Fig. 11From: Sinicisation and ethnicity: spatial characteristics of Shui vernacular architecture in Guizhou, Southwest ChinaFloor plan and photos of S4 show that its layout was similar to type A: it had a front (entrance, photo b), middle (ritual area, photo a), and rear (P area, photo d and master bedroom, photo e). It also had a T-shaped porch (photo f), which is similar to type B to emphasise the orientation of the altar and ritual area (photo a) (Source: the authors)Back to article page