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Ancient Chinese Roof Forms

Ancient Chinese architectural roof forms include hipped roof, hipped roof, and hard roof.

1, hipped roof: hipped roof is one of the common roof forms in ancient Chinese buildings. There are four sides of slopes with one main ridge and four sloping ridges, and all four sides are curved. Hipped roofs are also known as four-apron roofs and are commonly used in buildings such as halls and temples.

2, hipped roof: hipped roof is a roof form in ancient Chinese architecture. By a main ridge, four hanging ridge and four bump ridge composition, *** nine ridge composition, also known as the nine ridge hall. Heshan roof is commonly found in temples, palaces and other buildings, with a unique style and modeling.

3, hard hilltop: hard hilltop is one of the common roof forms in ancient Chinese architecture. It consists of one main ridge and four pendant ridges, with no sloping ridges. The hard hilltop is characterized by a strong roof structure and is suitable for important palaces, tombs and other buildings.