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Table Of Content Mojie Noodle Bamboo House Basic Elements of Traditional Chinese House Sichuan Impression The roof is cap-shaped, named after Kongming, a historical legendary strategist in the period of Three Kingdoms since it was he to instruct the locals to build the house. Every building contains a small yard with tropical plants cultivated inside. On hot days, the main house is extended with a circle of exterior columns to prevent extreme heat. The bamboo house of the Dai people is of stilt style, with bamboo used as the major material as its name reveals. The people living in the house are a branch of the Dai ethnic minority named Shuidai (Water Dai people), who are chiefly distributed in Xishuangbanna, and Ruili of Dehong Prefecture. They mostly live in the river valleys featuring low terrain and substantial rainfall. Watch out for China buying U.S. farmland, Noem tells U.S. House panel • Nebraska Examiner - Nebraska Examiner Watch out for China buying U.S. farmland, Noem t...