Minnan gate size

The dimensions of the southern Fujian gate are four feet one by seven feet one. The coastal area of ​​southern Fujian is located in granite. The stone carving industry has been very developed in residential buildings since ancient times. The gates are all carved from stone strips. The standard specifications of stone gates are flat and square. Luban's four feet one by seven feet one. Flat doors are not engraved with couplets. , the doors are often carved with couplets, and even crown couplets are used, that is, the owner's name is embedded in the couplet. On the door, a stone plaque is added to inscribe the county title to which the owner's surname belongs. For example, if the surname of Li is written, "Longxi Yan" As long as you look at the plaque on the front door, you can roughly deduce the surname of the owner. In modern times, a plaque cover with exquisite carvings of flowers and birds has been added to the plaque, making the whole building more magnificent. .