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8 popular icons on traditional Chinese architecture

( chinadaily.com.cn ) Updated: 2014-10-24 07:00:18
8 popular icons on traditional Chinese architecture

Hollowed-out patterns deliver different messages. For example, a pattern with a magpie means good luck, a bat hanging upside down means good fortune comes. The hollowed–out design not only beautifies the building, but also has the function of lighting, ventilation, dust proofing and space division.

 

8 popular icons on traditional Chinese architecture

8 popular icons on traditional Chinese architecture

 

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