What are the characteristics of Minnan architectural style?

in Minnan dialect, the house is called CuO, and the red bricks and tiles in southern Fujian are ancient, gorgeous and magnificent, showing the publicity of architecture, while the interior is simple and dignified. Magnificent red brick ancient buildings in southern Fujian are mainly distributed in Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Quanzhou and other places in Fujian, with Jinmen being the most concentrated in Taiwan Province. Red brick absorbs the essence of China traditional culture, Fujian-Vietnam culture and marine culture, and becomes an important system of Minnan culture. "The red brick and white stone have a double slope, and the brick is put into the stone dovetail ridge, and the beam is carved and painted in a palace style." It is an image expression of the characteristics of red brick buildings in southern Fujian.

The number of tulou in Quanzhou is small, mainly distributed in Dehua, Yongchun, Anxi and other inland counties, and there are also some places in coastal counties. In addition to earth buildings, there are also wooden buildings, bamboo buildings and diaojiao buildings in Quanzhou, which are mainly distributed in places rich in bamboo and wood resources such as Yongchun and Dehua. Among all kinds of traditional buildings in Quanzhou, the combination of Chinese and western architecture is particularly common in modern times. A considerable part of them were built by overseas Chinese in those years, and some building materials were shipped back from abroad. Up to now, the ancient residential buildings with a combination of Chinese and western styles scattered in the streets and alleys are obvious evidence. These Chinese and Western buildings are rare materials to understand the activities, business contacts, history and culture of overseas Chinese in Quanzhou in various periods, and they are also "living historical materials" to study the modern architectural history of Quanzhou.