Ethnic Architecture

Mulao people who have blood ties live in one village and only in some bigger stockaded villages and towns, the residents with other surnames or of other nationalities can...

The traditional house of Jing people is the thatched cottage, which they call “Fence House.” The wall is woven with batten and bamboo strips, sometimes pasted with a layer...

The cave dwellings and Chinese courtyard houses are characteristic dwelling buildings of the Han nationality. According to the textual research of ancient architects, more than 4000 years ago, Han...

Mongol has a deep affection for songs, which mirror their basic necessities of life in food, clothing, shelter and transport. There came down an ancient folk song in the...

“The slashing pillar” belongs to Oroqen language and the meaning is “wooden pole horse”. It is a kind of simple coniform house that is built by using twenty or...

Cottage with a -like Roof & “Manzi Kang” (Heated Brick Bed) Most of the Daur villages are situated against mountains and by rivers and have lovely scenery. Houses and...

Building pattern and house arrangement or furnishings are typical of Central Asian. Their houses are mostly styles of courtyard, which can be divided into 2 types, buildings and bungalows....

Since the immigrating population of Xibo nationality was increasing continuously, original wells and dykes could not support the requirement of enlarging cultivation field. Although people had just settled down...

The industrial arts and crafts of the Tatar nationality are in great varieties, with outstanding technology and very famous. The architectural technology is more outstanding and has unique national...

The Dong people usually build their villages across rivers; thus, there are various kinds of bridges in Dong villages, such as slate bridges, stone arch bridges, bamboo bridges, wind-and-rain...