Do you know what the stone carving of the villa is?

The antique stone drum on the pier is a unique part of the gatehouse. The antique doorpier drum stone is usually carved with some traditional auspicious patterns in China, so it is a kind of stone carving art to understand the traditional culture of China. The traditional houses in China, especially the bottom of the gate of the quadrangle, are stone members supporting the door frame and the door shaft. A pillar that supports the door leaf shaft. Made of wood or stone. The stone piers of large families often extend out of the door and are carved into various auspicious shapes and patterns such as lions, warriors and elephants. In the early years, powerful families paid attention to putting a pair of big stone lions carved with white marble in front of their doors. Usually the lion is on the left and the right paw is stepping on the hydrangea, which is called "lion rolling hydrangea". The lioness has a young lion under her right and left paws, named "Young Shao Shi", which means that future generations will be high officials and generous. Most quadrangles have a pair of small stone lions or small Shi Hu piers on both sides of the doorframe. Although they are not as tall as the pair of stone lions in front of a big house, they are beautifully carved, squatting or standing, squatting or leaning back, just like a pair of guards guarding the house.