The highest level of roof style of ancient buildings in China is ().

The highest level of roof style of ancient buildings in China is the Ding Dian.

Fu Dian is a kind of roof form in ancient traditional architecture, which was called "Wuling Dian" and "Five Dian" in Song Dynasty, "Si A Dian" in Qing Dynasty and "Siheshe" in Jian Yuan Law of Wu. This architectural form is mostly used in royal buildings such as palaces and temples, and it is the most commonly used form of main buildings on the central axis.

After the traditional architectural form system is finalized, palace architecture has become the highest-ranking architectural form in housing construction. Because of its steep roof, solemn eaves and majestic momentum, it is a symbol of the ruling class such as imperial power and theocracy in feudal society Therefore, it is mostly used in palaces, temples, important gatehouses and other high-level buildings, and other officials and ordinary people are not allowed to use it.

Classification of Xi 'an

1, Danyan Temple

Beige Temple in Wutai County, Shanxi Province is a single-eaved roof building in the late Tang Dynasty. It is the earliest existing roof building in China, the largest existing wooden structure building in Tang Dynasty, and the second earliest existing wooden structure building (second only to nanzenji). Dule Temple in Jixian County, Tianjin is one of the three existing Liao temples in China and the earliest existing Didingdian Mountain Gate in China. The kiss on the main ridge of the mountain gate belongs to the original work of Liao Dynasty and is the earliest existing kiss in China.

2. Chongyan Temple

Tiantai Temple of Daimiao Temple in Tai 'an, Shandong Province is the earliest existing double-eaved palace in China. The Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City is the largest double-eaved palace in China.