Characteristics of Guangfu residential buildings

The Pearl River Delta in Guangdong Province occupies a very important position in the historical development of our country. The greatest reference value to the study of local culture is the embodiment in architecture. It is said that architecture embodies time and vividly shows the background and culture of that year. Let's take a look at the architectural features of Guangfu dwellings.

Architectural characteristics of Guangfu folk houses

Guangfu folk houses usually refer to the buildings in the Greater Pearl River Delta and western Guangdong. The only-child residence is a typical representative of Guangfu folk houses, which has great "only child" characteristics. It is named after two windbreaks built on two walls of the house. Other buildings include xiguan big house, oyster shell house, arcade, watchtower and Lingnan Garden.

Hot climate, frequent wind and rain and cool ventilation are the common features of Lingnan architecture. First, according to natural conditions (including geographical conditions and climate characteristics, etc.). ).), which embodies the functional characteristics of moisture-proof, sun protection, fire prevention and good ventilation performance. Secondly, it absorbs the essence of western architecture and embodies the inclusive style. The early residential buildings in Guangfu were obviously influenced by the architectural pattern in Jiangnan. Bureaucratic landlords often live in groups of four or five generations and build closed buildings.

building material

The original wall materials are concrete, pebbles, oyster shells, bricks and so on. After the Qing dynasty, it was mostly made of blue bricks, stone pillars and slates, and the external walls were decorated with flowers, birds and figures. In the late Qing Dynasty, under the dense living environment in Xiguan, Guangzhou, a unique xiguan big house residential building was formed. The internal layout is compact and the interval is flexible. The facade door consists of "three heads" (foot door, access door and gate), water mill blue brick wall and granite foot. Influenced by western culture in modern times, overseas Chinese hometown has exotic towers and cities have villas, all of which are the first to open the architectural atmosphere in southern China.

building types

The ancestral temple is the spiritual core of Guangfu Village. At the same time, there is a pond in front of the village, which is the common feature of all villages. It is also a common practice to plant big banyan trees beside the pond. The open space under the banyan tree is the most important place to spread folk culture after the ancestral temple. Meeting the requirements of ventilation and shading is the same feature of Lingnan architecture, and so is Guangfu rural architecture.

Generally speaking, the general materials of buildings are granite (known as Ma Shi in Guangzhou) and red sandstone (stone used in Nanyue King's Tomb Museum). These two kinds of stones are red and cyan, also called blue bricks and red bricks. There is a wind pool in front of the village, and a big ancestral hall is arranged at the front end of the central axis, which becomes the composition center of the whole village. Smooth roadway plays the role of traffic, ventilation and fire prevention.

Ear-shaped gables come one after another, forming the spectacular characteristics of Guangfu folk houses. Lingnan Garden is unique, which can be used for traveling and living. It seeks tranquility in flow, lightness in simplicity and elegance in complexity. In the hometown of overseas Chinese in Wuyi, there are multi-storey land-style residential buildings and watchtowers, especially traditional villages spread out on the plane. Their diverse western architectural styles and decorative themes, full of exotic customs, have become a wonderful flower in China's local architecture.