Residential introduction: In the old days, when building a house in Pinghu countryside, the first step was to ask Mr. Yin and Yang to read the Feng Shui. Looking at the orientation, the house orientation is generally southeast. Due to the climate of Pinghu, there are more northwest winds in winter and southeast winds in summer. Houses facing the southeast are warm in winter and cool in summer. Second, look at the water direction. Because Pinghu is a water town, the transportation of production and living materials and agricultural products mainly relies on waterways, and the water for daily production and living mainly comes from river water, so houses are built next to rivers, beaches, and ports.
Thatched shed: Before liberation, there were few people in some places in Pinghu, so there were more outsiders to open up wasteland and cultivate the land. However, due to lack of funds when they first arrived, and to facilitate future relocation, many people built temporary straw huts.
"Luogong House": It is a traditional house building style in rural areas of Pinghu, also known as "Four-Luogong House", which means water falls on all sides, and the six corners of the roof ridge and eaves are tilted upward, so it is also called "Liuguang House". Generally, it is mainly made of brick and wood structure, and the four walls are made of logs as columns (built into the wall). They are usually three-bay, five-bay, or seven-bay. The depth is determined by the number of beams. It is commonly known as "road head", with "road head". "Five Road Head", "Seven Road Head", "Nine Road Head". For example, if three beams are placed before and after the main beam, there will be a total of six beams on both sides, plus one main beam, a total of seven beams, commonly known as "Seven Road Heads".
There are also many types of houses in the rural areas of Pinghu Water Town, including "one dai with two kitchen stoves", "front and rear dais", "front and rear dais with two kitchen stoves", "three dai heads", "seven road heads with double kitchen stoves", " "The head of the seven roads faces the south house", "The head of the seven roads faces the south house", "The head of the seven roads faces the south house", "The head of the hard mountain", "The head of the straight sky", "The head of the seven roads supports the mountain", etc.