What is the traditional layout form of Bai folk houses?

Due to the close economic ties with the mainland, Bai folk houses are greatly influenced by the Han nationality, forming the traditional layout form of so-called "three squares and one wall" and "four in five patios".

Bai folk houses take Fang as the unit, which is a three-bay, two-story house. It is the basic unit of Bai folk houses and is called a Fang. Generally, the three rooms downstairs in the Ming Dynasty are halls and reception places, while the other two rooms are bedrooms with corridors in front. The three rooms upstairs are usually open and not separated. The bright room is for God's use, and the rest are piled with food and grass. There is no porch in front of some rooms.

The plane combination of Bai folk houses is relatively regular. Only one square is called a single square house, and two squares are called two-way two-room houses. Three squares are the so-called "three squares and one wall". This is the largest number of Bai folk houses, and the four squares are composed of "four in one and five patios", which is the layout form of rich people's houses.

"Three rooms and one wall" consists of three "rooms", with three rooms and two floors, one is the main room and the other two are wing rooms. At the junction of the square, there is a leaky corner patio with a kitchen and a well. Generally, there are back doors in the leaky patios of urban houses, but there are few rural houses.

The courtyard of a three-bedroom house is usually square with three bays. On the opposite side of the main house, there is a three-bay zhaobi that surrounds the house. This kind of wall-shining is one of the characteristics of Bai folk houses, and its forms are divided into one-leg wall-shining and three-layer water-shining.

One-legged zhaobi, also known as flat zhaobi, has the same height and is not segmented, and the roof is temple-style. The wall of the Three-Stack Waterfront Wall is divided into three sections, the middle section is relatively high and wide, and the two ends are relatively short and narrow, which looks like an archway.

There is a gate in the northeast corner of the yard, which can be divided into two types according to the economic ability of the head of household: Xiamen building and no Xiamen gate. Some Xiamen buildings are generally in the shape of three archways, and the doors of wealthy families have pointed wings that tilt upwards and arches decorated under the eaves.

"Three pavilions and one beautiful wall" adapts to the terrain and natural conditions of strong wind and frequent earthquakes in Bai area, and the building is gorgeous, exquisite and elegant. Most houses are backed by mountains in the east, with soft and beautiful roof curves, rising roofs, slowly rising noses at both ends, sunken roofs and almost no windows on the external walls.