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The implication of Yunnan tile wool

This kind of tile cat can eat all kinds of monsters and has the function of town house.

1, tile hair originally refers to the tile decoration placed in the center of the roof, which is named because its image is very similar to that of a domestic cat. It is said that this kind of tile cat can eat all monsters and has the function of town house. People put it on the roof, eaves or the ridge of the door to devour all the diseases and ghosts that invade our home.

2. Although the tile cat is called a cat, it embodies the tiger among cats, taking the tiger as fierce and fearless, in order to achieve the purpose of town house. Wamao is a unique beast in Yunnan, among which Wamao in Heqing, Dali is the most famous. Wamao, as a traditional handicraft, is a special beast shape used for the roof of residential houses, which is made by combining the traditional culture and aesthetic consciousness of local people. It is a "milk fierce" town house beast, but it "goes to the house without uncovering tiles."