The village of Chazhashi still has more than 200 of these very unusual houses, which were used both as dwellings and as defence posts against the invaders who plagued the region.

• 恰扎西的村庄还保有200处这种房屋的原貌，房屋有两种用途，除了居住，同时也是防御骚扰这个地区的侵略者的哨所。