Do you know anything about the Suspended Building of Tujia Nationality (土家族吊脚楼). There are many houses of this kind in Hubei. Usually they have two floors. On the first floor, there are no rooms for people because it is for pigs, cows, chickens, ducks, sheep, dogs and so on. Tujia people always put the firewood (木柴) on the first floor, too. And they use it to cook. People live on the second floor. The living room is in the center of the house. It is very big. It is for dinner and meeting friends. There are some bedrooms next to the living room. The kitchen and the bathroom are usually at the back of the house.
But now, many young people don't want to live there. Some of the Suspended Buildings are very old. The government (政府) are trying to keep them well, because they are the colorful culture (文化) of Tujia Nationality.