In ancient times, red was originally used to ward off evil spirits. Later, with the change of dynasties, it gradually evolved into auspicious and solemn meaning. Especially in the Ming Dynasty, the emperor surnamed Zhu, and red was gradually respected in politics and national culture. Then, like some wealthy families, they can paint their houses and make clothes with red. But at that time, red was divided into many kinds according to different extraction methods, and different grades used red with different purity.
Many temples in the north are also red. In fact, this is not difficult to explain. In Buddhism, red also has a noble and solemn meaning. At first, the color of temple buildings in the Han nationality Buddhism was mainly yellow. Later, with the introduction of Tibetan Buddhism into the mainland, red gradually replaced yellow. In Tibetan Buddhism, red symbolizes courage and majesty, so they paint the outer walls of the more important halls in temples red.
There is also a saying that the buildings in the south are fresh and elegant in color because the climate in the south is warm and humid and the vegetation grows luxuriantly, so the buildings will be better. The reason why the ancient buildings in the north are so bright is that the vegetation in the north is bare in winter and needs some colors to show vitality, while red is similar to the color of fire and represents the freshness of life, so this explanation is also in place.
In any case, the role of red in ancient buildings is still the most important. Even today, many antique buildings draw lessons from the red design style. Red is also our auspicious color. As the saying goes, "If there is a color in a miracle, it must be China Red".