JIANGNAN or regions south of the Yangtze River’s lower reaches, is an area with green hills and limpid waters. It has long been the epitome of natural beauty and fertility. Waterways are the main means of transportat...JIANGNAN or regions south of the Yangtze River’s lower reaches, is an area with green hills and limpid waters. It has long been the epitome of natural beauty and fertility. Waterways are the main means of transportation here as the land is divided by canals into a checkerboard. Under these natural conditions, locals designed and built their houses in a unique way, the design of which gave rise to the Suzhou traditional folk house architectural style. The houses are usually not wide and have a deep interior. The layout and scale of each house varies, depending on the wealth of its owner. When seen from a distance, the cluster of houses presents an irregular beauty densely decorating the small areas of land in the region.展开更多
Door is an important ingredient of Chinese traditional folk houses. It not only embodies the form, color, decoration and other material forms, but reflects the folklore, beliefs, geomancy and other cultural concepts. ...Door is an important ingredient of Chinese traditional folk houses. It not only embodies the form, color, decoration and other material forms, but reflects the folklore, beliefs, geomancy and other cultural concepts. From the perspective of cultural geography, the culture of traditional folk houses' door ornament was studied by using the theory of cultural landscape. Based on the field investigation of remaining folk houses in central part of Shanxi, the Huizhou area and southwestern of China, this paper explores the geographical features of traditional folk houses' door ornament and analyzes the cultural landscape with dynamic characteristics of the door ornament. It is hoped that this paper will perfect the study of traditional residential culture.展开更多
文摘JIANGNAN or regions south of the Yangtze River’s lower reaches, is an area with green hills and limpid waters. It has long been the epitome of natural beauty and fertility. Waterways are the main means of transportation here as the land is divided by canals into a checkerboard. Under these natural conditions, locals designed and built their houses in a unique way, the design of which gave rise to the Suzhou traditional folk house architectural style. The houses are usually not wide and have a deep interior. The layout and scale of each house varies, depending on the wealth of its owner. When seen from a distance, the cluster of houses presents an irregular beauty densely decorating the small areas of land in the region.
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文摘Door is an important ingredient of Chinese traditional folk houses. It not only embodies the form, color, decoration and other material forms, but reflects the folklore, beliefs, geomancy and other cultural concepts. From the perspective of cultural geography, the culture of traditional folk houses' door ornament was studied by using the theory of cultural landscape. Based on the field investigation of remaining folk houses in central part of Shanxi, the Huizhou area and southwestern of China, this paper explores the geographical features of traditional folk houses' door ornament and analyzes the cultural landscape with dynamic characteristics of the door ornament. It is hoped that this paper will perfect the study of traditional residential culture.
