Ganlan-style buildings are a characteristic of the Dai people's residence.

The Dai bamboo houses in Xishuangbanna and Dehong Ruili are unique in style.

The building is nearly square, with two floors. The upper floor is occupied by people, about 7 feet from the ground. The lower floor has no walls and is used for raising livestock and stacking items. The roof is double-sloped and mostly covered with woven "straw rows".

Climbing up the stairs, there is a corridor and a drying platform where you can dry things and enjoy the cool air.

The Dai people in most areas of Dehong live in bungalows with walls made of cut bamboo or adobe and covered with thatch. Most of them are courtyard houses.

The Dai bamboo houses in the Yi Mountains of Chuxiong have relatively wide and flat roofs. Their main function is ventilation, sun protection and cooling, followed by rain protection. The houses are elevated, and people live upstairs, which can avoid the hot heat and moisture on the ground and prevent insects from invading. The beams and columns are interspersed inside and outside.

, integrated and very strong, which can prevent earthquakes; there are only a few pillars downstairs, and if the river floods, the bamboo building can usually be kept intact.

In the Dai area of ??Yishan Mountain, every house has a bamboo house, and most of them are the main residences of Dai people.

Extended information The Dai people are the ethnic group that makes and uses the most black pottery.

Xishuangbanna, Pu'er Zhenyuan and other places are the main producing areas of black pottery.

Because black pottery has good air permeability, in the hot Dai countryside, using it to store water for a long time will not only prevent it from deteriorating, but also keep the water cool.

Another use is as a water dripper for praying for good luck. There is usually a small water hole at the foot of the pillar in the Buddhist temple of the Dai temple. According to the dripping water, divination is performed. If there is any misfortune, the Buddha should be asked to chant sutras to relieve it.

The raw material of black pottery is a kind of black soil unique to Dai Township. It is made by mixing it with a certain amount of sand and soil, then pounding and pressing it.