Housing
People came together into one big civilization during Han times. They had a common culture. Even in remote sections, district officials copied the manner of how the imperial court was set up.
The rich rushed to imitate the Imperial palace. They built elaborate homes, decorated with expensive curtains, and carpets. They built family tombs with stone lions. On the lions, and on other sculptures, they added inscriptions mentioning how much each item had cost.
The rich lived in comfortable, large houses with many rooms and fireplaces. Each home was built around a central courtyard. They had carved furniture that showed Greek and Roman influence, and painted walls with floral designs. Other walls were left bare to display paintings or bronze mirrors.
Life in the Country: Country people were farmers. They lived in one or two story mud houses with tiled roofs. Several families lived in one house to allow them to work on their fields together. .They still did not own their farms, but farms were larger in size, because families had learned to team up. Together, they were able to produce more food, which allowed them to trade food for other items.
The poor people lived in houses packed together. They didn’t have enough food, and had little to no irrigation for washing or toilets. Peasants built homes and plowed their fields in the same way all over China.
The rich rushed to imitate the Imperial palace. They built elaborate homes, decorated with expensive curtains, and carpets. They built family tombs with stone lions. On the lions, and on other sculptures, they added inscriptions mentioning how much each item had cost.
The rich lived in comfortable, large houses with many rooms and fireplaces. Each home was built around a central courtyard. They had carved furniture that showed Greek and Roman influence, and painted walls with floral designs. Other walls were left bare to display paintings or bronze mirrors.
Life in the Country: Country people were farmers. They lived in one or two story mud houses with tiled roofs. Several families lived in one house to allow them to work on their fields together. .They still did not own their farms, but farms were larger in size, because families had learned to team up. Together, they were able to produce more food, which allowed them to trade food for other items.
The poor people lived in houses packed together. They didn’t have enough food, and had little to no irrigation for washing or toilets. Peasants built homes and plowed their fields in the same way all over China.