Why are the roofs of ancient buildings in China curved?

This is a feature of the ancient architectural art in China. Curves are certainly more beautiful than straight lines. Using curves in houses makes buildings more attractive. For example, "the eaves are flat and the ridges are straight" is the requirement for architecture, and decorative art is applied on this basis.

The lines of the eaves should be straight, but if they start from both ends, they must be tilted with curves to form a curved beauty. The roof used to be straight, but because of the use of curves, you will try to raise and tilt the two ends as much as possible, making it beautiful.

The corners and ridges at the top of the temple and the top of the rest mountain are also curved, forming the so-called "pushing the mountain".

Generally speaking, it makes a house feel light and beautiful, soft and rhythmic, and makes the house not only look lively, beautiful and generous, but also show strong artistry.

The unique feature of ancient architecture in China is that it is good at using curves to achieve beautiful results.

In addition, curves are also shown in columns, arches, beams, piers, colored paintings, murals and so on, so ancient architecture in China is a highly artistic subject.

I think it is successful to combine simple curves and straight lines in ancient buildings in China.

Simply using straight lines and curves has certain shortcomings. Only by combining and expressing each other can we succeed.

China's ancient buildings have beautiful curves and bold use of curves, which can't be compared with any other country, such as the corner and curve at the entrance of Suzhou Wangshiyuan.