What was the name of the house where people lived in the past?

Is it called Siheyuan?

In the past, the houses where people lived were called courtyard houses.

Siheyuan, also known as Siheyuan, is a traditional courtyard-style building in China. Its layout is a courtyard with houses built on four sides, and the courtyard is enclosed in the middle from all four sides, hence the name Siheyuan.

A Siheyuan is a house with a gatehouse in front of a Sanheyuan to close it off.

If it is in the shape of "口", it is called a first-entry courtyard; if it is in the shape of "日", it is called a second-entry courtyard; if it is in the shape of "mu", it is called a third-entry courtyard.

Generally speaking, in a large house, the first entrance is the gatehouse, the second entrance is the hall, and the third or rear entrance is the private room or boudoir, which is the activity space for women or their family members. Most people are not allowed to enter at will. No wonder the ancients said this in poetry

: "How deep is the courtyard?"

The deeper the courtyard, the less accessible it is.

Siheyuan has a history of at least more than 3,000 years. There are many types in various parts of China, among which Beijing Siheyuan is a typical example.

Siheyuan is usually inhabited by large families and provides a relatively private courtyard space from the outside world. Its architecture and layout reflect the traditional Chinese hierarchy of superiority and inferiority as well as the Yin-Yang and Five Elements theories.

A large family lives together, such as the Wang Family Courtyard in Shanxi.

The Wang Family Courtyard is located in Jinsheng Town, a famous historical and cultural city in China, 12 kilometers east of Lingshi County, Shanxi Province.

It is 35 kilometers away from the world cultural heritage Pingyao Ancient City and 4 kilometers away from Jiexiu Mianshan Mountain.

The Wang Family Courtyard was built by the Jingsheng Wang family over a period of more than 300 years during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It includes five lanes and six forts and one street, with a total area of ??250,000 square meters. It is also an architectural art museum with Han cultural characteristics.

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The architectural layout of the Wang Family Courtyard inherits the courtyard style of front hall and back bedroom formed in the Western Zhou Dynasty in China. It not only provides enough space for external communication, but also meets the requirements of the inner private atmosphere.

It is well-organized, has distinctions between men and women inside and outside, and has all the living functions, which fully reflects the majesty of the official family and the regularity of the patriarchal etiquette.

The Gaojiaya building complex has 35 courtyards and 342 houses. The main courtyard, Dunhou House and Ningrui Ju, are both quadrangle courtyards with three entrances. In addition to the high-altitude ancestor worship hall and embroidery buildings on both sides, each courtyard also has its own kitchen,

There is a private school courtyard, as well as an academy, a flower courtyard, a Changgong courtyard, and a surrounding courtyard.

It is surrounded by fort walls and four gates are located at selected locations.

The large and small courtyards are a perfect combination, with as many as 65 doors connecting up, down, left and right, and they are also independent.