Bamboo building mainly refers to a bamboo structure building with two or more floors, which belongs to a kind of dry-fence building in the south. According to the difference of use and shape, it can be divided into hotel building, dining wine teahouse, viewing building and scenery building, etc. It is very suitable for viewing, accommodation, catering and other purposes in tourist attractions, green and close to nature. Bamboo houses are mainly distributed in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China, and Dai and Jinuo ethnic areas in Dehong Prefecture. Because of the representativeness of Dai bamboo house, the present bamboo house generally refers to Dai bamboo house, also known as Dai bamboo house.

Legend of Bamboo House

According to legend, in ancient times, there was a brave and beautiful young man named Paya Sammuti in the Dai family. He wanted to build a house for the Dai family so that they would no longer live in the wild. He tried several times and failed. One day it rained heavily, and he saw a dog lying on the ground. It rained heavily, and the rain flowed down along the thick dog hair. He was very inspired and built a sloping shack. Later, the Phoenix flew in and kept waving its wings to him, asking him to build the roof into a herringbone shape, and then motioned to Paya Samuti in a high-legged independent posture, asking him to build the house into a high-legged house with two floors. Paya finally built a beautiful bamboo house for the Dai family according to the will of Phoenix.

the shape of Dai bamboo house is a dry-column building, and its roof is herringbone. Xishuangbanna has a tropical rain forest climate with heavy rainfall. The herringbone roof is easy to drain and will not cause water accumulation. Generally speaking, the bamboo building of Dai family is a high-rise building with two floors. The high-rise building is to prevent the moisture on the ground. The bottom floor of the bamboo building is generally uninhabited and is a place for raising poultry. The upper floor is the place where people live. This floor is the center of the whole bamboo building. The indoor layout is very simple, and it is generally divided into two parts: a hall and a bedroom. The hall is located at the entrance of the wooden ladder, which is relatively open. There is a big bamboo mat in the center, which is a place to entertain visitors and discuss matters. There is a balcony and corridor outside the hall. In the corridor of the balcony, there are Dai family's favorite water tools, such as bamboo tubes and water tanks. Here are also Dai women. Generally, there is a fire pit in the hall, and a triangular bracket is put on the fire pit to place cookers such as pots and kettles, which is the place for cooking. Walking from the main room is a bedroom separated by bamboo fences or wooden boards, and the bedroom floor is also covered with bamboo mats, which is a place for a big and small rest. The whole bamboo building is very spacious, with a lot of space, few obstructions and excellent ventilation conditions, which is very suitable for the humid and rainy climate in Banna. All the beams, columns, walls and accessories of the whole bamboo building are made of bamboo, and every part of the bamboo building has different meanings. Walking into the bamboo house is like walking into the history and culture of the Dai family, and the owner of the Dai family will tell you its meaning one by one. The pillar of the top beam of the bamboo building is called the "falling pillar", which is the most sacred pillar in the bamboo building. You can't lean on and pile things at will. It is a symbol of protecting the bamboo building from disaster. People often get leaves to pad under the pillar when building new buildings. It is said that this will be more solid. In addition to the top beam and big column, there are columns representing men and women in the bamboo building. The thicker column in the middle of the bamboo building represents men, while the short column on the side represents women. The roof symbolizes the phoenix tail and the corner symbolizes the wings of the crane ... In the past, the rank and seniority of the Dai family were very strict, which was also obvious in the construction of the bamboo building. For example, the pillars of the building where the elders live should not be less than 6 feet, and the building should be 6 feet higher than the bottom of the building. There is no word rack in the room, which is extremely spacious and bright. The wooden ladder of the bamboo building also has regulations, generally above grade 9. The bamboo building of the younger generation is generally poor. First, the height is lower than that of the older generation. Secondly, the wooden ladder can only be below level 7, and the indoor structure is much simpler. With the development of tourism, we can not only see the beautiful bamboo house in Yunnan, but also appreciate its unique style in many tourist attractions. No matter where you are, as long as you walk into the bamboo building, you will be greeted with different wonderful things.