What are the characteristics of houses in Jiangnan water town?

Houses in the south of the Yangtze River are very different from those in the north. I am a native northerner. I have lived in the countryside since I was a child. The houses here can best reflect the characteristics of northern residential buildings. Almost all rural courtyards in the north face south. This building specification is very reasonable, which is convenient for lighting and ventilation. After entering modern times, almost all new roofs in the north are flat-topped, with ladders or stairs connected to the ground, which can transport grain or agricultural and sideline products for drying. This is a long life.

Houses in the south of the Yangtze River have very retro roofs. The roof made of tiles is not a flat roof in the north. Because there are many rainy days in the south, it is necessary to protect their roofs and the overall structure of their houses. Moreover, there are almost no independent courtyards in rural families in the south, and many villages are formed along the river. Often the middle and lower reaches of a river are almost all villages built along the river.

Of course, some of them are very old villages formed by water gathering, not just single-row buildings on both sides of the river. Although many buildings are very modern, but the roof has not changed, those ancient villages in the south are similar to quadrangles? Four waters return to the hall? Architectural form, such construction area is very small compared with the area of Beijing quadrangles, because it is to reduce the area occupied by cultivated land.

The cultural differences between north and south are very obvious, not only in architecture, but also in food culture. I once lived in the south for a while. In fact, the food in the south is very distinctive and not bad, but I'm not used to it. What impressed me the most was kung pao chicken in the south, and kung pao chicken in the north was very delicious. Of course, this is because I am from the north. Not only the taste, but also the chicken is very fresh and tender in kung pao chicken in the south.

There is still a big difference between the north and the south, after all, the geographical location of the two is very different.