What are the decorations at both ends of the front ridge of ancient buildings in China?

Dragon kiss: it is an ornament used on the roof of the Han Palace building. Longwen is more than 3 meters high, 2 meters wide and weighs about 4 tons. It consists of 13 glazed components, commonly known as "Thirteen Hairpins".

Owl tail: a part of the two sections of the main ridge, which is generally called owl tail in later generations. It is said that it originated in the Han Dynasty. There are nine caves in Yungang Grottoes in the Northern Wei Dynasty, with clear shapes.

Animal head: Many buildings in Song Dynasty used "animal head" at both ends of spine instead of kissing. The shape of an animal's head is similar to that of a hanging animal, with its head outward, tail inward and horns protruding outward. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the gate was still decorated with animal heads.

Jinfeng: In traditional buildings in China, not only the two ends of the roof are decorated, but also the center of the roof is decorated. The beautiful shape influenced the later roof decoration.

Fire beads: Fire beads are also a kind of decoration in the middle of the roof, which began to appear in the Sui Dynasty.

Beast and beast: the decoration of the roof pendant is to hang the beast at the end. The whole body is very thin, and only the face is carved into the head of a beast. At the end of the roof ridge, there is a beast with the same style as the hanging beast.

Squatting beast: the ridge is generally divided into two parts, and the front part is commonly called fork ridge. The roof decoration of the fork ridge is called squatting beast, also called running beast.