What are the characteristics of traditional Huizhou architecture in the South

Huizhou architecture has both the practicality of northern architecture, but also absorbed the southern architecture focus on the characteristics of the carving. Beautiful and practical, low cost and low maintenance costs.

The Huizhou School is characterized by "whitewashed walls, horse-head walls, patio rooms, and a main hall." The architecture is characterized by symmetry and mostly facing south.1. Daiwu, pink walls and horse-head walls are the expressive features.2. Brick carvings, wood carvings and stone carvings are the decorative features.3. High houses, deep wells and halls are the characteristics of the homes. Huizhou architecture is famous for its houses, ancestral halls and pagodas, which are known as the three best ancient buildings in Huizhou. The water tank in the patio of the hall is called the peace tank. The water tank in front of the wall is called Menhai. All halls have wells, and no house is without flowers (carvings). Huizhou architecture has big walls (outer walls, horse-head walls) and small windows. Huizhou mural is commonly known as wall mural by local people, which is widely depicted under the eaves of ancient Huizhou houses and above and below the doorway and window eaves, as well as stone carving, Brick Carving and wood carving. The difference between it and general frescoes is that it is a wall with multiple frescoes as one.

Building components will be endowed with legends such as the kiss: refers to the ridge at both ends of the mouth of the ridge. Arowana (dragonfish), its origin is relatively primitive, it is said that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made "Pak Leung Hall", suffered a fire, the priest said: "South China Sea there are fish gnarls, the essence of the water, the waves of the rain, as the temple kiss, in order to suppress the fire and disaster. "The kiss is thus generated and inherited. Another example is the hanging ridge kiss: located in the head of the ridge with the main ridge hanging figures, called "immortal". What exactly refers to the immortal said differently. It is often said that Jiang Dagong was here to "subdue the demons and catch the evil spirits". It is also said that "Dayu" invited "Yuwang" to guard the area because he was afraid that too many ocelots were gathered at the roof ridge and that the ocelots might turn over and cause a flood. It is also said that Erlang Shen, the Hercules who split the mountain to save his mother, and the beast on the ridge is "Roaring Dog", which also means that Erlang Shen is here to suppress evils and catch demons. All these sayings are meant to protect the peace, and to symbolize the auspicious meaning of endless life.