DocumentCode
3220036
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
fYear
2011
fDate
22-24 April 2011
Firstpage
6498
Lastpage
6502
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electric Technology and Civil Engineering (ICETCE), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Lushan
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0289-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICETCE.2011.5774463
Filename
5774463
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