Why do ancient buildings in China pay so much attention to the carving of doors and windows?

China culture has a history of 5,000 years, and the culture and habits in many fields derived from it are very interesting. For example, for the carving of doors and windows, especially window grilles, ancient literati did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to see doors and windows even if the furniture grade was lower. Why?

In ancient China, windows were both practical and artistic, so houses were not only used for living, but also for aesthetics. In the famous Suzhou gardens, windows are very important elements, and there are many differences in changing scenery. Through the window, every subtle angle difference can lead to different scenery, which is very mysterious.

When it comes to the carving of door and window patterns, we have to mention the origin and basic knowledge of windows first. At first, windows had only two functions, namely ventilation and lighting. In the process of continuous development and evolution, it is gradually divided into different types such as empty window, partition window, screen window and wind window.

We don't know the specific information about the cultural origin of door and window pattern carving. The ancients in China did a lot of work on the mind of doors and windows, such as the colors, styles, patterns and sculptures of doors and windows, so sculpture is only the tip of the iceberg of door and window culture. If you want to say why, you can't get the exact answer at the bottom of it. We can only imagine it out of thin air according to our own guesses.

In my opinion, the window is an important channel for the inner room to communicate with the outside world from beginning to end, so the ancient people spent more time on the window, which can also make the daily viewing more enjoyable. After the ornamental spread, door and window carving gradually became a kind of exquisiteness, and more and more people spent their minds on carving, which led to the wonderful door and window art we saw in the garden today.