The Influence of Regional Natural Environment on Yongning Mosuo’s Architectural Forms and Building Materials

Abstract:

This article takes Mosuo's Muleng house (well structured wooden buildings) of Yongning which located at Ninglang County, Yunnan Province as an example to analyze the relationship between national tradition housing and regional natural environment. The analysis explores the relationship between the national architectures and living environment in the eyes of Mosuo to dig their thinking and logical way in the process of constructing Muleng house and the usage of natural architecture materials.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 368-370)
• Pages: 119-122
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.368-370.119
• Online since: August 2013
• Authors: Long Zhao, Ye Chao Zhang, Wen Tang, Qi Zhang
• Keywords: Mosuo, Muleng House, National Architecture, Regional Natural Environment, Well Structured Wooden Building

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