Ancient Greek and Roman art styles each have their own unique features. The ancient Greek art style paid more attention to form and proportion, and pursued perfection and harmony;The ancient Roman art style, on the other hand, emphasized narrative and historicity, pursuing realism and ornate decoration. And these two artistic styles are embodied in the architectural art of "Kaiping Diaolou" in Guangdong.
Towards the end of 2023, more than 10 photographers from all over the country, led by the famous photographer Wu Zhendong, came to the Diaolou Community of Zili Village in Kaiping City, Jiangmen City, Guangdong Province, China, which is listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Before, I did not have a little concept and understanding of the architectural form of Kaiping Diaolou, for this reason, with a heart of exploration into the self-help village diaolou group, the village has a beautiful natural environment, ponds, lotus ponds, rice fields, grasslands scattered in the meantime, and numerous watchtowers, dwellings contrast with each other, beautiful, forming a pastoral farming ink painting of Yangchun smoke scene, is a Western-style castle village with a unique Lingnan rural atmosphere. Walking into it is like traveling through time and space, and walking into a historical picture.
The watchtower here is a special type of Chinese vernacular architecture, which is a multi-storey tower-style building integrating defense, residence and Chinese and Western architectural arts, which is characterized by a combination of Chinese and Western dwellings, with a variety of styles such as ancient Greece, ancient Rome and Islam. At present, these places have become a source of creativity for artists, attracting many artists from all over the world to come and create. ** Stone One
The following is the decoration in the watchtower