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July 4,2012(the sixth day of the fifth lunar month)was the“auspicious day”selected by Long Zaiyun and his wife Ma Meizhen,a couple living in the village of Lixin,Malichang Town,Huayuan County,Hunan Province.This was the day for building the timber frame of their new wooden house.For the Miao people,before erecting the timber frame,the foundation of the house needs to be installed and the timbers moved close alongside.Trees on the nearby hill,pre-selected as timbers for the house,are tied around with red cloth to mark them out for felling when the house owner comes along with friends to cut them down.
July 4, 2012 (the sixth day of the fifth lunar month) was the “auspicious day ” selected by Long Zaiyun and his wife Ma Meizhen, a couple living in the village of Lixin, Malichang Town, Huayuan County, Hunan Province. This was the day for building the timber frame of their new wooden house. For the Miao people, before erecting the timber frame, the foundation of the house needs to be installed and the timbers moved close alongside. Trees on the nearby hill, pre- selected as timbers for the house, are tied around with red cloth to mark them out for felling when the house owner comes along with friends to cut them down.