What are the most striking features of Huizhou ancient dwellings?

The most striking feature of Huizhou architecture is the five-fold horse head wall, which is called "five mountains in the sky" by the people. The original function of the horse head wall is to build a dike to prevent nearby fires from hurting families. Now, the horse head wall has evolved into the characteristics of Huizhou folk houses. They took advantage of the "different heights and different shades" environment in Huizhou mountainous area, and made every effort to choose a treasure house of geomantic omen and choose a site to build a village under the guidance of Yin and Yang, so as to be blessed with abundant food and clothing and prosperous future generations. In ancient Huizhou, almost every village had a certain foundation of Feng Shui. In Huizhou ancient residential buildings, Confucian strict hierarchy and feudal moral values of different grades, different men and women and orderly aging are reflected. In the old days, most urban and rural houses in Huizhou were brick and wood structures. More than one room enters, and the gate is decorated with stone carvings and bricks of landscape figures. The gatehouse has double eaves, patios are opened at each entrance, and the rainwater flows into the sewer through the dam. Commonly known as "four waters return to the hall", meaning "money does not flow out"; One of the most striking features of Huizhou ancient dwellings is their wide distribution. There are thousands of villages in Huizhou, including Wuyuan and Jixi, and almost every village has ancient houses.