Symbolic Anthropological Interpretation for Main Bedroom and Barn in Traditional Dong dwelling
Zhao Qiaoyan
Abstract：aBsTRacT As an outcome of cultural evolution, the sub-divided spaces inside a house have abundant symbolic significance, and the implications of those spaces can be expressed through spatial distribution and behavior rules. Taking Baozeng vil age as a case-study location, the article chooses main bedroom and barn in traditional Dong dwelling as analyzing objects to reveal the deep cultural connotation behind these two visible sub-spaces. The conclusion indicates that main bedroom and barn in traditional Dong dwel ing expresses different symbolic meanings:the former mainly shows the implication of family continuation, expressed through the behavior rule of heir multiplication;while the latter implies family symbolization, expressed through family ideology and male dominant rules.
Keywords：traditional Dong dwel ingmain bedroombarnsymbolic anthropology
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 43-48 )