实用阶梯英语—阅读教程 （旅游篇I） Unit 5 Unit 5.pptVIP

尚辅网 尚辅网 * * 大连理工大学出版社 * 大连理工大学出版社 尚辅网 实用阶梯英语 阅读教程（旅游篇I） Unit 5 Constructions 尚辅网 Section A Intensive Reading Civilian Residential Housing with Regional Features China is an enormous country. It has various types of climate and a large number of ethnic groups that differ from one another in lifestyle and residential architecture. China’s house types can roughly be classified into the following groups—Beijing courtyard, cave dwelling of northwest China, Jiang Nan residential house, Fujian earth building, house on pillars of the Miao ethnic groups, the seal-shaped house of Yunnan, Ayiwang Uyghur Houses in Xinjiang, Mongolian Yurt of nomads, Qiang Village in the mountains of western Sichuan Province, Stone Sheet House in Guizhou and other residential houses with distinctive ethnic and regional characteristics. 尚辅网 Section A Jiang Nan Residential Houses: the Spirit of Water Plenty lakes, rivers, channels, etc. influenced every part of life and culture in Jiang Nan region, including residential houses. Jiang Nan residential houses have a similar layout arrangement to Siheyuan, but much tighter buildings and smaller yards, because of limited arable land and dense population. The small yard is for lighting and drainage. Since all the rain flows down the inner roof into the central small yard, the layout of Jiang Nan houses are often known as “All Water into Hall”. Unlike the northern houses which have brighter colors (red, green) and colorful paintings, Jiang Nan houses have a unique sense of simplicity: white wall and black tiles, which represents the humbleness of Jiang Nan people. There are two typical types of Jiang Nan residential houses: Huizhou (Anhui Jiangxi) type and Jiangzhe type (Jiangsu Zhejiang). 尚辅网 Section A Huizhou Residential Houses: Harmony Between Nature and Human Huizhou is famous for its “Hui merchants”. They once played important r