What are the characteristics of houses in Mekong Plain? How are they similar to those in southern China? Why are there these similarities?

Alcohol-free bars are very popular in Southeast Asia. In Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and other countries, dry bar houses are very common. "Gan Lan Style" is actually a building name, commonly known as "high-legged house".

Since ancient times, tall houses have been very common in tropical and subtropical areas, where the climate is humid and the rainfall is abundant. The general high-rise residence is not a multi-storey building, but is divided into two floors. At first, high-rise residential buildings were built of bamboo, and then gradually developed into wooden houses. People live on the upper floor of the house. The building is supported by several bamboo piles or wooden stakes, with different heights, ranging from 1 m to several meters high. There is no fence on the lower floor, only a few piles are used for raising livestock and poultry, placing farm tools and other items.

This kind of building may be popular in tropical and subtropical areas for a long time, mainly because it is suitable for the local geographical environment and conducive to people's survival, especially in the vast rural areas and underdeveloped areas. High-legged houses are characterized by being not afraid of water, ventilation and moisture-proof, which can not only make people moisture-proof, but also be beneficial to health, and can also avoid the harm of snakes, leeches and even wild animals.