What are the characteristics of residential buildings in Qinghai-Tibet area?

The residential buildings in Qinghai-Tibet area are characterized by the main forms of residential buildings in Tibetan areas, such as accounting rooms, bunkers, dry fence buildings and so on. It is characterized by low indoor space, mostly below 3 meters; The wall is thick on the top and thin on the bottom, with small doors and windows and stable structure; Most of them use wooden frames; The roof is mostly flat.

Building materials are mainly based on local materials. Southeast Tibet is rich in wood, and houses are generally built with logs or boards; Herdsmen in the northwest weave accounting offices with cow hair; There are many bunkers in the valley. Tent, commonly known as tent, is the most common living form in pastoral areas. According to different grazing methods and seasons, there are winter tents and summer tents. Tents in winter are usually made of wooden sticks and covered with felt made of cow hair.

Accommodation and transportation characteristics of residents in Qinghai-Tibet area

Residence: In big cities such as Lhasa, the common form of residence is 2-3 storeys of stone towers, with wooden and stone bungalows in rural areas and tents in nomadic areas.

Route: The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has complex terrain and extremely cold climate. Although highways are built year by year to facilitate automobile transportation, many traditional ways are still used on the vast plateau. Such as yaks, cowhide boats and backpackers.