Auspicious designs were carved and painted on the doors, windows, pillars, beams, and rafters of traditional Chinese buildings to create a richly ornamental effect.
「雕樑畫棟」的中國建築，門、窗、廊、柱、欄、斗拱、飛簷、瓦當等雕的、畫的也不外吉祥圖案。