Roof-Covering Style: Entire Roof Covered

A frontal view of a 'Wuyu-style' archway. In contrast to the Chongtian-style, the columns here do not protrude but are covered by a complete roof—each bay has an independent small roof above it, called a 'lou'; the central 'minglou' is the highest and largest, with the 'cilou' and 'bianlou' on either side progressively lower, forming a stepped skyline. The roofs are in Xieshan or Wudian style, covered with cylinder tiles, with main ridges, hip ridges, and upturned eaves, and adorned with mythical beasts and animal figures on the ridges. Under the eaves are layers of protruding dougong brackets, forming dense horizontal shadow bands. All column tops are hidden beneath the roof. The overall appearance is like a row of connected small palaces. Avoid: having column tops protrude through the roof, making the 'lou' heights equal, omitting the dougong layers, using flat roofs and modern finishes.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一座屋宇式牌樓的正面。與沖天式相反,這裡的立柱不穿出,而是被完整的屋頂覆蓋——每一個開間的上方都有一座獨立的小屋頂,稱為樓;中央的明樓最高最大,兩側的次樓與邊樓依次降低,構成階梯狀的天際線。屋頂是歇山或廡殿形式,覆蓋筒瓦,有正脊、垂脊與翼角起翹,脊上有吻獸與走獸。屋簷下是層層出挑的斗栱,構成密集的水平陰影帶。柱頭全部隱沒在屋頂之下。整體像一排連在一起的小殿。避免:讓柱頭穿出屋頂、把樓的高度做成等高、省略斗栱層、使用平屋頂與現代的收頭。