What is the architectural pattern of "four-horse trailer" in Chaozhou traditional residence?

Four Horses Trailer, also known as Three Falls and Two Fires Lane and One Back Pack, is a complication of Four Points of Gold.

"Luo" is a Chaoshan dialect, which means to enter immediately. The first entrance has a concave hall, commonly known as the' gatehouse belly'. Between the first entrance and the second entrance, there are patios and left and right corridors.

After the patio, there is the second entrance. The second entrance is a two-room wide hall with a house on each side called "Big Room". There is also a patio between the two entrances. The structure of the three entrances is the same as that of the two entrances, except that a long and narrow dark room is separated behind the hall of the three entrances, which is called the "back library".

The back bag refers to a row of houses behind three entrances. The whole building pattern is like a four-horse carriage, hence the name "four-horse trailer".

All parts of the whole building of "Four Horses Trailer" have their special functions. The first "reflection" is to block the sight of passers-by and guests, so as not to make the room unobstructed. Important meetings and discussions of elders are held in the halls of Erjin and Sanjin.

The Sanjin Hall also set up an ancestral shrine to worship the ancestors. On holidays, when our ancestors die and our families want to go abroad, we should open a niche door to worship or "say goodbye" to our ancestors. Family members who have done immoral things should be brought to justice, and they should also open shrines to burn incense so that they can repent their sins in front of their ancestors.

The back garage is a place where coffins can be parked at funerals. When there is a happy event at home, everyone enters the Zen cave in the hall. The funeral is more grand, not only to unload the "reflection", but also to unload the Zen gate at each entrance.

All the patios are paved on the floor, and tents are put on the patios. In this way, the 123 has formed a spacious space, which is convenient for all kinds of activities.

The "four-horse trailer" is huge and built by big bureaucrats and rich people. A relatively complete "four-horse trailer" is like the "former residence of Lord Cifu" in Longdu Town, Chenghai County.