Some say they are derived from the roofs of tents used when the Chinese were a nomadic people roaming the Steppes of Central Asia.
對於住慣平頂高樓的現代都市人而言，「簷花」是個陌生的名詞。簷花是什麼呢？中國傳統建築屋頂是呈斜坡狀的，再加上飛簷翹角，使得雨水不可能一瀉而下，而在簷邊濺出水花，就是古人所稱的「簷花」。