J4 ›› 2011, Vol. 10 ›› Issue (3): 5-9.
喜洲白族传统民居作为深受汉文化影响的民间建筑，蕴涵着丰富的“礼”教意蕴。“礼”教之根本要旨是辨尊卑、别名分，它在喜洲白族传统民居中可以分为“外向礼制教化”与“内向礼制教化”。其中“外向礼制教化”要求不同家族的民居在门楼、照壁、间数、屋顶等诸多方面严格遵循不同的建筑规格，从而标识出家族集体在等级社会中的身份与地位；“内向礼制教化”是“外向礼制教化”的延伸，其实践表现为在建筑空间中对“合”、“方”、“中”、“正”等一系列主题的表达。
The traditional houses of Bai nationality in Xizhou, influenced by the process of Hanization, contain rich traditional rites.The main purpose of traditional rites is to identify the noble and humble status of different classes or individuals and to give them corresponding identifiers. "External traditional rites" and "internal traditional rites" are included in the traditional houses of Xizhou. The "external traditional rites" identifies the status of whole clan in a hierarchical society, demanding that the constituent elements of houses, such as portal door, screen -walls, bays, roofs, and so on, be consistent with the clan's political status. The "Internal traditional rites" extends the "external traditional rites" , expressing the themes of "enclosure," "uprightness," "centralization," and " positivity" in the traditional architecture of Xizhou.
