Carve bats on buildings?

Summary: architectural sculptures of bats have existed since ancient times.

However, in the traditional culture of China, bat has a very beautiful meaning, because "bat" and "blessing" are homophonic. Therefore, in China culture, the bat symbolizes the blessing from the sky, which indicates that the family is blessed, that is, the family's blessing can last for a long time, and the children and grandchildren can be rich and auspicious.

There are many patterns of bats:

1. The patterns of bats are quite diverse, including upside-down bats, two-headed bats, four bats holding Fu Lushou and five bats. In traditional decoration, bats are combined with the word "longevity", which is called "five bats hold longevity". Generally speaking, Five Blessingg is: long life for one day, wealth for two days, health for three days, moral cultivation for four days, and final exam for five days.

2. There is also a combination of bats and moiré, which is called "Hongfu Qitian"; Bat, Shoushan stone and Ruyi or Ganoderma lucidum are collectively called "Peace and Ruyi". There are two ruyi yuntuo at the bottom of the word "shou" woven with gold thread, and an inverted bat below. The design of "Longevity and Fulu" skillfully draws the deer into a ball, Ruyi Ganoderma lucidum holds the word "Shouzi" in the north, and bats spread their wings and fly between the words. The composition is simple and generous.

Refer to the above? Baidu Encyclopedia-Bat Pattern