The two iron rings on the gate of the ancient house seem to be used to knock on the door. What are their names?

The shop head is a traditional door decoration with exorcism significance. Most of the ornaments on the door are in the shape of animal heads. Take gold as it, and call it a gold shop; Call it a silver shop with silver; Take copper as it, and call it a copper shop. Its shape, there are smelting elephants, smelting elephant animal kisses, smelting elephants, covering its goodness and keeping its economy. Others smell turtles, snakes and tigers to ward off evil spirits.

The melting of the inscription ring of the animal head has long existed on bronze ornaments in Shang and Zhou Dynasties. It is an animal face pattern with many shapes, and there is a ring under the mouth for decoration embedded in the door. Generally metal, there are tigers, snakes, turtles and so on.

In the Han Dynasty, temples were decorated with human heads to ward off evil spirits. It is also widely used in folk doorways, in order to avoid disasters and seek happiness, and pray for the gods to bravely protect the safety of people and property of their families like wild animals.

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In the past, whether it was a palace, a mansion or a small courtyard of ordinary people, there was generally a courtyard gate. On both sides of the central gap between the two street-facing doors, where one person comes high, there is an object similar to a doorknob, which may be a knocker or a diamond-shaped door pendant. The base with a knocker or hanging door pendant is called the shop head, also called the store.

Paving head and knocker are indispensable and important parts on the gate. According to legend, the manager is one of the nine sons born by the dragon. Because of his high vigilance, he decorated the door leaf.

When a guest visits, stand in front of the door and tap the knocker or door pendant with your hand. When the knocker or pendant touches the top of the store, it will make a crisp sound. As soon as the host heard it, he knew that a guest was coming, went to the door and opened the door to welcome the guests.

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