Mongolian houses

There are 56 ethnic groups in the great rivers and mountains of the motherland, and in the north of the motherland, where the cold wind is howling, but on a green blanket, dotted with large white flowers, that is the Mongolian people The unique folk houses - yurts and the vast grasslands are a big stage for the Mongolian people to fight and gallop on horseback.

The traditional living room of the Mongolian people is the yurt. The yurt has a round pointed roof, which is composed of a round wall and an umbrella-shaped top frame. The outside is covered with wool felt and fixed with wool ropes. The walls and umbrella stands are all made of wooden poles. The top height is about 3.3 to 5 meters high, the wall is about 17 meters high, the minimum diameter of the yurt is about 300 centimeters, and the larger ones can accommodate hundreds of people. Only the top has skylights around it to provide ventilation and light. The doors are small, wooden, and mostly face south or southeast. Mongolian yurts can be disassembled and transported, making them ideal for nomadic living needs. As descendants of the Xiongnu, the Mongols used to fight wars and retreat at the same time. One of the reasons is that they can quickly "pack up and take away" and have great mobility.

The Mongolians generally camp in the surrounding areas in the form of tribes. The size of the yurt is determined by the number of hanas, usually divided into 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 hanas. For example, the 12-hana yurt is rare in grasslands and can cover an area of ??more than 600 square meters. It looks like a castle from a distance. In the past, dozens of yurts of this size were gathered together, which was quite spectacular.

This is the distinctive folk house of the Mongolian people in the northern Xinjiang of the motherland.