Why are yurts round?

The round shape can meet the wind blowing from all directions on the grassland, that is to say, it is more wind-resistant than the square one, and the round shape can make full use of the space inside, which can hold more things than the square one.

Yurts are easy to build and move, suitable for pastoral production and nomadic life, yurts are anciently known as the dome, "felt bag" or "felt tent". The yurt is a round pointed top, the top and around one to two layers of thick felt cover.

Ordinary yurts are 10-15 feet high, with walls about 50 feet high and doors facing south or southeast. The four main structures inside the yurt are: the hana (i.e., the yurt wall bracket), the skylight (Mongolian "set of brains"), the rafters, and the door. The size of the yurt is differentiated by the number of hanas, usually divided into 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 hanas.

Expanded:

The basis for the furnishings in the ger is mainly inherited from the legends of the old ancestors who worshipped the joss sticks, gods and Buddhas, and also has to do with the different divisions of labor between men and women.

The space of the yurt is divided into three circles, and the arrangement of things is divided into eight seats. Not only is there a place to put things in all eight directions, but there is also a place to arrange incense in the center, so it can also be said that there are nine seats.

But there is a door on the south side, so you can't put things there, so if you don't count the number of seats, it's still eight.