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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Development protection of ethnic villages

Figure 5. The general appearance of Jiarong Tibetan buildings. Source: Photos by the authors

Figure 6. The ancient Chama Road. Source: Photos from the website: https://k.sina.com.cn/article_6896501755_p19b1043fb00100l1ab.html#p=11

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Figure 8. The Diaolou of Zagunao. Source: (A) Photo by the authors;
Figure 7. The ruins of the Weizhou town in the Tang dynasty (618 – 907). (B) Photo from the website: https://k. sina.com.cn/article_6896501755_
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3. Materials and methods the inherent challenge of balancing the architectural style

3.1. Sample selection of residential buildings with the practical needs of villagers
while simultaneously protecting and inheriting the
Recognizing the significant impact of the village core traditional Tibetan culture of Jiarong, the project selected
area as a model, Baodian Temple was selected as the focal building A-28 as the first transformation sample. This
point of the village, with surrounding residential buildings building was chosen due to its exemplification of common
undergoing renovation as part of a pilot project (Figure 12). issues found in residential buildings in the region, such as
Positive feedback from these design interventions was excessively modern structural elements, unconventional
used to promote overall awareness and encourage resident forms, and unauthorized constructions such as colored
participation in achieving style optimization. To address steel sheds (Figure 13).

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