Pay special attention to the beauty of group combination, or adopt the courtyard layout of symmetry axis, or freestyle, the former is the main one.
Pay attention to a high degree of harmony with nature and respect nature.
Artistic character pays special attention to the pursuit of neutral, simple, inclusive and deep beauty.
Architecture is a structure that people build with all available materials, such as earth, stone, wood, steel, glass, reed, plastic and ice. Architecture itself is not an end, but the purpose of architecture is to obtain the "space" formed by architecture.
It is an artificial environment created by people in order to meet the needs of social life, using the material and technical means they have mastered and applying certain scientific laws, geomantic concepts and aesthetic laws.
China has a vast territory and many nationalities, and the forms, structures, decorative arts and colors of local houses have their own characteristics. This paper mainly introduces the distinctive caves in the north and the folk houses in the ancient city.
There are many caves in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River in northern China. In Shaanxi, Gansu, Henan, Shanxi and other loess areas, local residents dig horizontal holes in natural earth walls, often connecting several holes, adding bricks and stones in the holes to build caves.
Cave dwellings are fire-proof, noise-proof, warm in winter and cool in summer, land-saving, economical and labor-saving, and organically combine nature and life scenes. It is a perfect architectural form adapted to local conditions, which permeates people's love and attachment to the yellow land.
In addition, there are well-preserved ancient cities in China, where there are a large number of ancient houses. Among them, Pingyao Ancient City in Shanxi and Old Town of Lijiang in Yunnan were both listed on the World Heritage List at 1998.