Hua Qiao Dwelling Research In Hanjiang, Putian

Overseas Chinese also called "Hua Qiao" is a special group in the special period of China,they are also symbols of unofficial migrants and cross culture communication.Some of them got succeed and went home to build their houses,which are always large and special.With the frequent come-and-go between China mainland and overseas,the overseas Chinese build even more houses and such dwellings make much influence to local residences.Consider to the difficulties of investigate whether houses holder was overseas Chinese or not in each building which seems like an overseas Chinese house,I decide to bring all such buildings into my subject as Generalizes Hua Qiao Dwelling,just depend on their forms.Hua Qiao Dwelling in Hanjiang were based on local folk house,borrowed foreigner decorate elements or construction technology,made itself shows traditional shape in total but foreign flavor in detail and structure.The existence Hua Qiao House could classified into four types depend on my investigation.First,independent style,which shed from the bound of courtyard and dedicate to show its magnificence.Second,multi-floor courtyard,which originated from traditional courtyard house but grew in vertical dimension and shaped new block relationships.Third,arcade style,as name shows,was traditional colonnade reformed into arcade.Fourth,western-style house,which external image shows foreign flavor but remained a traditional plan names Four Eyes Hall.Four styles also had their own variants,and all these made the Hua Qiao Dwelling distinctive.This paper combined by three parts.Background part include 1&2 chapter,the former one is an instruction,it states research target,scope,relevant theory,etc.2nd chapter keep eyes on local geography condition,local culture,Hua Qiao history and their cultures,at the end of this part is an prologue of next part,which made a brief instruction of Hua Qiao Dwelling.Main part made up by 3&4 chapter,3rd one made a deep investigation to the research target,it contains the formation,shape,arrangement and examples of Hua Qiao Dwelling.4th chapter is special decoration research,which subject on two major ways,Majolica Brick decorate and Full Decorated Elevation,and also mentioned some unique elements as complement.Application part only included 5th chapter,it concludes the result and accomplishment of this research.