Stone wall windbreaks on the Taiwanese islands of Jin-men-dao and Peng-hu Lieh-dao

漆原 和子, 陳 国彦, URUSHIBARA-YOSHINO Kazuko, CHEN Kuo-yen

doi:10.15002/00022600

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澎湖列島と金門島における防風のための石垣
ホウコレットウトキンモントウニオケルボウフウノタメノイシガキ

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In the region along the Taiwan Strait, the strongest winds in Southeast Asia prevail. The purpose of this study is to examine the distribution and style of stone walls erected as windbreaks on the islands of Jin-men-dao and Peng-hu Lieh-dao. On both islands, the windbreaks are built to provide protection against the winter monsoon, but not typhoons. The houses are made of stone walls filled with clay. The clay is well weathered under tropical conditions. As fencing around fields, stone walls were made and are still used to protect against strong winds. During the period from January to June, northeasterly winds of over 5m/s blow continuously. Because of these strong winds, traditional houses are made of clay-filled stone walls and brick roofs (kawarayane). The wall materials were collected from the vicinity of the houses. On Chipei Island and Makong Island, coral limestone and basalt were commonly used for houses and walls. The corners of houses were made from cut limestone, but naturally shaped limestone was used for the walls themselves. On Jin-men-dao Island, cut granite was used for the stone walls of houses.

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国際日本学

国際日本学 5 127-150, 2007-05-31

法政大学国際日本学研究所