Style and Features of an Ancient She Village in Ningde of Eastern Fujian

摘要

Houdun Village in Ningde City of Eastern Fujian is a well-preserved traditional village with typical style and features of the She nationality.The history of Houdun Village can be traced back to the first year of the reign of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty.After hundreds of years of development,the ancient village has formed a layout that conforms to the topography,and there are a lot of traditional buildings that live in harmony with nature.Authors of this paper analyzed the style and features of the vil age in terms of the surrounding environment of the village,the characteristics of the village's traditional culture,and the construction methods of the houses,and systematically and completely showed the characteristics of building villages in accordance with local conditions,unique traditional culture,and distinctive architectural forms.The paper finally elaborated ancient village's important historical,cultural,social,and scientific values and emphasized that Houdun Village,as an important carrier of national culture,gave birth to a distinctive cultural connotation and retained colorful traditional customs of the She nationality.