Come on, don't miss it. Now I will sort out the knowledge points about the relationship between China's geography and traditional customs for you free of charge.
The first is the northern region. Because of the cold weather and dry climate in the north, most houses are flat-topped, with thick walls to keep warm. In order to prevent the cold wind from coming in, the windows are very small. In some areas, because of heavy snow, the roof is similar to the slope in the south, so as not to collapse the roof due to heavy snow. There are also some special ones, such as caves in the Loess Plateau.
The second is the southern region. The buildings in the south are very distinctive, because the buildings in different parts of the south are completely different. Not far south of the Huaihe River, it is the south of the Yangtze River that people yearn for. The scenery in the south of the Yangtze River is good, not only because of the quiet water town, but also because of the high white walls, elegant gray tiles, indigo stone roads and intermittent light rain. The slope of the roof is very steep, because the climate in the south is humid, rivers and lakes are everywhere, so close to the sea, there is a lot of rain. In order to prevent rainwater from leaking into the house and affecting the house, there is a very beautiful house shape in Jiangnan. Further south, there are Hakka earth buildings that amaze foreigners. Tulou, also called Wailou, is like a giant mushroom when you have a bird's eye view of Tulou from a height. This is a large-scale enclosed building, and it is also the image of the main building in the famous animated film "Big Fish Begonia". Further south, there are places where ethnic minorities live in compact communities. Dai's bamboo building, the ground floor is only used as a warehouse, the humidity is too high, there are many wild animals, and people can't live there. There are beautiful Miao villages. Miao village maintains the architectural style of ancient Han nationality and has the architectural characteristics of southern minorities.
Having said so many knowledge points, it's time to cut to the chase. What I want to introduce to you is a special kind of house. Listen, don't make a sound. This is absolutely not in the book. Please don't tell anyone, this is my special stove for you.
Listen, I won't tell you again. What I missed will never be heard again in my life.
Near the Qinling Mountains or Huaihe River, it is the most tangled place. Is it south or north? If you count the south, it's quite cold, and it snows a lot in winter. Counting the north, there is a lot of rain and it is too hot in summer. My hometown is north of Huaihe River, but it's not too north. This is the land in northern Jiangsu.
The traditional houses here are ugly. Everyone who comes out of the countryside knows that because it is poor, it is not good to pursue beauty and ensure food and clothing. We also hope to have thick walls and strong doors and windows in the north; We also hope to have high walls and steep roofs in the south. But we can't. First, I live in an adobe house. Later, with enough technology and money, you can live in a brick house. Now the most common houses are brick houses and red brick houses. Subei is not small, but this is not Huai 'an or other places in Subei, but Suqian. The poorest place in Jiangsu Province is notoriously poor. I have no talent at all. They can only show off their 3,000-year history, the overlord Chu and concubine Yu who once appeared here, and show off. There is not much white wine in China. Although the red house is ugly, I also want to show off our red house here.
The countryside is not as low as people think, with low eaves and grassy streams. Open the window facing the valley vegetable garden and pass the glass to talk about crops. The bamboo forest is sonorous, the washerwoman returns, and the lotus leaves are swaying to get on the canoe. These are all wealthy villages. Not only rich, people are not so ignorant, but also very emotional. Don't fantasize that the countryside is actually beautiful and life is simple and quaint. You do nothing but drink your own wine, have some fun, play cards and chess. The real situation is that the old man's family is poor, living in the mountains and farming three or four acres of Shan Ye. Miao and Shu taxes can't be eaten, and the official warehouse is turned into soil. At the end of the year, hoe plows and lean against empty rooms, shouting for climbing mountains and harvesting acorns. Xijiang Jiakezhuman welcomes guests, and dogs on board often eat meat. We are a group of poor peasants here, planting winter wheat and millet.
It's a small place with many people. Shuyang is one of the best counties in Jiangsu Province. Houses in the country are very crowded. These red houses are almost next to each other, but they are not connected. There is a narrow path between the two families. These red houses are short and small, directly rooted in loess. There is loess in the yard and loess outside the door. It was not until recent years that there was a concrete floor. It depends on a completely traditional house, that is, a mixture of loess and red houses.
Put your ears up! Now let's describe the most important appearance of the red house. Red houses are all made of red bricks and tiles. Bricks are square. It is a flat rectangle. Bricks, which everyone has seen, are red and look very rustic. These red bricks are all made of local loess. There is almost no black land here, far from the northeast plain; It is not completely yellow land, and it is only a few steps away from the Loess Plateau. The yellow soil here is not very fertile, and it has been burned into this red brick. The red bricks are built brick by brick, and the middle is connected and reinforced with mud. The wall is also quite thick. If the family has some money, or because they want to, they must make the wall high to show the high-end of their home. Our family is too poor, the house is very short, and tall people have to wear cats to get in. Fortunately, the poor have nothing to eat and are not tall. Dwarves should have short houses. After talking about the wall, let me talk about the roof. What is this roof? There is not much rain and snow. Why is it not flat? This kind of sloping roof is not for rain and snow, but almost for beauty. But this is not very unscientific: it will rain in rainy season, sometimes it will flood, it will snow in winter, and it is difficult to walk when it snows. So the climate here is very comprehensive, so we need to get a sloping roof to guard against it. Aren't there wooden beams on the roof? A girder and many wooden blocks form the framework of the roof. Then I started laying tiles on it. The tiles are also ugly red. After all, it is made of the same soil, but the shape has changed.
All the families who are not too poor here have a fenced yard. Although there are many houses, they are not organized at all. No matter how clean it is, it always feels messy everywhere.
No matter how decorated these red houses are, they can't get rid of their own rusticity.
How ugly!
Too corny and tacky!
People in this country say that it is unnecessary for foreigners to scold anything!
However, it never occurred to people that under such harsh conditions, farmers here still have to build their houses well and seriously, so as to prevent themselves and their families from freezing and rain and snow. The house must be built tall and big. The poor have nothing. What they can pursue, demand and want is not face.
I like the red house. I love this land.