Title :
Comparison of architectural characteristics between Hakka houses in Gan, Min and Yue provinces and Diaolous in Kaiping
Author :
Ping, Wang ; Heng, Wang
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Archit., South China Univ. of Technol., Guangzhou, China
Abstract :
Hakka houses in Gan,Min and Yue provinces and Diaolous in Kaiping both were parts of watchtower local houses of China.The distinctions of historical background and culture between them led to the two types of watchtower local houses were different in the following several sections: architecture form,structure,materials and decoration. Based on these aspects,the comparative study about the differences of the two defensive buildings was performed in the article.
Keywords :
architecture; cultural aspects; history; structural engineering; Hakka houses; architectural characteristics; architecture form; decoration; defensive buildings; historical background; historical culture; materials; structure; watchtower local houses; Buildings; Cultural differences; Educational institutions; Presses; Hakka houses; combinations of Chinese and Western culture; traditional culture; watchtower local houses;
Conference_Titel :
Electric Technology and Civil Engineering (ICETCE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lushan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0289-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICETCE.2011.5774463
