Jiangxi Traditional Houses In The Courtyard To Create A Research Environment

Courtyard is a component element in the ancient residential houses in southern China. Due to natural regional conditions, southern-style residential houses slowly evolving into the formation of courtyard. From the perspective of historical development, the formation, evolution and development of courtyard reach its peak in the period of Ming and Qing. Courtyard-style ancient houses commonly exist in the southern region, and the courtyard of Jiangxi traditional houses has a certain uniqueness and representation.The courtyards of Jiangxi traditional houses have different types including the normal three-open and three-in style courtyard in the northeastern of gan and most other regions of Jiangxi; the open-close style courtyard in the center of gan; the large enclosed style courtyard of south of gan. In the traditional residential houses, courtyard has a long history. It reflects its rich cultural heritage and unique expression of mood. People's fancy of courtyard not only reflects on its function, but also on its beauty form. Indoor lighting, ventilation, moisture and drainage could be realized by the courtyard. The rainwater flows from the roof to the courtyard, which symbolizes that the financial resources flow into the house. This also reflects the fengshui theory of "si shui gui tang". The courtyard of Jiangxi traditional houses is rich in sculpture decorative craft and painting decorative arts, it shows the folk culture and aesthetic pursuit of local people.Courtyard-style houses had once withdrew from the stage of history in the stage of Republic of China and the early founding stage of People's Republic of China. They were replaced by high-rise buildings, and some ancient houses of Jiangxi's gradually suffered serious damage. However, in modern buildings, the advantages of courtyard has been paid attention by few designers, some elements of the courtyard come back to the modern buildings. People are looking forward to the further application and development of courtyard elements.