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Stilt houses (also called pile dwellings or lake dwellings) are houses raised on stilts (or piles) over the surface of the soil or a body of water. Stilt houses are built primarily as a protection against flooding; [1] they also keep out vermin. [2] The shady space under the house can be used for work or storage. [3]
Pang uk (Chinese: 棚屋; Jyutping: paang4 uk1; lit. 'shack house') is a kind of stilt house found in Tai O, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. [1] Pang uk are built on water or on small beaches. A fire broke out in 2000 destroying some of the houses in Tai O, [2] and some were later rebuilt.
Traditional Chinese house architecture refers to a historical series of architecture styles and design elements that were commonly utilised in the building of civilian homes during the imperial era of ancient China. Throughout this two-thousand year long period, significant innovations and variations of homes existed, but house design generally ...
Hongya Cave at night as seen from Qiansimen Bridge. Hongya Cave, also known as Hongya Dong (Chinese: 洪崖洞; pinyin: hóng gyá dòng; lit. ' cave of the flooded cliff ') is an 11-story stilt-building complex in the main commercial district of Jiefangbei in the city of Chongqing, China.
Pages in category "Stilt houses" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aérohabitat;
In the past, the Dai bamboo house was divided into two types: the official bamboo house and the civilian bamboo house. The officer’s bamboo house is spacious and bright. It adopts the style of Western “gothic architecture”, the shape of the house is square, and the roof is shaped like a pyramid. The entire bamboo house is supported by 20 ...
A Chinese woman who quit her administrative job to become a cleaner is now the owner of two houses and cars. University graduate Liu Xiaoli told Chinese media outlet Ding Duan Xin Wen (Top News ...
In traditional stilt houses, wood is a prevalent structural material used to manufacture the stilts. This is usually from a local lumber source, with many traditional stilt houses in Asia using bamboo for structural support. [8] In modern homes, concrete and steel are often used as construction material for the structural stilts in houses.