TABLE OF CONTENTS - The Professional Green Building Council

Theme A: Connecting the Pearl River Delta RegionHakka’s people defer to the Fengsui, the Fengsui can effect the architecture’slocation, scale, form and so on. Although there are some content of superstition forthe Fengsui, the Fensui includes some science nature geographical environmentfactors such as geology, topographic feature, hydrology, sunshine, climate andlandscape. To deal with evaluation of design and get the perfect purpose, andcreate suitable wonderful environment for long living. Fengsui method is veryfashion in the area where Hakka’s people live, not only improves the traditionaldwellings to fit in with the needs of original geographical environment but alsopreserve the original environment for life, finally to touch the need of healthylivin [2] g. So the Fengsui believe of hakka’a people is the main part of the originallocal environment.The Hakka’s local ecological environment applies to main parts of architecture, asthe one characteristic—patio display more. For example, there are rectangle spaceblow floor 20-30cm in the center of the patio on the axle and two wing sub yardscalled pool, the edge of pool is wide under the eave, the rain from eave pour intopool, through the delivery port of pool into the half moon pool in front of thedwelling. This construction of architecture for drain off water on surface is betterthan before and the way accords with the Fengsui, Hakka’s people regard water aswealth, the wealth source enter own half moon pool. By the way, the back yard ofdwelling is semi-circle higher than other yard about half meter at an incline ofabout 30 degree, which is paved by pebble as dragon body, the pebble just like thescale called in folk as “Hua tai” for assemble air. There are wood behind wall ofdwelling called Fengsui wood to enforce the mountain power. In fact, the frontpool and the behind wood have build a perfect environment for dwelling to fightagainst powerful wind, regulate temperature and safeguard the quality of air.134