Regional variation Chinese architecture

1 regional variation

1.1 lingnan (cantonese) architecture
1.2 minnan (hokkien) architecture
1.3 hakka architecture
1.4 gan architecture
1.5 others

regional variation

there considerable regional variance in chinese architecture. more notable regional styles include:

lingnan (cantonese) architecture

the classical lingnan architecture used in southern province of gwongdung , eastern half of neighboring gwongsai. noted use of carvings , sculptures decorations, green brick, balconies, cold alleys , narrow doors , , many other characteristics adaptive subtropical region.

minnan (hokkien) architecture

minnan architecture, or hokkien architecture, refers architectural style of hoklo people, han chinese group have been dominant demographic of of fujian , taiwan. style noted use of swallowtail roofs (heavily decorated upward-curving roof ridges) , cut porcelain carving decorations.

hakka architecture

hakka people have been noted building distinctive walled villages in order protect clan wars.

gan architecture

the gan chinese-speaking province of jiangxi noted distinct style, making use of bricks, wood, , stones materials, erected wooden frames.

others

aside above, there many other regional styles, such hutong, prevalent in northern china, longtang , shikumen of haipai (shanghainese) architecture, , on.