What's the difference between a closed house and a tulou?

When building earth buildings, many factors are considered, such as fire prevention, earthquake prevention and theft prevention. Every factor is designed in it. The architectural design of the surrounding area is a little worse than that of the earth building, only considering the problems of housing and kitchen, and the function is not perfect. Under normal circumstances, only two floors are built, one is the kitchen, the other is the bedroom, and the middle is the activity area.

Second, a detailed interpretation:

(1) shell:

The paddock is the Dragon paddock, which is the most typical, mature and distinctive residential building of Hakka. It inherits and develops the humanistic spirit and artistic tradition of China's residential buildings. Its square enclosure structure and comprehensive large-scale architectural modeling interwoven with halls and horizontal houses have a strong sense of China's traditional ethics and geomantic omen. The Hakka culture connotation of Weilongwu is very rich. From architectural style to folk customs, Hakka culture and history are displayed everywhere. It is an important symbol of Hakka culture, and is praised by many experts at home and abroad as the Oriental Pearl and the wonderful work of world residential architecture.

② Tulou

Tulou is a building with walls (a few are made of adobe bricks), columns and beams. , all made of wood, made of clay mixed with a certain proportion of unfired sandy clay and clayey sandy soil. In short, it is a building with more than two floors as the load-bearing system. According to the Modern Chinese Dictionary, the so-called "building" means "a house with two or more floors". Accordingly, a one-story house, even if it is supported by adobe walls and has timber as columns and beams, can not be called adobe, but adobe. Tulou is a unique large-scale residential form in the world, and it is known as the treasure of the traditional houses of Han nationality in China.