院子民居建筑

Courtyard Residential Buildings

院子民居由正屋、左右横楼、屋前围墙(或鱼塘、挡土墙)围成一个独立的庭院,是明清南方山区常见的木质民居。本文以溆浦县龙庄湾村向家上院子为例,介绍院子民居的选址布局、功能分配、文化内涵,以及后期演化,呼吁有关部门重视逝去的农耕文化保护,对现存院子民居采取适当的保护措施。

The courtyard folk house is a separate courtyard surrounded by the main house, the right and left horizontal building, the front wall(or fishpond, retaining wall), which is a common wooden house in the southern mountainous area of Ming and Qing dynasties. Taking XIANG Up-Courtyard House at Xupu Longzhuangwan village as an example, introduces the courtyard houses location layout, function distribution, the cultural connotation, and the later evolution. It calls on the relevant department to pay attention to the lost agricultural culture protection and take appropriate measures for the existing courtyard houses.