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Wooden Carvings in Peitian Village
by Li Luanhan
taken in Liancheng Town in February, 2002

1. Peitian village is famous for its ancient architectures. Today 315 Hakka families live here with the same surname. The traditional houses, ancestral halls,schools, temples, as well the old trees can be seen everywhere in the village. 2. The architectures' style learnt a lot from the middle China, Anhui and Zhejiang Province. This is the typical living room and dooryard in the picture. 3. Wooden, stone and mud carvings are applied widely, particulerly the wooden carvings. The decoration in the picture was made 360 years before.
4. Most of the big house has an arch roof with some blessing design. 5. Screen. 6. The dragon-like girder.
7. Some parts near to the kitchen have already turned to black. 8. Carving post. 9. Window.


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