roof to discharge rainwater in time.