实用阶梯英语—阅读教程 （旅游篇I） 教参 unit5.docVIP

Unit Five Chinese Constructions I. Related Background Information 1. the seal-shaped house of Yunnan 云南“一颗印” Ayiwang Uyghur Houses in Xinjiang 新疆维吾尔阿依旺民居 Ayiwang, which is also called as the summer room, is a common form of Uyghur residential building. It has about 300~400 years history. “Ayiwang” refers to the front hall with a skylight (also called summer room). It serves multi purposes like a living room; the back rooms are bedrooms, also known as “winter rooms”, which usually have no windows. The design of the house can be very flexible. All the rooms are connected together, with the cour