Chinese Construction - Methods and Materials

32. Construction Temporary Housing

At the beginning of a construction project, the construction crew will construct a temporary shelter for themselves to live in. This is just such a shelter. They will sleep, eat, and relax here until the building is completed. Sometimes they will move into a room or two of the building being constructed temporarily. It is lunch and some of the men are squatting and having lunch. At the right of the temporary building between the two men is a big iron kettle. This temporary building will be removed and the bricks reused. There is no mortar used on the bricks.