Describe the bamboo architecture in Xishuangbanna.

Bamboo architecture mainly refers to two-story or more bamboo structure buildings, which belong to a kind of southern dry fence architecture. According to different uses and shapes, it can be divided into hotel buildings, restaurants, wine teahouses, scenic buildings and so on. Very suitable for viewing, accommodation, catering and other purposes of tourist attractions, green and close to nature. Bamboo houses are mainly distributed in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China and Dai and Jinuo areas in Dehong Prefecture. Because of the representativeness of Dai bamboo house, the present bamboo house generally refers to Dai bamboo house, also called Dai bamboo house.

Zhulou legend

According to legend, in ancient times, there was a brave and beautiful young man named Paya Samuti in the Dai family. He wants to build a house for the Dai family, so that they will no longer live in the wild. He tried several times and failed. One day it rained heavily and he saw a dog lying on the ground. It rained heavily, and the rain ran down the thick dog hair. He was inspired to build a sloping shack. Later, the Phoenix flew in and kept waving its wings at him, asking him to build the roof into a herringbone, and then gestured to Paya Samuti in a high-legged independent posture, asking him to build the house into a two-story high-legged house. Paya finally built a beautiful bamboo house for Dai's family according to Phoenix's wishes.

The shape of Dai bamboo building is a dry-column building with a herringbone roof. Xishuangbanna has a tropical rainforest climate with abundant rainfall. The "human" roof is easy to drain and will not cause water accumulation. Dai's bamboo buildings are generally two-story high-rise buildings. High-rise buildings are designed to prevent the ground from getting wet. The ground floor of the bamboo building is generally uninhabited and is a place for raising poultry. Upstairs is where people live. This floor is the center of the whole bamboo building. The interior layout is very simple, generally divided into two parts, a hall and a bedroom. The hall is located at the entrance of the wooden ladder, which is relatively open. There is a big bamboo mat in the middle, which is a place to entertain visitors and discuss things. There are balconies and corridors outside the hall. In the corridor of the balcony, there are Dai's favorite water tools, such as bamboo tubes and water tanks. There are also Dai women here. Generally, there is a fire pit in the hall, and a triangular bracket is placed on the fire pit to place cookers such as pots and kettles, which is the place for cooking. Walking from the main room is a bedroom separated by bamboo fences or wooden boards, and the bedroom floor is also covered with bamboo mats, which is a place for one big and one small to rest. The whole bamboo building is very spacious, with large space, few shelters and excellent ventilation conditions, which is very suitable for the humid and rainy climate in Banna. The beams, columns, walls and fittings of the whole bamboo building are made of bamboo, and each part of the bamboo building has different meanings. Walking into the bamboo house is like walking into the history and culture of the Dai family, and the owner of the Dai family will tell you its meaning one by one. The pillar of the bamboo roof beam is called "falling column", which is the most sacred pillar in the bamboo building. You can't lean on it and pile things up at will. It is a symbol of protecting bamboo buildings from disasters. When building new buildings, people often put leaves under the pillars. It is said that this will be more solid. In addition to the top beams and columns, there are also columns representing men and women in the bamboo building. The thick column in the middle of the bamboo building represents men, and the short column on the side represents women. The roof symbolizes the phoenix tail, and the corner symbolizes the wings of the crane ... In the past, Dai's level and qualifications were very strict, which was also obvious in the construction of the bamboo building. For example, the pillars of the building where the elders live should not be less than 6 feet, and the building should be 6 feet higher than the bottom. The room is extremely spacious and bright without a word stand. There are also regulations for wooden ladders in bamboo buildings, which are generally above grade 9. The bamboo buildings of the younger generation are generally poor. First, the height is lower than the older generation. Secondly, the wooden ladder can only be below level 7, and the indoor structure is much simpler. With the development of tourism, we can not only see the beautiful bamboo buildings in Yunnan, but also enjoy their unique styles in many tourist attractions. No matter where you are, as long as you walk into the bamboo building, you will be greeted with different wonderful things.