The geographical environment of Guangfu residential areas

Lingnan has a hot climate in summer, with frequent wind and rain. Residential houses generally have small patios, large depths, and compact layouts. Due to the numerous ethnic groups, long history, and frequent foreign exchanges, Lingnan folk houses have formed various forms of folk houses, including town-type houses, such as the Xiguan House in Guangzhou, Guangfu's three-room and two-corridor style, Hakka houses, and Chaoshan-style houses. There are watchtowers and houses in the hometown of overseas Chinese. Due to the hot climate in Lingnan and frequent wind and rain, the residential buildings here have small patios, large depths, and compact layouts, which are convenient for preventing heat radiation and wind and rain, and can also provide ventilation and heat dissipation. At the same time, the complexity of Lingnan folklore and the diversity of Lingnan culture have created a rich and colorful phenomenon of Lingnan folk houses. The Guangfu residential style was gradually established after the Southern Song Dynasty and was quite mature by the middle of the Qing Dynasty. The main representative forms are the neatly laid out comb-style village and the three-room, two-corridor courtyard. There is a Feng Shui pond in front of the village, and a large ancestral hall is arranged at the front of the central axis, becoming the composition center of the entire village. Neat and smooth lanes play a role in transportation, ventilation and fire prevention. The pot-ear-style gables rise one after another, forming a spectacular feature of Guangfu residential buildings. Lingnan gardens are unique in that they can be visited and lived in. They seek tranquility amid crowds, tranquility amid flow, lightness amid simplicity, and elegance amid magnificence. In the hometown of overseas Chinese in Wuyi, multi-story Lu-style houses and watchtower buildings emerged, which are particularly prominent among the traditional villages with flat layout. Their diverse Western architectural styles and decorative themes are full of strong exotic customs, and have become Chinese vernacular architecture. One of the weird ones.