Brief introduction of Tujia diaojiao building

Brief introduction of Tujia diaojiao building:

Diaojiaolou architecture is the embodiment of Tujia wisdom. Tujia diaojiao building is mostly wooden structure. Earlier, the toast king forbade the natives to send tiles, only allowed to cover fir bark and thatch, saying that only horses were allowed, but no tiles were allowed.

It was not until the thirteenth year of Yongzheng in the Qing Dynasty that Gaiwa was promoted. Generally, there are four fans, three rooms and one row, three pillars and six riding or five pillars and six riding, with ancestral temples in the middle, which is the core of family sacrifice.

Buildings are divided into semi-trailer, semi-trailer, two-handed cart trailer, key trailer, bending ruler trailer, water trailer and crossing gorge and hole trailer. The rich carved beams and painted buildings, with high eaves and winding stone steps, which were very poetic.

Extended data:

The form of Tujia diaojiao building:

Single hanging type:

Single crane is the most common form, and some people call it crane or key head. It is characterized in that only the wing on one side of the main room is hung, and the lower part is supported by wooden columns.

Double hanging type:

Double crane, also known as double crane or dustpan mouth, is the development of single crane, that is, there are hanging wings at both ends of the main room. Single cranes and double cranes are not formed in different regions, mainly depending on economic conditions and family needs. Single crane and double crane are often in the same place.

Four in one type:

This form of diaojiao building is developed on the basis of double hanging type, which is characterized by connecting the upper parts of diaojiao building on both sides of the main house into a whole to form a quadrangle. The downstairs of the two wing rooms is the gate. After entering the gate, this quadrangle must climb several stone steps to enter the main house.

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