Brief introduction of flower window

In the landscape architecture of Han nationality in China, holes and windows full of leaky patterns are also called flower windows, also called leaky windows. Flower windows refer to works with complex images, ingenious composition and exquisite carving. The main function of the flower window is to decorate the wall. The flower window with a general height has no independent framing effect, although the field of vision is weak.

Flower window patterns are rich and varied, including lotus, plum blossom, sunflower, begonia, leaves and lace, flower knots and other plant patterns; There are patterns such as lying silkworm, turtle back brocade, butterfly and fish scale; There are ten thousand words, sub-words, back words, tic-tac-toe crosses and so on. There are wheel patterns, ice patterns, rope patterns and other patterns; There are various geometric patterns, such as octagon, hexagon, triangle, square, quadrangle, semicircle, mirror garden, ellipse, collar shape, square victory shape, bottle shape, straight coffin, broken coffin, book strip Sichuan, green ribbon Sichuan, whole grain Sichuan, one yard and three arrows, diamond shape, square, twill, carpet pattern, windmill pattern and corner insert. Based on these dozens of plants, animals, glyphs and geometric patterns, they are intertwined to form countless patterns with auspicious meanings.