那片石头房

THOSE STONE HOUSES

夕阳的余晖渐渐染红天边,晚霞映着这片石头房,那样宁静、安详。牛儿还在叫,它是不是也在回家的路上？听着脚底踏着青石路面的声音,此时的我好像离家多年的游子,回到阔别已久的家乡,只想找一处所,寻找最初的美好。

Yaojie Village is the only village in Laishan district that has stone houses. The local people always say that the history of the stone houses is also the history of Yaojie Village. These stone houses were built in the late Ming and early Qing Dynasty. The wellpreser ved stone houses have black-brick floors and black-tile roofs. Most of the houses have three rooms. Some of them have two or five rooms. In order to keep warm, the roof of the house is covered with straw matting. Usually the houses don't have big windows. Since ancient times, the people in these stone houses have been famous for respecting teachers and regarding education. Nowadays, many people still st udy and work outside. The people here get on very well together.