The house is called "chu" in southern Fujian dialect. The old red brick house in southern Fujian, with red bricks and red tiles, is gorgeous and magnificent, showing the flamboyance of the building, but it is simple and dignified inside. The magnificent red brick ancient houses in southern Fujian are mainly distributed in Xia, Zhang, Quan and other places in Fujian. In Taiwan, Kinmen is the most concentrated. Red brick absorbs the essence of traditional Chinese culture, Fujian-Vietnamese culture and maritime culture, becoming an important system of southern Fujian culture. "The red bricks and white stones are curved with double slopes, the bricks are inserted into the stone swallow-tail ridge, and the carved beams and painted buildings are like a palace." is an image expression of the characteristics of red brick architecture in southern Fujian.
There are not many earth buildings in Quanzhou. They are mainly distributed in inland counties such as Dehua, Yongchun, and Anxi, and they are also found in some coastal counties. In addition to earth buildings, Quanzhou also has wooden buildings, bamboo buildings, stilted buildings and other architectural types, which are mainly distributed in Yongchun, Dehua and other places with rich bamboo resources. Among the various traditional buildings in Quanzhou, the combination of Chinese and Western styles is particularly common in modern times. A large number of them were built by overseas Chinese who returned to China, and some building materials were shipped back across the ocean from abroad. To this day, the ancient residential buildings that combine Chinese and Western styles scattered in the streets and alleys are clear evidence of this. These Chinese and Western buildings are rare materials for understanding the activities, business contacts, and history and culture of overseas Chinese in Quanzhou in various periods. They are also "living historical materials" for studying the modern architectural history of Quanzhou.