During your trip, what accommodation experiences did you experience that exceeded your expectations?

When traveling to various places, I had many accommodation experiences that exceeded my expectations, and many of them were foreign hotels that impressed me deeply.

Let me tell you about the most unique accommodation in Hulunbuir. You will be surprised after reading it. It seems like you are living in ancient times, but this is exactly the tradition preserved by the Hulunbuir ethnic minority, and it is also a national intangible cultural heritage.

1. Cuoluozi

"Cuoluozi", also known as "Xierenzhu" or "Cuoluoangku", is a hunting and nomadic tribe in the Northeast of Oroqen, Ewenki and Hezhe. A kind of national conical "house". "Cuoluo" means "point" and "angku" means "shack", which are the names of the Hezhe people; "Xieren" means "wooden pole" and "zhu" means "house", which are the names of the Oroqen and Ewenki people. name. The combined meaning of the two names is "a spire house built with wooden poles", which is the main characteristic of "Cuoluozi".

How to make it

The location of Cuuluozi is a flat place with higher terrain, where the sun can shine and where water and firewood are nearby. The construction method is to use three or five wooden poles about the thickness of the mouth of a bowl with branches intersecting with each other to form a skeleton with an upper part and a lower part. Then about 30 wooden rods are used to tie and fix it between the skeletons, and on the south side. (or east) leaving the door, that is, basically taking shape.

The wooden poles are just a "roof truss", and the outside needs to be covered to protect it from wind and rain. Depending on the season, birch bark, straw curtains, and animal skins such as roe deer and roe deer are used to make a layer-by-layer fence from top to bottom and tied to wooden poles. In summer, door curtains are made of grass or tree strips. , made of roe deer skin in winter.

The space inside the customs and taboos Zuoluozi is about one foot high, and the diameter of the ground is from one foot, two or three feet to one foot, sixty or seven feet. If the door opens to the south, bunks for living, sitting and sleeping are set up on the north, east and west sides of the room. Some use hay and bark to lay directly on the ground, while more often lay wooden poles and boards on a forest frame about one foot high, and spread straw mats or leather on top to better protect against cold and moisture.

The central open space between the bunk and the door is a place for heating and cooking. According to the customs of these ethnic groups, there are different levels of position within the Cuuluozi. The north (front) is the place where the god's throne is placed, and it is the most noble. Usually only the male host and male distinguished guests can sit and sleep in the Beibun.

2. Wood-cut houses

Wood-cut houses are typical Russian dwellings, which have the advantages of being warm in winter and cool in summer, strong and durable. The wood carvings are placed under the dado. Generally, large stones are used as the foundation, and thick long logs are stacked in the middle or long wooden boards of varying widths are nailed to form the wall; the upper eaves, door eaves, and window eaves are the focus of the back decoration.

After the woodcarved house is built, you can paint the outside with varnish to keep the original color of the wood; you can also paint it with your favorite color according to the different hobbies of each household, usually blue and green.

Construction method: The construction method of wood-cut houses is mainly carved out of wood and hand axes. It has squares and corners and is very standardized and neat, so people call it wood-cut houses. The first step in building a wooden house is to lay the foundation. The foundation is made of stone and filled with cement, which is relatively strong. The second step is to cover, put thicker wood on the lowest layer.

Put one layer on top of another, with the second layer on top of the first. Generally speaking, iron nails are not used to build a wood-carved house. Wooden wedges are usually used. First, a hole is drilled in the wood, and then wooden wedges are used to reinforce it.

The traditional method of building wooden ridges is to use moss. The moss pad is in the middle, which has the advantage of being airtight. In winter, the temperature is minus 30°C to 40°C. With moss pressed underneath, it is like cement sandwiched in the gaps, making it airtight. It is very warm in winter and very cool in summer. The more particular Russian villagers always like to build a corridor-like house in front of the house when building wooden ridges. The locals call this small house Mendou, which plays a role in wind protection.