Much of mountainous Guizhou is covered in cedar forests. Cedar wood (sa su in Chinese) is used to build these hand hewn timberframes. Instead of using nails, screws, or fasteners, carpenters here notch the wood to interlock. Hand tools like hatchets, hook knives, and chisels are used despite the fact that the Miao have access to power tools.
Miao 'mu-jiang' (carpenter).
In rural Guizhou people still prefer their traditional cedar homes to brick or cinder block. From Li Lao Shi's house we watched as a family tore down their small concrete home. They had saved enough to build a proper mu fang.
Much of mountainous Guizhou is covered in cedar forests. Cedar wood (sa su in Chinese) is used to build these hand hewn timberframes. Instead of using nails, screws, or fasteners, carpenters here notch the wood to interlock. Hand tools like hatchets, hook knives, and chisels are used despite the fact that the Miao have access to power tools.
Miao 'mu-jiang' (carpenter).
In rural Guizhou people still prefer their traditional cedar homes to brick or cinder block. From Li Lao Shi's house we watched as a family tore down their small concrete home. They had saved enough to build a proper mu fang.
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