Zang ethnic dwellings are characterized by

I. Zang folk houses are commonly known as towers, most of which are three-story or higher buildings. The ground floor for the corral and miscellaneous, the second floor for the living room and bedroom, the third floor for the Buddha Hall and the sundeck. Surrounding the walls with woolen stone, few windows, internal stairs to pass up and down, easily defensible, similar to the bunker. Window more made of trapezoidal, and wipe out the black window cover, window along the upper edge of the building out of the eaves. Living in Aba, Sichuan and Ganzi Tibetan watchtower, its wooden decoration part is increased. Tibetan living in southern Gansu is mostly used in the form of Qinghai Zhuang are, indicating that the regional conditions on the impact of residential even more than the influence of ethnic factors. Sichuan Maowen area inhabited by the Qiang also use the form of watchtower, its outer walls for the sheet rock, building density is very high, and attached to the construction of a very high bunker and the street building, very strong defense. Yunnan Honghe Prefecture around the Hani residential known as the "earth palm house", for the earth walls, flat roof, the outer walls without windows of the two-story building, this system should be said to have a close relationship with the Tibetan towers. Second, Tibet's traditional houses, and Tibet's other cultural forms, has its unique personality. Tibetan dwellings are rich and colorful, the southern Tibetan valley of the watchtower, the northern Tibetan pastoral tents, the Yarlung Zangbo river basin forested areas of wooden buildings have their own special features, and even the kiln can be found on the ali plateau. Tibetan most representative of the residence is the watchtower. Watchtower mostly stone and wood structure, the appearance of a dignified and solid, simple and rugged style; the outer wall upward contraction, built on the mountain, the inner slope is still vertical. Typical Tibetan residence with earth and stone masonry, similar to the bunker, commonly known as Diaoyuan. Generally 2 to 3 layers, there are 4 layers. Usually the bottom do barn, the upper floor people, storage items, there are also set up the hall of the scripture. Layout layer by layer to the back of the retreat, the lower roof constitutes the upper layer of the sundeck. Toilet in the upper floor, cantilevered on the back wall, toilet floor open a hole, excrement can fall straight into the bottom of the barn outside the cesspit to avoid the trouble of cleaning; with two layers of toilets, staggered position, so that the upper layer of dirt can fall into the bottom of the cesspit unimpeded. Watchtower has a solid and stable, tight structure, the corner of the building neatly characterized, not only for the wind and cold, but also to facilitate the protection of the enemy and burglary. Tents and bunkers are very different, it is the pastoral Tibetan people in order to adapt to the mobility of living by water and grass lifestyle and the use of a special form of construction. Tibetan tents have winter and summer tents. Winter tent, woven from yak hair, first woven into a certain width of dark brown or black, white felt, and then according to the size of the need to sewing into a tent, this tent can adapt to the plateau rainstorms, wind and snow and cold climate. Size varies, the shape of rectangular, square, hexagonal, polygonal and other shapes. Supported by a stand or pillar. The net height of the room is about 1.6-2 m. The top of the tent is tied with yak rope, nailed around the dike stakes to hold on to it, and anchored with wooden stakes or cow and goat horn stakes. There is a skylight on the roof of the tent, which can be used for ventilation, light and smoke, and can be covered in rainy days. Surrounded by commonly used turf or stone block wall, in order to protect against wind and cold invasion. Summer tent, a lightweight tent used by herdsmen when they go out in summer. It is made of white canvas, Tibetan cloth woven, square, rectangular. Around decorated with black, brown or blue edge. Large tents are also decorated with exquisite craftsmanship of the auspicious eight treasures, five blessings, white clouds pointing the lion, six reincarnation and other types of patterns. There are also large tents that can accommodate hundreds of gatherings, and double-layer tents that are both heat-insulating and sun-resistant. Has a strong religious decorative colors, in the green hills of the wilderness, scattered with points of white tents, wisps of smoke, interesting, very Tibetan cultural characteristics. Ordinary tents are generally relatively small, square or rectangular plane, with wooden sticks to support the framework of about 2 meters high; covered with black yak felt, leaving a wide 15 centimeters in the middle of the gap, about 1.5 meters long, for ventilation and lighting; around the yak rope traction, fixed to the ground; tents around the interior of the grass with mud, adobe, or pebbles into a high of about 50 centimeters high short wall, above the pile of barley, bags of ghee and dry cow dung! ? for fuel. Tent room furnishings are simple, slightly outside the center of the fire stove, stove for Buddha, around the ground with sheepskin, for sitting and lying down to rest. The tent is characterized by simple structure, easy support, flexible dismantling and easy relocation. The rich religious color is the most obvious sign that Tibetan houses are different from other national houses.