What folk arts are there in Yantai, Shandong?

Art and culture of residential buildings in Yangma Island, Yantai

1. The history and culture of Mayang Island

Mayang Island is named after the legend that Qin Shihuang raised horses on the island during his eastern tour. Known as Ju Island in history, it is located in the north of Muping District, Yantai City, Shandong Province. Mayang Island has a long history. In the early Ming Dynasty, because Mayang Island was "invaded by the Japanese because its people moved to the mainland", most of the houses on the island were built by immigrants from the middle Ming Dynasty to the early Qing Dynasty. In the middle and late Qing dynasty, with the decline of canal water transport, the rise of maritime water transport in Qing dynasty was promoted, and the villages in Mayang Island began to take shipping as their main business, which was also an important opportunity for residents of Mayang Island to leave the island to start businesses.

2. Formation factors of residential buildings in Mayang Island

Mayang Island is located in the coastal area of Jiaodong Peninsula. Its terrain is hilly, backed by green hills and facing the sea, and it lives on the island. These unique geographical environments have created unique characteristics of mountain architecture. The influence of marine culture and the infiltration of island life are also reflected in the unique folk culture in Jiaodong area.

3. Architectural features of residential buildings in Ma Yang Island.

Influenced by the opening of Yantai, the traditional architecture of ancient villages in Ma Yang Island not only has the common characteristics of Jiaodong dwellings, but also shows a unique style of the Republic of China in the characteristics of architectural beams, and reflects the influence of fishermen's customs in architectural decoration.

Extended reading:

The residential buildings in Mayang Island reflect the mutual adaptation with mountains, seas and islands, handle the relationship between people's living needs and natural environment, and embody the idea of "harmony between man and nature", which is also the essence of ecological and green buildings pursued by people now, and provides solutions for dealing with the relationship between architecture and environment and between man and environment in modern architectural creation.

References: Analysis of Sunjiatong Village and Residential Buildings in Mayang Island, Mu Ping, Yantai