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<p>The ancient auspicious patterns on Chinese architecture are full of Chinese symbolism and pursuit of life. Hong Kong Kowloon and the New Territories have preserved many traditional residential buildings study rooms ancestral halls and even temples full of historical value while the carved dragons phoenixes lions qilins and so on on the roof beams conceal subtle folk beliefs. The buildings have been preserved and passed down and the auspicious patterns on the roof tiles have become an indispensable part of traditional Chinese folk art. Opening this book while reading about folk beliefs one is also reading about the beauty of Chinese architecture.</p><p>?????????????????????????.???????????????????????????????????????????????:????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????</p><p></p><p>The ancient auspicious patterns introduced in this book are composed of different materials such as gray carving wood carving stone carving calligraphy and painting etc. They combine various beautiful graphic shapes to convey people's expectations for a better life. The author of this book Su Wanxing has personally collected auspicious patterns from all over Hong Kong for many years. He has organized the pictures into a total of ten chapters including flowers plants auspicious birds artifact symbols fame and fortune education myths and legends folk stories marital harmony longevity and seclusion and traditional Chinese opera on tile ridges. Each auspicious pattern is accompanied by pictures and text leading the reader to appreciate the elegance and characteristics of Chinese architecture.</p><p>????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????</p>