Why there is a sickle-like pattern on the side of the house in Liangshan Mountain

Because it is an expression of reverence for the natural gods and spirits, driving away evil spirits and praying for peace. Liangshan Yi is the agriculture and animal husbandry of the nation, the village is located in the high-altitude mountainous region, according to the mountain water around the terraced fields layer by layer, behind the village there are mountains for grazing in front of the village there is a field for cultivation, the tile plate house is a typical of the traditional residential architecture of the Liangshan Yi people, as a solidified musical notes scattered in the mountains in the green fields.

Characteristics of Liangshan architecture

Tileboard house is not very tall to wood-based house columns and beams cross-bar are used in the log pillar body, four walls or soil or wood eaves plus arch, the roof for the herringbone, the upper cover of the spruce boards commonly known as tile boards plus the transverse wood pressure stone fixation, the rain along the cedar grain and down, breathable through the light in the Liangshan Yi territory is extremely complex topography, more than The terrain in Liangshan Yi is extremely complex, with high mountains and hills, and its frequent geological activities make the construction of local residential buildings extremely difficult.

Inside the house, there are colorful sun, moon, stars, flowers, grass and animal patterns painted on the board walls, eaves, lintels, arches and windows, and the form of residence of the Yi people is closely related to the natural conditions of their living environment, and the long-term practice of life has enabled the Yi people to adapt to the natural and reasonable transformation of nature in the process of creating and inventing a variety of characteristic dwellings.