The architectural feature of ancient buildings in southern Fujian is that white granite is used as abutment stone, and a large number of red bricks and tiles are used to build the main body of the house. The roofs are mostly dovetail ridges with slightly upturned ends, and the walls, corridors and roofs are beautifully decorated.

"Light Hall and Dark Room" is the layout feature of ancient buildings in southern Fujian. The nave is spacious and bright, and it is a place to worship ancestors, gods and receive visitors. The back wall of the hall is separated by a big wooden door that can be opened and folded, usually closed and separated from the back porch. The back porch can be arranged as a small study, and in case of important guests, it can also be extended to the back porch for private chat. When you have something to do, you can open the big wooden door and combine the hall and the back porch to increase the activity space.

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The ancient houses in southern Fujian are traditional houses in southern Fujian. In Minnan dialect, "CuO" is a house, and red brick CuO is a house made of red bricks, which is also the most representative traditional building in southern Fujian.

The ancient buildings in southern Fujian are mainly distributed in Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Putian, and Quangang, Dehua, Yongchun, Anxi, Nan 'an, Hui 'an, Jinjiang, Shishi, Nanjing, Pinghe, Xiao Yun, Zhaoan, Dongshan, Zhangpu, Longhai, Hua 'an and Changtai. The ancient buildings in different places are generally similar, but some details are different.

Phoenix Net-the architectural art of traditional architecture in China, an ancient building in southern Fujian.