When it comes to ancient Chinese buildings, one cannot fail to mention the exquisite architectural decoration. Not to mention the solemn royal palaces, the solemn ancient temples in the deep mountains, the elegant gardens in the south of the Yangtze River, the beautiful stone bridges and flowing water...Even the traditional houses are carved with beams and painted buildings. Each lion, gourd, bat... not only makes the building more exquisite, but also entrusts the owner's pursuit of a better life.

gourd

The homophonic sound is Fulu, and the gourd has many seeds, which means Fulu has many seeds. Nowadays, people seldom regard more children as their wish, but the thought of the vibrant scene is still exciting. Gourd shapes are common in red sandalwood, huanghuali, jade, jade, amber, etc.

bat

Homophonic blessing, often carved with five bats, implying five blessings for longevity and five blessings. The so-called five blessings refer to longevity, good fortune, health, good virtue, and good death.

Pine Crane

The crane is white-headed and the pine tree is evergreen, so it is the meaning of longevity and is used as a pine crane to extend the year. In addition, the pine needles are very long and the cranes are very thin. Together, the needles are long and thin (really longevity).

lion

In addition to being placed at the gate, it is specially used for big eyes and small eyes. Lions also use a lot in architectural decoration. Lion, a homophonic thing, is the meaning of good things, and with streamers, it means good things again and again.

Mountain, sea

It means Fukuyama Shouhai, which appears most on Danbi Stone. Don't you know Dan Bishi? Then take a look at the steps of the Palace of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, the biggest piece in the middle is! It can often be seen in Shanzi decorations and porcelain paintings in modern times.

Magpies, plum blossoms

Take the meaning of joy. However, in modern Taiwan, you should pay attention to the happy eyebrows: plum blossoms cannot be branches that stretch from top to bottom. This will have unlucky meaning.

Yu Hualong

We often see the image of a dragon head and a fish body, called a ichthyosaur, or a fish transforming a dragon, which means a carp leaping over the dragon gate, which means the title of the gold list and the good wish of going straight up.

Lotus, carp

In modern science, lotus and lotus are different plants, but in ancient China, lotus and lotus are similar. Lotus and Nian are homophonic, and the lotus carp is the meaning of Nian Nian. Editor/He Yuting