Study On The Traditional Houses In Yulin Based On The Methodology Of Cultural Anthropology

Yulin city was authorized one of the historic and cultural cities in China in 1986.Up to present, there remain many valuable traditional houses built in the Ming and Qing dynasties along both sides of the main street and around the eastern section of the old districts of Yulin city which constitute a very important part of historical and cultural relics worth conserving and protecting. So the demand of a research into Yulin city's traditional houses is imperative .Based on the integrated collection investigation and research on the Yulin city's traditional houses. This paper first approaches to subjects of Yulin traditional houses on layout of courtyard , layout of interiors, structure and construction, artistic carving and it's cultural meaning in relation to peoples life-style and family structure of Yulin region in Ming and Qing dynasties .Secondly based on the analyzing of the causes of the formation of Yulin traditional houses .The four aspects, namely ,multi-nationality cultures, natural condition social environment and religion of Yulin region in Ming and Qing dynasties about their influences on the development of Yulin traditional houses, lastly, this paper probe briefly into the value of Yulin traditional houses and analyzes the current situation of the houses and makes some suggestions on conserving and protecting of Yulin traditional houses.