What are the characteristic buildings in Xinjiang?

The characteristic buildings in Xinjiang are Han nationality houses and Hui nationality houses.

The houses of the Han people are located in cities, and in the north they are in the form of large wooden ridges and cornices. The courtyard is in a symmetrical layout, and the gate can be opened on the side or in the center according to the terrain. The main building faces south, and the main building and the wing are surrounded by single buildings in the form of three courtyards or quadrangles. The enclosure is bounded by the gable of the main building and the back wall of the wing. The distance between the main building and the wing is1.5m. The courtyard is low-lying and has seepage wells for drainage. The walkways are paved with bricks, and there are flowers and trees in the yard, and some have flower stands. Basically, the wooden frame structure system in the north of Han nationality is adopted. The roof has a double slope and a single slope, and there is no bucket arch and convex mouth under the eaves, but the northwest custom is adopted and the wishful head is used. In order to adapt to the local climate and many earthquakes.

The typical forms of Hui people's houses are Sanhe Courtyard, Siheyuan Courtyard and Erheyuan Courtyard. The structural system is a wooden frame with a roof and cornices, made of small blue tiles, grass mud or square bricks. Houses are symmetrically arranged, enclosing the space in the form of single buildings. Siheyuan is an introverted courtyard, which consists of upper room, wing room, lower room, kitchen, toilet and walls. Upstairs is mainly a house for the elders to live in. The interior is a large space, which is separated by a wooden floor cover, with a kang inside and a porch on the front eaves. The wing is located in the small space around the front of the building, which is a primary bedroom, warehouse or servant suite. The lower room is the room around the hall, which is usually used as a kitchen and bathroom.