Fire protection signs of ancient buildings in my country

Most of the ancient buildings in China use wooden frame structure, and the fatal weakness of the wooden structure is easy to fire. Therefore, fire prevention has become a matter of great importance to Chinese governments and civilians. The fire protection signs of ancient buildings in China are:

Kissing. At the two ends of the ridge of the ancient building, there are two symmetrical, high-rise ornaments, shaped like a dragon, with curly heads and tails, wide open mouths holding the right ridge, and the sword in the back. This is the lip kiss. Its dragon shape gradually evolved from the owl tail. The ornaments of local and folk buildings are ever-changing, including hawkfish, seahorse, turtle and so on. In short, they are all sea creatures that thrive in rain and rain, and the ancients expected to use their divine power to avoid fire.

Bath well. In the building, it is generally used in the middle of the top of the bright room of the hall, and painted flowers such as dragon pattern, diamond or lotus root. The Eastern Han Dynasty stated: "The well, the image of the east well, the algae, and the things in the water are all taken out by the fire." In the Song Dynasty, the algae well "also known as covering the sea", with a vast sea on the roof, naturally Can block any fire.

"Door without hook". A plaque is installed on the city gate, palace gate, hall gate, altar gate, and temple gate in ancient buildings to mark the name of the gate. The door plaque is hanging, inlaid, horizontal and vertical, and the style is different, but the word "door" is written in the same way, that is, the last stroke of the word "door" is written straight, without hooks to avoid " "Hook".

"Named with water". The name of ancient buildings must not be "fire". Even when there is a fire, it is not allowed to shout "Fire!" The names of many key fire-resistant buildings should carry “water” as much as possible. For example, six of the seven pavilions that house the "Four Books" have water sides. They are "Yuan, Yuan, Jin, Su, Zu, Hui", only Wenzong Pavilion does not have "water" beside it. This is because the Wenzong Pavilion was built on the Jinshan Mountain in Zhenjiang, facing the big river, which is the place where the "Shuimanjinshan" is. There is no shortage of water.

The above-mentioned logos of fireproof ornaments are obviously idealistic. However, in an era when science is not yet savvy, it is not surprising that people have a very shallow understanding of fire. They have the function of advertising and publicity, and remind people at all times: Please pay attention to fire prevention here. At the same time, they have become quite a symbol of ancient Chinese architecture.