Why is it called Huabiao and what is its history?

Huabiao is a traditional architectural form of the Chinese nation. According to legend, Huabiao is a totem symbol in the tribal era. It was called Huanbiao in ancient times and appeared in the form of a pillar.

In ancient times, all Chinese watches were made of wood. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, stone pillars began to be used as Chinese watches.

Huabiao is usually made of white marble. The base is a lotus base or a Xumi base, with a dragon pattern carved on it. A dragon is carved on the pillar and decorated with flowing cloud patterns. A cloud plate is inserted horizontally at the upper end, which is called a Chinese watch.

It is a slanderous wood; there is a dew-bearing plate on the top of the stone pillar, which is round in shape, so it corresponds to the round sky and the place.

The distance between the two Chinese tables in front of Tiananmen is 96 meters. Each Chinese table consists of a Xumizuo column base, a column body and a dew-bearing plate. The height is 9.57 meters, its diameter is 98 centimeters, and it weighs about 20,000 kilograms.

There is a squatting mythical beast carved on the top of the pillar, which is lifelike. This mythical beast is named '犼', and it has a good nature and guards the door.

Expanded information Cui Bao of Jin Dynasty's "Zhanjin Notes·Questions and Answers": "Cheng Ya asked: 'Why did Yao set up a slander tree?"

Cross the stigma with crossbars, shaped like a flower.

It looks like a tangerine, and the main road crosses the thoroughfare.

It may also be called surface wood to represent the king's acceptance of Shu.

It is also used to identify the thoroughfares.

The Qin Dynasty eliminated it, and the Han Dynasty restored it.

Today Xijing is called Jiaowumu.

"Stone pillars that stood in front of palaces or mausoleums in ancient times. The pillar bodies are often engraved with patterns. "Luoyang Jialan Ji Longhua Temple" by Yang Yanzhi of the Northern Wei Dynasty: "The outside of Xuanyang Gate is called Sili, and it is a floating bridge on the Luoshui River. It is also called Yongqiao.

...There are Chinese tables in the north and south order, which are raised twenty feet high. The wind phoenix on the Chinese table seems to be soaring to the sky.