S1 IH Traditional Chinese and Western Historical Buildings 1 ___________________( ) ________ ______DD____MM____YY We now turn to look at how people in Hong Kong build their homes and other buildings, and how they make use of the land around them. You will have opportunities to practise some of the skills and concepts you have learnt earlier. You will study some Chinese and Western historical buildings that are still standing today. These buildings show how certain Chinese and Western people who settled here in the past made use of the environment and built houses for their families. You will also compare these buildings with some buildings in other parts of the world. You will learn about urban land use in Hong Kong today by doing a project on Tai Kok Tsui. You will get a general picture of the community, including its history, its recent development and how its residents live and work. You will also learn the skills of collecting, handling and presenting information. You have studied the history of your school, Hong Kong 's brief history, its physical environment, and also something about family history and lineage record. You have also learnt how to locate your position on maps, and how people choose their living environment, etc.
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Traditional Chinese and Western historical buildings
A. Location and Fung Shui The climate of Hong Kong changes with seasons. In summer, warm and humid air blows from the sea in the south. In winter, cold and dry air blows from the mainland in the north. Typhoons in summer bring heavy rain. Under these conditions, if you were head of a clan moving from the north to settle in Hong Kong, where would you build your village? Look at the pictures below and decide.
WINTER
SUMMER
Worksheet 1 Traditional Chinese Buildings
Hong Kong is very hilly. A few flatlands are found in the northern and southwestern parts of the New Territories. Many villages are found in these areas.
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Site A
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Site B
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B. Types of traditional Chinese buildings Before the New Territories was urbanized3, it was primarily an agricultural society. People settled there and built villages. People in a village usually belonged to the same clan. The buildings in the village show their way of life. Study the map of the Ping Shan Heritage Trail below.
3 urbanized 都市化
A walled village with a good fung shui environment
Hill
Fung Shui Wood
Walled Village
Sacred Tree
Fields
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Between Hang Tau Tsuen (坑頭村) and Hang Mei Tseun (坑尾村), there are different types of traditional Chinese buildings. Can you match them with the following types?
Types of building Names of buildings
A. Walled village
B. Ancestral hall
C. Study hall
D. Temple / religious building
E. Fung Shui building
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The following are the most common decorations on the ridges20.
animal pattern geometric pattern ship-like pattern What about the following? They are very common decorations in Chinese traditional buildings. Work with your neighbour and make a guess.
Decorative features What is it? What does it mean?
20 ridge 屋脊
There are many different decorative styles in Chinese traditional buildings.
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