ABSTRACT
After the Yongjia rebellion, Han Chinese people who were on behalf of the advanced central plains culture had began migrating to south. There were three large-scale migrations that had a significant impact on the development of the southern region in history. Among those immigrants, in addition to the imperial clan, bureaucratic landlords, village clan, there were also many people who had high social status, cultural backgrounds and economic strength, including scholar-bureaucrats and scholars. After that, remarkable improvements were achieved in both economic and culture in south. Due to these largescale migrations, northern people and aborigines went through long-term collision and integration, leading to dramatic changes in the population composition, economy, culture and production, lifestyle, custom (etiquette), language (dialect) and living patterns. For vernacular dwellings, the common points and diversities of residential types and modes result from the diversity of the geographical environment, social history, culture, customs as well as artistic standards. (Li, 2009. Sichuan Folk Houses. Beijing: China Building Industry Press.)
As an important part of Chinese culture, both the Bashu and Hui culture have their own features. Thus, architecture styles in these two regions vary greatly. Western Sichuan folk houses are modest and elegant, with strong mountainous characteristics and significant local landscape flavor, while Huizhou residences
are calm and comely, with exquisite details. (Shan, 2009. Anhui Folk Houses. Beijing: China Building Industry Press.) Due to the influence of the central plains culture, coupled with the frequent exchange between the regional cultures, their formations are evolving in the coexistence with the foreign culture though thousands of miles apart. There are still a lot in common, as a result.
