"Natural Selection"-the Enlightenment From The Comparative Study About Yunnan, Shanxi Residential Architecture

local residence architecture is the result of long-termhuman practice, formed in the specific socialeconomic conditions and natural environment with the accumulation of customs and culture.It is a kind ofcarrier of culture. local residence architecture is not only the foundation of traditional culture, but alsotreasures of the modern industrial civilization society, rich in historical, artistic, and aesthetic value.Buttoday, when economic level develops rapidly, old local residence architecture, as well as ecologicalculture that is close to a natural way of life is slowly fading. Therefore, we must realize that in order tomake our traditional cultural continuity and inheritance, we must study on the traditional residence andenvironment adaptability in-depth, finding out the law of sustainable development of the traditionalresidential architecture form. It is our primary task and responsibility.local residence architectureis closely linkedwith a nation, a country’s economy, and is an importantcomponent of the culture of this country. local residence architecture is closely related to nation, thenational economic development, living standard and national income and so on. It also has a closerelationshipwith customs, language, religion, ideology and culture. In the country of many nationalities,local residence architecture and will be affected by regional influence, and has formed the regionalcharacteristics of architecture culture. local residence architecture experienced historical and naturalcreation, preserving the closestwayto natural life. In people’s material and spiritual selections, localresidence architectureshows people of all ethnic groups in different environment for their valuable creation,having unique physical form and rich cultural connotation. The natural environment, regional culture,geographical position, experience and technology are the influence factorsof local residence architectureform. On the natural environment basis, regional culture is a product of people’slong-term practicein aspecific range,is a human activitypruduction. The regional culture is one of the important factorsinfluencing local residence architecture form.The formation of regional culture makes the local residencearchitecture has the obvious regional characteristics.Different regional culture will produce different formsof local residence architecture.