What does the Horsehead Wall stand for?

The head of the horse head wall is higher than the roof, and its outline is stepped. The length of the roof eaves varies with the depth of the house. Horsehead wall with varied eaves is widely used in Jiangnan residential buildings. It can be divided into first order, second order, third order and fourth order, and can also be called first order, second order, third order and fourth order. Usually, the third and fourth orders are more common. Because the front and back halls, bigger houses,

The reason why the walls of schools in Jiangxi take this form is mainly because the density of residential buildings is relatively high in villages where there are many people living together, which is not conducive to fire prevention. When a fire breaks out, it is easy to spread along the house.

However, the horsehead wall built on the top of the two gables of the residential buildings is higher than the roof, which can not only meet the needs of intensive fire prevention and wind prevention of villagers' houses, but also play a role in cutting off the fire source in the event of fire in adjacent houses.

Over time, it formed a special style.

In ancient times, when Huizhou men were twelve or thirteen years old, they left their hometown and set foot on the business road. Horsehead wall is a materialized symbol of family's long-term hope. Seeing this patchwork, black-and-white horse-headed wall will also make people enjoy a beautiful and elegant rhythmic beauty.

"Horse head wall" is also called "uphill wall". As the name implies, bank up is fire-proof! Most ancient houses were made of wood, and the houses were built densely (this is the custom in China), so once a fire broke out, it would spread like a forest fire! So we designed the "bank background wall", which is not "wind"!