During the Ming and Ching Dynasties, rules on roof styles were strictly enforced, with the wutun holding the highest position, followed by the resting mountain, hanging and hard mountain styles. Ordinary citizens were not allowed to use the wutun and resting mountain styles at all.
明清兩代，朝廷還嚴格製定屋頂的尊卑，根據史冊記載，廡殿最尊，只有宮殿可用；歇山次之；懸山、硬山、攢尖、卷棚又次之。