岭南英语文化导读之开平碉楼

岭南英语文化导读之开平碉楼

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1、KaipingDiaolou(theWatchtower-likeHouses)  KaipingisasmallcityinGuangdongProvince,about100kilometerstothesouthwestofGuangzhou,withanareaof1659squarekilometersandapopulationof680thousand.IthaslongbeenknownasthenativelandofagreatmanyoverseasChinese,thenumbertottinguptoorev

2、enmorethanitsdomesticpopulation.TheChinese,youknow,areanostalgicpeoplehavingastrongfeelingofwistfullongingforhome,sotheoverseasChinesefromKaiping,nomatterhowlongtheyhadbeenawayandhowfartheywereawayfromhome,wouldcomebacktobuyapieceoflandtobuildtheirhouseandtogetmarried.T

3、hosehousesbuiltbythereturnedoverseasChineseduringthelate19thandearly20thcenturiesareallwatchtower-like,withthicksolidwalls,smallandnarrowirondoorsandwindows,andevenwithembrasuresonthewallsandanobservationtoweronthetop.  YoumaywonderwhythesereturnedoverseasChinesehadthei

4、rhousesbuiltintoastructureofawatchtower.Well,thereasonsareclear.First,publicorderatthattimewasbadandbanditrywasarealheadacheandthebetter-offreturnedoverseasChinesefamiliesnaturallybecametargetsforrobbery;second,theKaipingareaisastretchoflow-lyinglandandfoldswereafrequen

5、toccurrence.So,thesesolidandhigh-risebuildingsweregoodbothfordefenseagainstbanditsandforrefugefromthefloods.  So,“KaipingDiaolou”isapropernameofthemulti-storieddefensivecountryhousesofthereturnedoverseasChineseinKaipingCity.Builtofstone,brickorconcrete,thesebuildingsdis

6、playafusionofChineseandforeignarchitecturalanddecorativeforms,andreflectthesignificantroletheseemigrantKaipingpeoplehadplayedinthedevelopmentofthecountriestheyresided,inSouthAsia,Australasia,NorthAmericaandotherregionsoftheworld.  KaipingDiaolouislistedbytheChineseState

7、Councilasakeyculturalrelicprotectedbythestate.Itstotalnumberamountedto3,300inthepeakyearsandnowtheregisterednumberis1833,andtwentyofthebetteronesareinscribedontheWorldHeritageListbyUNESCO.Org(UnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization).Thesebuildingstake

8、threeforms:communaltowerjointlybuiltby.Severalfamiliesforuseastemporaryrefuge,residentialtowerbuiltbyindividua

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