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The architecture of the Miao people is mainly based on wooden buildings.

I. Characteristics of Miao Architecture

The Miao is one of the ethnic minorities in southern China, and has a unique customary culture and architectural style. Miao architecture is mainly based on wooden buildings, because the area where the Miao live has more mountains and is relatively rich in timber resources, so the Miao people are good at utilizing timber to build houses and bridges and other buildings.

The characteristics of Miao architecture are mainly manifested in the following aspects:

1. Lightweight and flexible: Miao architecture usually adopts wooden structures, which makes the buildings lightweight and easy to move and remodel.

2. Diversified forms: Miao buildings are diversified, including independent brick and wooden houses, as well as pavilions and palace-style buildings.

3. Bright colors: Miao buildings are brightly colored, and the outer walls are often painted in red, black, green, white and other colors, decorated with various patterns.

Types of Hmong Buildings

The Hmong buildings are mainly divided into two categories: one is the residential buildings and the other is the public **** buildings.

1. Residential buildings: Miao residential buildings are mainly divided into two types: monolithic and group. Monolithic residential buildings are mostly brick and wood structures, usually with only one floor, but also with two or three floors. Group-style residential buildings are composed of several rooms, usually wooden structures, sometimes also using bamboo, mud walls and other materials.

2. Public **** building: The public **** building of the Miao mainly includes traditional camping, pagoda temples, ancestral halls, stone bridges and so on. The traditional camping is a comprehensive building of the Hmong residential and community activity centers, usually consists of a number of buildings, in a "mouth" shape layout.

3. Pagoda temples are generally used for religious activities, with a grand appearance and exquisite decorations. Ancestral halls are places where the Miao people worship their ancestors and clan heroes. Stone bridges are unique to the Miao people and are mostly used to cross fast-flowing rivers and deep gorges.

III. Expanding Knowledge

Besides the above types of buildings, the Miao people also have some special buildings, such as hanging footstools, wooden staircases, and field ladders. Hanging footstool is a kind of building invented by the Miao people to prevent wild animals from attacking, and it has a unique architectural style.

Wooden stairs are usually used to connect two or more floors of a building and may seem very steep, but they are safe. Field stairs, on the other hand, are special structures used by the Miao people for rice cultivation, allowing the land on the mountain slopes to be reclaimed, increasing the yield of the fields and beautifying the mountain environment at the same time.