Most of the Dai people live in Pingba area, where there is no snow all year round and abundant rainfall. The annual average temperature is 265,438 0℃, regardless of the four seasons. So here, the dry column building is a very suitable form.
Because bamboo is abundant in this area, many houses are built with bamboo, which is called bamboo house. With thick bamboo as the skeleton, bamboo strips as the wall, bamboo strips as the floor or wooden boards as the roof, there are 24 main columns. Therefore, the material of the invention is simple and the construction is convenient and quick.
Bamboo House is a characteristic residence of Dai people, which is mainly distributed in Xishuangbanna Prefecture and Ruili Prefecture of Dehong Prefecture in Yunnan Province. Bamboo House is the courtyard surrounding the central house, which is open and free. Moreover, the bamboo house is hidden in leafy bamboo forests and fruit trees, which is quiet and pleasant.
Bamboo building is moisture-proof, waterproof, shockproof and breathable. The building is several meters from the ground, so the indoor moisture is not easy to rise and the water will not flood the building. The bamboo building is square, ventilated on all sides, cool in summer and warm in winter. Bamboo buildings are moisture-proof, heat-dissipating, ventilated, insect-proof, animal-proof, and flood-proof, all of which are adapted to the local climate and topography.
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According to legend, in ancient times, there was a young man named Paya Samuti in the Dai family. He wants to build a house for the Dai family, so that they will no longer live in the wild. He tried several times and failed. One day, it was raining heavily. He saw a dog lying on the ground. It rained heavily, and the rain ran down the thick dog hair. He was inspired to build a sloping shack.
Later, the Phoenix flew in and kept waving its wings at him, asking him to build the roof into a herringbone, and then gestured to Paya Samuti in a high-legged independent posture, asking him to build the house into a two-story high-legged house. Paya finally built a beautiful bamboo house for Dai's family according to Phoenix's wishes.