Ask the predecessors to teach the roof of ancient buildings in China.

There are several kinds of roofs. 1, the main ridge is the most important on the whole roof, also called the big ridge and the flat ridge. It is located at the top of the roof, where two slopes meet (as shown below). Generally speaking, it is in the position of "mother" on the ancient roof, and almost all other roofs are "born" from it. In our common palace buildings, the two ends of the main ridge are often decorated with kissing animals, which has been popularized by the former palace king. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, it was often called "kiss" (previously called by different dynasties), which was mainly used to swallow the main ridge. It was not only practical, but also played a role in aesthetics and lightning protection. 2. The vertical ridge is under the main ridge, and it is called "vertical ridge" from both ends of the main ridge along the front and back slopes (as shown below), which is especially common in buildings such as resting peaks, suspended peaks and hard peaks. Some "small objects" are often placed on vertical ridges. For example, on the vertical ridge of the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the Forbidden City, there are ten small animals, which are used as the decoration of tile nails and have the function of fixing glazed tiles. At the same time, according to the number, they also represent the level of the main hall. They are commonly known as "spiny beasts". 3. The word "Ji" has two pronunciations: "Qi ā ng" and "qi à ng"; It means "opposite direction" and "support". In ancient buildings, the roof ridge mainly refers to the roof under the vertical ridge, which forms a 45-degree angle with the vertical ridge and plays a supporting role on the vertical ridge (as shown below). It is most common at rest peak. Of course, sometimes the lower eaves of a double-eaved roof (such as the top of a double-eaved platform and the second eaves of a double-eaved rest hill) are called "ridges". Double eaves refer to two-story eaves. On the ridge, there are often "spiny beasts" that symbolize auspiciousness. 4. The ridge around the ridge is usually found on the roof with two eaves. It refers to the ridge around the roof between the upper and lower roofs (the ridge where the lower eaves intersect the roof), so it is called "the ridge". (as shown below) 5. On many rest peaks in Ji Bo, mountain flowers will form on both sides of the roof (as shown in the figure below). Below the mountain flowers, this horizontal roof is called (as shown below): Now few people know about the roof culture of ancient buildings in China. I hope you can get a good understanding through this article. After all, this is a precious treasure handed down by our ancestors.