Difference between southern and northern architecture?

South ship and north horse China's ancient mode of transportation is the south to ship-based, north to horse-based. The reason is that the southern climate is humid, abundant precipitation, the surface of the river network is dense, so in order to adapt to the "water town" ship transportation came into being. And the northern more arid, semi-arid climate, extensive pasture, developed animal husbandry, horses in addition to providing dairy products, and its endurance, fast and domesticated by the people of the north as a means of transportation in the northern part of the earth.

South rice and north China's different eating habits in the north and south. Southern people love rice, northern people like pasta, in fact, this is related to the different structure of agricultural production in the north and south. The climate in the south of China's high temperature and rainy, arable land is dominated by paddy fields, so local farmers planted in accordance with local conditions and growth habits like high temperature and rainy rice. And the north of China's less precipitation, lower temperatures, arable land is mostly dry land, suitable for the growth of dry and cold-resistant wheat. The so-called "plant what to eat", in the long run, they have developed a south of the rice north of the eating habits.

South short north high on the biological characteristics of the population, China's southern people short, northern people high. According to statistics, China's northeastern and northern China, the average height of men is 1.693 meters, Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan areas is 1.647 meters. In terms of temperature differences between the north and south, due to the hot climate in the south, the human body's metabolism is faster, the reproductive organs develop quickly, mature early, the life cycle is short, and thus most of the body is not high. And the north due to the cold climate, affecting the activity of the body's enzymes, slow metabolism, long life cycle; coupled with the long and cold northern winter, people's outdoor activities, the body's nutrient accumulation, and thus grow "taller and bigger" some.

The geographic differences in the language of our country are manifested in the south and north, that is, the southern language is complex, the northern language is relatively single. China's vast northern region of the northern dialect area, from Harbin to Kunming, a straight line distance of more than 3,000 kilometers, the two languages, although there are differences, but the call, communication and not too much of an obstacle. And even in the south of the same dialect area, such as the Min dialect area, but also divided into Fuzhou language, Xiamen, Putian language, Minxi language, etc., each other very different, and even unintelligible. The formation of these languages and the geographic environment is somewhat related. For one thing, the northern part of China is mostly flat plateau and plains, with convenient transportation links, and many opportunities for the people to interact and communicate with each other, thus the language differences are not great. Secondly, the south is more hilly and mountainous, rugged terrain, closed transportation, is not conducive to people's interaction, over time, it will be formed with local characteristics of the "vernacular".

South pointed north flat and south open north sealed the slope of the roof of China's residents from south to north is gradually slowing down. Southern roofs are high and pointed, the reason is that the annual precipitation in the south, the climate is hot, high and pointed roofs are conducive to drainage, but also conducive to ventilation and heat. The north due to less precipitation, so the roof is built more flat roof, which can save building materials, can also be used as a place to dry crops. In addition, China's southern garden buildings, light and slender, delicate and transparent, inside and outside the space is coherent, clearly defined levels, Suzhou's Humble Administrator's Garden is its typical representative. Northern garden architecture is gentle and rigorous, robust and simple, inside and outside the space is clearly defined. China's famous landscape architect Chen Congzhou made a summary: "the south for the shed, more open. North for the nest, more closed." Visible, from the adaptation to the environment, living comfort, the southern building focus on ventilation and heat dissipation, the northern building is conducive to heat preservation and warmth.

South economic and political from a general point of view, China's northern military and political activities are active, the southern economy, culturally developed. The north has always been the political center of our country, Qin, Han, Tang capital Chang'an (now Xi'an), Yuan, Ming and Qing capital Beijing, after the founding of New China, Beijing is the capital of the Chinese people **** and the country, which is more to determine the political status of the north in the country. In modern times, due to the western science and culture first imported from the southeast coast of China, promoting the southern economic development by leaps and bounds, so that the south in the economic and cultural advantages continue to strengthen. Thus, the two phrases "the north produces officials, the south produces businessmen" better reflect the different political and economic mentality of the south and the north.

South is light and north is heavy due to the influence of resources and location and other factors, China's industrial layout has the geographical characteristics of the south is light and north is heavy, that is, China's northern part of the heavy industry is dominated by the light industry in the south is relatively more developed. The main reason for this phenomenon is that the north of China is rich in coal, oil, iron ore and other mineral resources, thus gradually forming an industrial structure dominated by heavy industries such as mining, metallurgy and machinery manufacturing. The southeast coastal areas are resource-poor, but convenient transportation, capital and technical strength, so they will make the best use of their strengths and avoid their weaknesses, the development of raw materials, fuel consumption of less types of industry, and thus light industry is relatively more developed.

South floods and droughts in China belongs to the East Asian monsoon climate, annual precipitation from the southeast coast to the northwest inland decreasing. The south not only rainy season lasts a long time, but also due to the summer and fall season precipitation is concentrated, thus often flooding. And North China, Northwest China, less precipitation, coupled with reclamation, overgrazing, water storage and drought capacity is poor, so facing a serious "water shortage", affecting the local people's production and life. For this reason, the Party Central Committee has implemented the South-North Water Transfer Project to regulate the spatial distribution of water resources in China, which can not only alleviate the flooding in the south, but also solve the water crisis in the north. In addition, to describe the geographical and cultural differences between the north and the south of the vocabulary there are south for orange north for hedgehog, south fist north leg, south accent, south soft north just, south sweet north salty and so on. In short, the differences between the north and the south are manifested in various aspects, and the causes are also very complicated, among which, the geographical factor is an important reason that can not be ignored. In the future development process, the north and south should face up to the existence of such differences, to realize the complementary advantages, promote each other, *** with the creation of a better future for the motherland