What do you know about the stone archway?

Stone carving archway is a kind of decorative building, which is made of stone. It has the characteristics of symmetrical and harmonious structure and beautiful and generous shape. Common in ancient cemeteries, often used in chastity archways in ancient times, and now common in gatehouses. Longfeng: If you see dragons and phoenixes carved on the stone arch, it must be closely related to the royal family. Because the dragon is the respect of all animals and the symbol of the supreme emperor in feudal society; Phoenix is the first of all birds, and it is often regarded as a symbol of a noble queen in feudal society. Bat: Because the word "bat" is homophonic with the word "fu", it becomes a symbol of auspiciousness and beauty. People often carve pictures of five bats on the arch to mark five kinds of godsend blessings, such as longevity, health, wealth, peace, prosperity and all over the house. Deer: homophonic with "deer", it is often used as a picture carved by stone carving archways to show promotion, knighthood and high officials. Fish: it is homophonic with "fish", and often forms a picture with ponds and lotus flowers, and is carved on the stone arch to mark that (fish) is full of houses or lotus flowers for more than one year; Together, yue longmen, the carp, is synonymous with literati winning laurels and promoting to a higher position. Therefore, carp surge waves are often used to carve and draw pictures of memorial archways to commemorate the imperial examinations and win the laurels on the moon. Symbolic animals, flowers and utensils, such as pine, crane, turtle, unicorn, lotus, lotus leaf, peony and satisfaction, are often carved on stone arches to express longevity, beauty, health, auspiciousness and satisfaction.