沧海桑田下的岭南文化遗珍--珠江三角洲蚝壳墙的营建

Relics that Witnessed the“Sea Change”in Lingnan Region--Construction of Oyster-shell Walls in the Pearl River Delta

牡蛎壳是岭南地区极具特色的乡土建筑材料。岭南珠江三角洲食蚝、养蚝的传统历史悠久,而使用牡蛎壳砌筑墙体的习俗则可追溯至唐朝。蚝壳屋随着宋元时期岭南地区人口大量增长而兴起,挖掘地下蚝壳的壳矿事业又与明清时期沙田的开发并驾齐驱。较之闽南蚵壳厝,岭南蚝壳屋有其独特的建造智慧,体现了先人对地下海洋资源的态度。

Oyster shell is a characteristic vernacular building material in the Lingnan region.The tradition of oyster eating and rearing has a long history in the Pearl River Delta of Lingnan,and the custom of using oyster shells to build walls can be traced back to the Tang dynasty.Oyster shell houses rose with the rapid population growth in Lingnan area in the Song and Yuan dynasties,while in the Ming and Qing dynasties,the shell mining business of digging underground oyster shells was parallel with the development of Sand Farmland.Compared to the oyster houses in southern Fujian Province,Lingnan's Oyster-shell House boasts unique construction wisdom,reflecting our ancestors'respect towards subterranean marine resources.