Why are the architectural colors in China so bold?

The colors of China buildings are bold and strong. Gorgeous colors and colorful paintings, first of all, are the means of expression of architectural level and content. The color of the roof is the most important, and the yellow (especially bright yellow) glazed tile roof is the most distinguished, which is dedicated to the buildings specially approved by the emperor and the emperor (such as Confucius Temple). Except for a few special requirements, all buildings in the palace, regardless of size, are yellow glazed tiles. Below the palace, the temples, palaces and temples are mixed in yellow-green (trimmed), green and cyan-gray; Residential buildings have the lowest grade, and only gray pottery tiles can be used. The temples and walls of the main buildings are all red, the wooden structures of the secondary buildings can be green, and the houses and gardens are a mixture of red, green, brown and black. Liang Fang, Gong Dou and Rafter painted many colorful paintings, mainly blue and green, with gold, red and black in the middle. The grades were distinguished by the number of gold and dragons.

Among the official buildings, the golden dragon and the seal are the most distinguished, and realgar is the lowest. Folk houses generally do not draw colorful paintings, or only draw "hoop heads" at the junction of beams and squares. Landscape architecture is the most free in color painting, and people, landscapes and flowers and birds can be painted. Abutment is generally made of brick and stone, and important buildings are made of white marble. Colors and colorful paintings also reflect the aesthetic standards of the nation. First, diversity lies in unity. The colors of a group of buildings, no matter how complex and gorgeous, always have a keynote, such as the palace is mainly red and yellow, the Temple of Heaven is mainly blue and white, and the garden is mainly gray, green and brown. Secondly, the contrast lies in harmony. Because the tone is uniform, the overall effect is harmonious; Although many complementary colors and contrasting colors are in the same building, the contrast is quite strong, but they only enrich the harmonious tone and will not interfere with or replace it. Finally, the artistic expression lies in the content requirements. For example, the palace is the most important and has the strongest color; Tanmiao and Lingmiao are in turn, and the color intensity decreases. Folk houses are the most common and the colors are the simplest.