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How many meters high is a floor of a downhill tiger

Generally 3-4 meters.

Downhill Tiger, also called "Running Lion", is the most common form of traditional residential architecture in Chaoshan, and is the basis for other forms of residential architecture. It adopts a central axis layout with only one hall and two rooms. The entrance is a patio, which leads directly to the center hall, with a big room on each side of the center hall, and a small room, commonly known as "reaching out", connecting with the big room on both sides of the patio. The plane of the whole structure is similar to that of a triad house in the northern part of the country. There are also some simpler structures, such as the "Single Running Lion". This kind of structure is to open the gate sideways, taking away the position of one side of the room, leaving only one side of the room. If it's even simpler, it's a hall that's been converted into a porch.

The roof of the Shimoyama Tiger is a hard mountain roof, which means that it is high at the back and low at the front. This design is both ventilated and easy to drain water, and is designed to adapt to the hot and rainy climate of the Chaoshan region. Wealthier families also use colorful paintings and other crafts with strong Chaoshan characteristics to decorate the courtyard door, which more fully reflects the unique characteristics of the Chaoshan residential area.

The house is usually 200 to 300 square meters in size, with two main rooms, two side rooms, plus a hall and a patio. The length of the house is about 17 or 18 meters, and the width is about 15 meters.