The implication of carving bats in architecture?

Carving bats on buildings is a traditional symbolic pattern in China. Bats are not birds or mice, but flying mammals belonging to Chiroptera in zoology.

In China's traditional decorative arts, the image of bats is regarded as a symbol of happiness. Custom uses the homonym of "bat" and "blessing" to combine the arrival of bats into the meaning of "entering happiness", hoping that happiness will fall from the sky like bats. With this set of auspicious patterns.

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Idioms about blessing culture in China Han Dynasty have a great influence on the formation of various bat patterns in Gongwangfu Garden. From homophonic words to greetings, it is a graphic culture with China characteristics.

Gongwangfu Garden chooses bat pattern as the main decorative pattern to highlight the theme of Fu culture. On the other hand, it is also determined by the architectural form of Wang Fu. It is different from the ritual system of royal architecture, which mainly reflects the wealth, auspiciousness and precision of Wang Fu architecture. Therefore, the appearance of bat patterns highlights auspiciousness and prosperity.

From the bat patterns in Gongwangfu, we can find people's desire for longevity and the pursuit of good luck and happiness at that time. In this way, the architectural pattern and architectural connotation echo each other, and the aesthetics and functionality of Gongwangfu Garden are harmonious and unified.

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