Comparative Study On Traditional Residential Building Culture Of Lisu In Northwest Yunnan

Lisu ethnic group,as an ethnic minority with a long history and frequent migration in China,its population is mainly concentrated in the area of "three parallel rivers" in northwest Yunnan.The most typical traditional houses of Lisu ethnic group are bamboo strip houses and wooden corrugated houses,which are regional products formed under special geographical environment and primitive social form.Lisu ethnic group as a straight ethnic group,so far many villages in the mountains still retain the original social style,which makes part of the cultural heritage of traditional villages still have the authenticity.However,under the impact of external modern culture,the form of lisu folk houses is gradually modernizing,and the traditional characteristic folk houses and the construction culture are dying out.For many years,there has been no comparative study on the traditional dwellings and construction culture of lisu ethnic group from different regions.Therefore,the purpose of this study is to summarize the unique cultural concept of lisu people through the study of the traditional folk house building techniques and rituals,convey the deep cultural connotation behind this ancient ethnic group,and protect the characteristics of traditional folk houses of ethnic minorities in China and the traditional ethnic building culture.This paper takes the traditional dwelling houses of Lisu ethnic group in Fugong county and Weixi county in northwest Yunnan as research objects.With the application of design theory and the combination of theories of history,architecture,anthropology and other related disciplines as well as cross-disciplinary methods,this paper explores the construction process of traditional residential houses of Lisu ethnic group in the two places through literature review,field survey,interview and mapping,and makes an in-depth exploration of construction techniques and ritual culture.The research of this paper is carried out in three steps.First,the first part introduces the ethnic background of Lisu ethnic group to analyze the distribution of Lisu ethnic group in China and the main types of residential houses,providing a certain research background for the following.The second part is the research focus of the article,which respectively expounds the natural characteristics and cultural environment characteristics of the village where the case dwellings are located,and excavates the well-preserved traditional dwellings in the village.This paper summarizes the space composition,construction process,construction techniques and ritual culture of traditional folk houses in detail,and then summarizes the similarities and differences of the construction culture produced by the same ethnic source in different regions through horizontal comparison.Thus,the commonness and variability factors of residential building culture in Lisu ethnic group are deduced.The third part is based on the previous research background,aiming at the existing status of the reconstructed new residential houses and the preservation of the traditional construction culture,trying to put forward the living protection significance and development methods of the traditional residential building culture of Lisu ethnic group.I hope my research results can expand the current research on the lisu ethnic traditional houses and their construction culture in China.It provides valuable reference for the protection and inheritance of intangible cultural heritage of ethnic minorities in northwest Yunnan.It also contributes to the preservation of traditional culture of Lisu ethnic group and the protection of cultural diversity of ethnic minorities in China.