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What are yurts like?

Mongolian yurt, a unique Mongolian residence. Its construction method is to bind and fix it with camel rope to form a fixed circular wall. The dome of Taoao is 1.5m in diameter and decorated with exquisite patterns. The top of the bag is conical, usually covered with one or two or even more layers of felt or canvas, and finally covered with a rectangular felt to protect the pottery claw from rain and snow overnight. Kidnapped Hana and Wu Nai in a circle, then put on felt and tied them with wool rope. When disassembled, Hana will be folded into a bundle and can also be used as a board for cattle and carriages. A yurt can only be carried by a two-humped camel or a two-wheeled ox cart, and it can be covered in two or three hours. The shape, outline and proportion of yurts have gradually formed a standardized formal beauty in long-term practice. In recent years, with the development of economy and technology, the structure and materials of yurts have undergone new development and changes. In some areas, yurts with steel frame structure have appeared, and windows have been added before and after the yurts to make the lighting and ventilation performance better. Beds, televisions, radios and other modern daily necessities have also been added indoors. Traditional dwellings in Mongolian pastoral areas. In ancient times, it was called vault, also known as felt tent and nomadism. It has appeared since the Xiongnu period and has been in use ever since. The yurt is round, and the surrounding side walls are divided into several pieces, each about 13 meters high, and covered with wooden strips. Most nomadic areas are dominated by swimming. Swimming can be divided into separable and inseparable types. The former is carried by livestock, while the latter is carried by herdsmen such as Niu Cheke, who also live in yurts when they are nomadic. They are easy to step on, carry and install.

It is a dome-shaped room with a circular spire on the grassland, which consists of fence, pillar, door, top ring, felt lining, felt cover, leather rope and bristle rope. Muzha, called' Hana' in Mongolian, is a mesh interwoven with thin wooden poles about 2 meters long, which can be extended and contracted. Several nets and bag doors are connected together to form a circular wall frame, and about 60 columns named' Wuni' are connected with the top ring to form an umbrella-shaped skeleton at the top of the yurt. Then the parts are tightly tied together with leather ropes and sideburns ropes, and then the felt made of wool is hung inside and outside and closed, and a yurt with excellent appearance is finished with the equipment. Mongolian yurts can be said to be an expressive creation completed by Mongolian people with the most refreshing wrist and the most material-saving technology. The name yurt comes from Gao Yu. In Mongolian, yurts are called' vorugetaiger', which means a house without windows. In contemporary Mongolian, it is called "Benbugege Day" or "Mongolian Legege Day", which means a round or Mongolian house. In Manchu, the house where the Mongolians live is called "Mongolian Bo", and "Bo" is the interest of "home", and the sound of "Bo" is close to that of "Bao". With the Manchu entering the customs, Mongolian yurts spread as transliteration, which has a history of more than 300 years. Nomadic people must migrate with water grass, and the structural characteristics of Mongolian yurts are completely adapted to this nomadic life. The connection between all parts is excellent and convenient, easy to disassemble and transport, beautiful and applicable. There is no snow on the bag when it snows, and there is no water on the bag when it is washed by heavy rain. The circular structure can also resist storm obstacles. The thickness of felt can increase or decrease with the change of seasons. The blanket at the bottom can be rolled up for ventilation in hot weather. In addition to white, it is decorated with smooth stripes made of red, blue, yellow and other pigment fabrics. It fully reveals that efficacy should be coordinated with aesthetic requirements.