Swiss wooden cabin-- Xialai

Switzerland is a country that advocates nature. If you travel through the cities and villages of Switzerland, you will find that there is basically a primitive style everywhere. Especially in some areas with concentrated natural scenery and places of interest, most of the buildings are mainly "Xialai", which is a traditional house that can reflect the characteristics of local folk culture. The architectural style of local hotels and cafes is also in good agreement with the local residential style. If you can drink a cup of pure Swiss coffee in Xialai, it will undoubtedly add a lot of color to this pure and beautiful Swiss experience.

The so-called "Xialai" was originally a cabin built by Swiss farmers and herdsmen on the mountain. In the early years, farmers and herdsmen in the Alps spent half their time in the mountains. According to local conditions, they use the wood on the mountain to build a simple residence, use stone or wooden piles as the foundation, build with wood, and have a herringbone roof, which mainly acts to disperse the pressure of snow on the roof in winter. Nowadays, people no longer need to live in the humble "Xialai" on the mountain. However, the architectural style of "Xialai" has been handed down. Even in valleys and flat areas, the Swiss still build houses in the "Charley" model. As a result, "Xialai" has gradually become a representative building of Swiss folk houses.

The "Xialai" in different parts of Switzerland is of different sizes: generally speaking, the "Xialai" in the Swiss Italian-speaking area is relatively small, mainly made of rocks and rocks, and is strong and durable. The "Xialai" in the central region is of a large scale, with a huge herringbone roof sloping down, almost close to the ground, and a two-or three-story structure connected by wooden ladders. The "Xialai" scale of the French-speaking area is somewhere in between.

The Swiss like to decorate "Xialai" with flowers. They put flowers on the doorway and windowsill, and "Xialai" is integrated with the courtyard full of flowers and green plants, giving people the feeling of going back to nature. I'm afraid this is why the Swiss are infatuated with "Charlai".

The Swiss love of "Xialai" is also reflected in the protection of "Xialai". In Switzerland, the demolition of old buildings is very cautious. From the federal government to various state governments have passed legislation to protect buildings of historical value. Governments at all levels have set up special agencies responsible for this work. People have a special fondness for historical relics. Many private banks and enterprises have shown great enthusiasm and interest in funding to help the government protect cultural relics. The Swiss regard urban historic sites as their roots. At present, Swiss cantons have made a register of more than a hundred years of "Charley", and those with reservation value have been completely demolished to the Balun Castle Open-air residence Museum. A century or two ago, bakeries, herbal workshops, watch workshops, iron stoves and water saws were all preserved "authentic".