Jiangnan water town building characteristics

The main features of the Jiangnan water town architecture are:

1, Jiangnan humid climate makes the ventilation is particularly important, so the Jiangnan residence is often in the building and wall to leave no more than 1 meters between the gap, used to pull out of the wind and light, the effect is quite good.

2, large homes from the front door through the sedan chair, living room, the main room to the inner room or the back room, flanked by flower hall, study, bedroom and to the small gardens, theaters and so on.

3, regardless of the size of the building, the Jiangnan residence reflects a clear difference with the northern residence, that is, the carvings and decorations are extremely numerous, but very few colorful paintings, the wall with white tiles and green ash, the wood is brownish-black, or brownish-red and so on.

4, the use of multi-terrain, so that the flow of water in the houses between the ripples.

China's Jiangnan, roughly speaking, refers to the area south of the Yangtze River in Zhejiang, Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangxi and Jiangsu, with the main cities including Shanghai, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Shaoxing, Suzhou, Yangzhou, Wuxi, etc.

The Jiangnan area is the most important part of China's Yangtze River.

The South China region, with its warm environment, abundant precipitation, rivers and lakes, has always been China's richest land of fish and rice, and has developed a different flavor from that of the North, which is reflected in all aspects of life, culture, architecture and products.

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The dwellings of the Jiangnan water towns are best represented by Suzhou and Shaoxing. The scale and layout of residences in Jiangnan, which is rich in material resources, are also very distinctive. The walls on the periphery of the dwellings are tall and rugged, as most of the houses in the south are taller, two-story buildings.

In addition, the southern homes are often connected to the room, the center of the wind and fire wall partition, is for fire prevention considerations, the courtyard is not large, coupled with tall buildings, so that a house in the light and air vents - the patio appears to be extraordinarily high and deep.

Jiangnan's humid climate makes ventilation is particularly important, so Jiangnan's homes are often in the building and wall between the gap of no more than 1 meter, used to pull the wind and light, the effect is quite good. Jiangnan residential, large homes generally from the front door through the sedan chair hall, living room, the main room to the inner room or the back room, flanked by flower halls, study, bedroom and to small gardens, theaters and so on. Generally large homes can have two or three parallel axes.

Because of the precious land, the space inside and outside of the house was greatly utilized, and because most of the dwellings saw water at the door, there was a small port outside almost every house. This is where housewives did their daily laundry, washed vegetables and washed rice, and where small boats could be moored.

Compared with the waterways, the streets and alleys are very narrow, some of which can accommodate only one person and one ox. The high walls of the city are sandwiched between the winding streets and alleys, creating a sense of tranquility.

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