Door is the most important part of ancient architecture in China. It is not only a passage for people to go in and out, but also a symbol of architectural taste, indicating status, wealth and cultural character.
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Doors have existed since ancient times. At first, they may just be a gap for people to enter and exit. In the Han dynasty, the buildings on both sides of the doorway rose into the sky to show the majesty of the hierarchy and became a que. Hanque only existed in the Han and Wei Dynasties, and was mostly used in high-rise buildings. Ordinary houses, wooden doors are the most common, "double doors for doors, single doors for households."
There are many combination names of doors. The doors of local ancient buildings in China are composed of door nails, door heads, door leaves, paving heads, rolling heads and door nails. In ancient times, doors were mostly made of wood and made of long boards, which were called board doors. Its construction method is to use several transverse waist line trees, which are evenly distributed behind the door from top to bottom, and then connect the board with the waist in series with rows of nails. The common nails here are called doornails. If it is a wide door, the upper and lower ends of the door are also covered with iron sheets. This method can strengthen the lateral connection of the door. This kind of iron sheet is called "looking at the leaves".
A door is a free entrance and exit, and its function is to be opened and closed. If an outsider visits, he will knock at the door, and the host will lock the door when he goes out. Therefore, door knockers and chains should be installed on board doors. This knocker is called "auxiliary head" or "door cymbal". Due to years of wind and rain, the door is easy to be damaged, so brush more paint to protect the door. These door nails, decorative leaves, auxiliary heads and paints not only have the practical function of protecting the door, but also become unique decorations under the processing of craftsmen.
"Ten Books of Yangzhai" says that "the door is auspicious, the whole family is auspicious, the door is auspicious, and the whole family is auspicious". Residents are most concerned about access safety. There are folk sayings such as "looking at the door", "door style" and "fronting", which shows that the position of "door" in the hearts of ordinary people is very important.