Architectural characteristics of Mongolian yurts

The yurt building is characterized by its small shape, but its use area is very large.

Mongolian yurt is a local building that reflects the production and lifestyle of nomadic people in the north. People have studied it from the perspective of folklore and architecture. On the basis of these research results, it is further revealed that Mongolian yurts are the embodiment of technical construction and cultural significance, and they are related.

The ancient buildings in Inner Mongolia, especially the traditional architectural style of the Central Plains, the Tibetan architectural style of partition walls and the combination of the two in temple architecture, have been absorbed and utilized by Mongols in history, but they have not been able to replace yurts as the mainstream of Mongolian architectural forms, so Mongols are very wise.

architectural style

Mongolian yurt architecture is different from the garden architecture and palace architecture in the south of the Yangtze River in ancient China in terms of materials, structure and modeling, and it is also different from the modern residential architecture. Today, grassland culture has diversified from content to form. Mongolian yurts should be a symbol of nomadic culture, and there are still traces in grassland culture, but they are not the mainstream and core components.

With the decline of nomadic economy and the emergence of Mongolian yurt architecture as a folk house that withdrew from the historical stage, some specific technical and cultural contents and concepts constructed in the development of Mongolian yurt architecture may no longer work for people. However, its cultural significance, aesthetic concept, etiquette principle, values, ideology and pioneering spirit are still influencing people's ideas and behaviors subtly.