The Human Settlements

The Human Beings have inhabited nearly all habitable parts of the planet now. The disciplines of Geography, History, Sociology, Economics & Planning has produced tremendous stories of his imagination & creative potential. There are stories of individuals on one hand & there are collective stories of Human Settlements on the other which are not an outcome of instant development rather a testament of Human Skills of settling his settlement brick by brick over multiple generations.

Sunday, April 9, 2017

Tuvas - An Ancient Chinese Village with Swiss Influenced Architecture

This ancient village of Tuvas is located near to the site of Lake Kanas in China within the mountain ranges of Altai & has only 80 houses. The style of Architecture of the houses Swiss-style which is surrounded by wooden fences scattered among the trees of pine and birch. The valley can be found inhabited by the Kazakhs and the Tuvas which are one among the 55 Chinese ancient minority groups whose traditional occupation has been hunting & gathering till present times. They are great music lovers and usually play instruments during their social gatherings & festivals.