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Guizhou is a multinational province, where the Miao, Buyi, Dong, Yi,
Shui, Gelao and more others have been living here since time immemorial. In the long process of history, the ethnic peoples in Guizhou have created a splendid culture of ethnic architecture. There are a variety of ethnic dwellings in
Guizhou, which forms a unique part of Chinese architecture. The Miao dwell in mountains and their villages are often seen sprawling up mountain slopes. The Diaojiaolou (also the Mao's Wooden House) is the typical building in Miao villages. Seated on wooden columns, a few meters above the ground, the Diaojiaolou looks like a house on stilts. |