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There is an idyllic house hidden by the Erhai sea at the foot of Cangshan Mountain. The flowers bloo

Photography: Chen Hao

At the foot of Cangshan Mountain, by the sea of Erh,

The couple built one

Chinese style garden house.

Writing, painting, and pastoral.

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-Zhuan, Xizhou, Dali-

There are thick white clouds on the Cangshan Mountain,

At the foot of the mountain, there are large areas of golden rice fields,

It's like falling into a thick oil painting.

The paintbrush in hand swims back and forth,

Mengzhong is facing Erhai Lake with Cangshan Mountain on its back,

Every plant can be painted.

The home of Mongolia is in the field not far away,

A white house with only one floor.

Photography: Chen Hao

I don't see much difference from the outside,

But it's all over the house

Nine different yards.

Photography: Chen Hao

Mongolia and China are infatuated with painting and calligraphy since childhood. They have a lot of research on Chinese traditional culture and deal with calligraphy and painting every day. For a long time, the landscape and countryside in the ancient paintings, the grass growing and the birds flying, have become the most ideal residence in Mongolia.

To settle down in Dali is their common ideal.

In order to find the right place to live, they saw a lot of places in Dali. The houses in the county can only see the sky, without the feeling of village. The old houses in the village have compact space layout and poor lighting. It takes a lot of thought and energy to transform them.

Mongolian and Chinese husband and wife explore the old house in the village

Since they can't find a suitable house, it's better to simply find a place to build their own "garden" according to their ideal of life. In 2014, the couple found Zhao Yang, the architect.

At the end of an old village in Xizhou,

The Mongolian and Chinese husband and wife found a piece of land of one mu and two parts,

Back against Cangshan, facing the vast fields.

? Photography: Shang Bacon

After watching the site,

Mongolia and China have been using paintbrush rapidly,

Outline the intention of "bamboo Temple".

? drawing: in Mongolia

Meng and Zhao Yang discussed the layout of the house,

Soon the original spatial layout sketch came out.

? drawing: in Mongolia

Based on the layout sketch of Mongolia and China,

Zhao Yang began to conceive the overall layout of the house.

Follow local traditions,

The entrance of the house faces to the East.

Photography: Chen Hao

Cangshan Mountain in the West and Erhai Lake in the East,

The local people follow the tradition of "Ziqi comes from the East".

Entrance? Photography: Chen Hao

Come in through the entrance,

It is the largest courtyard in Zhuan -- vestibule.

The green brick floor of the vestibule,

Thin bamboo is planted all around.

Photography: Chen Hao

The thin bamboo beside the courtyard wall,

It was conceived by Mongolia and China,

It was planted with the idea of landscape painting.

? photography and drawing: Mongolia China

There is a small window on the courtyard wall of the vestibule,

Through it you can see the vast fields,

It's like an idyllic painting embedded in a white wall.

Photography: Chen Hao

There is an old well in the vestibule,

A branch of plum blossoms fell obliquely.

Photography: Mengzhong

Through the vestibule,

On one side is the atrium of Zhuan,

On the other side, there is a corridor,

Photography: Chen Hao

Along the corridor, green trees are planted,

You can go directly to the backyard.

Photography: Chen Hao

The atrium is a courtyard with its own pool,

There is another place in the pool,

Plant fragrant wood on it.

Photography: Chen Hao

To the west of the atrium is the living room,

Sitting in it drinking tea,

Through the large French windows,

You can see the view of the atrium.

Photography: Chen Hao

On the other side of the living room,

It also has open glass windows.

Look out,

There is no limit to the farmland.

Photography: Chen Hao

There is a wall full of books in the room,

Furniture, how comfortable to come.

? Photography: Mongolia China

In the east of the atrium is a rectangular frame,

The landscape stones are carefully selected in the frame view,

Against a thin wild tea tree.

Photography: Chen Hao

The original view of the atrium,

It was first conceived by Mongolia and China.

He drew his ideas on the paper,

Zhao Yang, the architect, helped him.

? photography and drawing: Mongolia China

From the atrium to the north,

It's the back of the house.

Photography: Chen Hao

On the front door of the backyard,

They used knives to carve their own "bamboo nunnery" doorplates.

This is the couple,

A place to live.

? Photography: Mongolia China

Mongolia and China have one in the backyard

Own independent studio.

On one side is the deep landscape of the courtyard,

On the other side is a vast field with a wide view.

? Photography: Mongolia China

Mengzhong's study,

In the corner of the house, the view is more open.

The desk is close to the window,

Looking up, you can have a panoramic view of the sky and fields.

Photography: Chen Hao

Behind the bamboo temple,

The couple set up a vegetable garden.

In addition to writing and drawing,

It can also be cultivated.

Photography: Chen Hao

On "bamboo nunnery" between Mongolian and Chinese couples

The yard of the bamboo nunnery is full of the flowers and trees that Mongolia likes. Pomegranate, Cymbidium, bamboo, chrysanthemum, plantain, iris, wisteria, hollyhock, rose, Begonia, honeysuckle, geranium, peony, violet, peach, wintersweet, Magnolia, osmanthus are planted outside the garden. The flowers are endless all year round.

Every morning, after washing, the most important thing in Mongolia is to serve the flowers and trees in the yard and clean the fallen leaves in the yard. Then you can cut a section of bamboo or wild chrysanthemum and insert it into the plain bottle on the desk in the study to read, paste and study ink.

When the weather is fine, just take a picture book and a pen and sit quietly on the Erhai sea. The clouds, sea, grass and wood in front of you can become vivid pictures in Mongolian Chinese brush.

I will accompany you to the garden,

Sit with you and watch the Erhai Lake in Cangshan,

Walk with you on the green ridge,

Accompany you to go on like this.

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