Daofu folk house is the national building with the most local characteristics in daofu county, which is very common in daofu county, represented by a large number of residents in Xianshui Town, daofu county City.
Daofu dwellings are commonly known as collapsed branches, and the buildings are well-known and dry, also known as Muleng Building. Use logs as the whole skeleton of the collapsed place, and build walls with mud or flaky. The front and side are split with logs, which are firmly arranged horizontally, and the two ends bite each other, and the cross section is the inner wall; The roof is covered with mud or blue tiles. The basic point of the house is generally near the mountain and water, and the seat faces west to east.
Usually two or three floors, about 5-8 meters high. The house is well insulated, warm in winter and cool in summer; Extremely shockproof. Daofu dwellings are simple and elegant in appearance, elegant and dignified, with white walls, red windows and dripping eaves. The foundation of residential buildings is mostly rectangular, and the second floor is L-shaped, concave or round. Most of the walls are stone walls or mud rammed earth walls. The internal structure of the building is made of wood as the only building material. Generally, 3 to 5 pieces are installed on the first floor and the second floor, which is both stable and imposing. The whole house is decorated with wooden sticks, such as the bedroom, storage room, auditorium and living room of the host or guest (some of them are in Han-Tibetan style). There is a small Yantai on the outer wall of the balcony and a prayer tower on the roof. The top cover is made of birch bark or hardwood strips. Made of aga soil, it will never leak in the sun and rain and is durable. External exposed parts of roof truss doors and windows; Most of them are dyed with paint or homemade colored soil to prevent corrosion and moth-eaten, which is beautiful and generous. room
The size of the house is calculated in empty units (there is a space between four columns, and a space is about 25 square meters). The small house is more than ten empty, and the big house is more than eighty empty.
Generally speaking, the large frame of Daofu residence does not need to spend too much man-hours. When the building materials are ready, the owner will invite the Lama to play divination; Pick a good day to start work. On the day of construction, relatives and friends will come to help until the house is completed. At this stage, the time is not long and the cost is not much. The most troublesome process of Daofu residential building is interior decoration. Because it is a technical job, relatives and friends can't help, and it takes a long time and costs a lot of money. According to the requirements of the owner, the decoration craftsman completes the carving first, and then carries on the painting. Generally speaking, it takes more than half a year to complete the interior decoration of a medium-sized residential building. Sculpture and painting are the essence of Daofu dwellings.
Daofu dwellings are famous in Tibetan areas for their unique style, and their reputation has spread far and wide overseas. Daofu dwellings are really the residence of immortals. Every design or picture is a mascot or a legend. The living room of residential houses is luxuriously furnished and magnificent, showing the owner's wealth; The hall is dedicated to the Buddha statue, and the butter lamp is always on, which is a quiet place at home; Bedrooms are mostly box-type or chair-type beds with warm and unique furnishings; The balcony is full of exotic flowers and grasses, which are available all year round.
Daofu's folk houses, which combine ethnic customs, architecture, painting and sculpture, are a must in Tibetan areas and a good place for tourism and leisure. Visit the house, take photos as a souvenir, and have a family conversation with the host. The host has prepared beef jerky, yogurt, pickled cabbage buns and butter tea for you to taste. If you go to a folk house, visit halls and rooms, taste Tibetan food and lie on a luxurious Tibetan bed, you will definitely doubt that you have become a fairy.