1. Generally speaking, the structure of the zhaobi is divided into three parts: the upper, middle and lower parts and the lower wall seat. Facing the screen wall of the house door
2. The function of the top part of the wall is basically the same as that of the roof above the house, and the cornice extends to protect the wall. Their forms are mostly made into four forms, such as the sub-roofs of ordinary houses, namely Sipo Palace Roof, Rest Mountain, Hanging Mountain and Hard Mountain, which are respectively adopted according to the size and importance of the walls. Although the area of various forms of zhaobi roofs is not large, they are still covered with tiles, with a roof in the middle, kisses at both ends of the front ridge, small animals at both ends of the vertical ridge, and various components and decorations like the roof. Of course, there are also some zhaobi without the top of the wall, such as the stone zhaobi of Ren Jing Palace in the Forbidden City, with a polished stone screen on the stone base below.
3. The wall is the main part of the zhaobi, accounting for the vast majority of the whole zhaobi and the main part of zhaobi decoration. Generally, the walls are framed, and the surface of the frame core is paved with square bricks or glazed tiles one foot square at a 45-degree oblique angle. There may be auspicious words or flowers carved with glazed tiles in the middle and four corners, such as "Fu", "Shou", or flowers and birds, which means good luck.
4. The wall foundation is the foundation of the whole wall, and they often use sumeru or other variants.
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From the overall appearance, most of the zhaobi are neat walls, but some zhaobi are not so simple. In some buildings, the lighting wall opposite the gate is 8-shaped inward, which increases the cohesion of the square in front of the gate. Some zhaobi lowered part of the top of the wall, making the whole zhaobi form a form of master and slave. Some simply divide the zhaobi into three sections, with large middle and small sides, and follow the main direction, avoiding the shortcomings of too long zhaobi and lack of change.