Stilt-Style Architecture

Stilt-style architecture refers to the architectural form that is featured by the bottom frame of wood or bamboo columns above the ground. Firstly discovered through archaeology at Hemudu in Zhejiang Province, it is one of the vernacular architectural forms in southern China since the Neolithic Age, which is obviously different from the semi-crypt houses of the same period in northern China. With wood and bamboo as main building materials, stilt-style architecture is mainly a two-story building, with animals and debris stored in the lower layer and people living in the upper layer. It is suitable for those who live in humid places with a lot of rain, and is mainly popular in more remote areas of China, including central and western Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, southeastern Yunnan Province, and southwestern Guizhou Province.