Roof architecture showed different levels of importance for buildings.
Imperial roof decorations.
The name for this dragon is chīwěn 螭吻 which compounds chī 螭.
The highest possible status imperial roof decoration would have a man riding a bird nine beasts immortal figure and a dragon.
Chinese imperial roof decoration or roof charms or roof figures or or was only allowed on official buildings of the empire.
The roof shape of the forbidden city s most important buildings also had significance.
Multiple gables with decorations along the unions between the roof panels near the corner a row of small figures is placed.
Chinese imperial roof decoration or roof charms or roof figures yan shou or zou shou or dun shou was only allowed on official buildings of the empire.
Chinese roofs are typically of the hip roof type with small gables.
Resting hill roofs were used for official buildings hanging hill roofs for better off premises and hard hill roofs for civil buildings.
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These are often made of glazed ceramic and form an outward marching procession.
Roofs had to meet institutional requirements.
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Variant versions are still widespread in chinese temples and has spread to the rest of east asia and parts of southeast asia.
Double eave hip roofs were the classiest roofs in the empire reserved for the top imperial buildings.
Hip roofs were mainly used for imperial palaces.
Chinese roofs are typically of the hip roof type with small gables.
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Yán shòu or walking beasts 走獸 走兽.
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Variant versions are still widespread in chinese temples and has spread to the rest of east asia and parts of southeast asia.
Dūn shòu were statuettes placed along the ridge line of official buildings of the chinese empire only official buildings palaces government buildings and some temples were.
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