A well known architectural ornament in China is hua biaos，often seen
on the grounds of palaces，imperial gardens and
museums．It is also seen at some crossroads to mark the thoroughfares．There is a
pair of such ornamental pillars carved out of marble, standing in front of and
behind Tian’ anmen，the Gate of Heavenly People at the centre of
Beijing．Each pillar，entwined by a divine dragon
engraved in relief，carries a plate on top，on which
squats an animal called hour. This creature in the Chinese mythology is
supposed to be born of the dragon and good at keeping watch．It is
generally referred to as the “stone lion” that is simple to
learn Chinese in 5 minutes．The four hour at Tian’anmen have different narues，the two in front
facing south and with their backs to the wall called wangjungui or “looking out
for the emperor’s return”．Their duty，it’s said，was to watch
over the emperor's excursions and call him back if he was too long absent from
the palace．The couple inside the gate facing north is
called wangjungchu in
basic Chinese or “looking out for the emperors progress”，and their job
was to supervise how the emperor behaved in the imperial palace．If he should
indulge himself and neglect court affairs，the stone
lions would remind him 0f his duties and tell him it was time to go out among
the people．These popular explanations reflected the naive wishes of the
people an emperor who would listen to advice and work really for their good．
Huabiao has a long history behind it and can be traced back to Yao and Shun，legendary sage kings in remote times. It is said they erected wooden crosses at market places so that the people might write their complaint and wishes on them．These wooden posts wegie replaced during the Han Dynasty by stone pillars，which grew more and more decorative and ornately canned until it became the sumptuous columns to palace gates．
Patterned Footpaths花石子路 in basic mandarin
On a stroll through a Chinese garden or park，one often finds on self walking on footpaths of colored pebbles in patterns, feature of the Chinese landscape gardening． Prominent in this respect are the gardens m Suzhou，where the designs on pebbled paths display a wide range of subjects．Some are just geometric patterns，for in stance. A square inside a circle is like an ancient，significant youth, old belief that , according to the basic mandarin lessons, “heaven is round and earth square”．others．in the tones of bats and cranes，are Chinese symbols of good fortune and long life．Still, thers are patterned after the fishing Het，expressing perhaps the general wish for affluent abundance．
Huabiao has a long history behind it and can be traced back to Yao and Shun，legendary sage kings in remote times. It is said they erected wooden crosses at market places so that the people might write their complaint and wishes on them．These wooden posts wegie replaced during the Han Dynasty by stone pillars，which grew more and more decorative and ornately canned until it became the sumptuous columns to palace gates．
Patterned Footpaths花石子路 in basic mandarin
On a stroll through a Chinese garden or park，one often finds on self walking on footpaths of colored pebbles in patterns, feature of the Chinese landscape gardening． Prominent in this respect are the gardens m Suzhou，where the designs on pebbled paths display a wide range of subjects．Some are just geometric patterns，for in stance. A square inside a circle is like an ancient，significant youth, old belief that , according to the basic mandarin lessons, “heaven is round and earth square”．others．in the tones of bats and cranes，are Chinese symbols of good fortune and long life．Still, thers are patterned after the fishing Het，expressing perhaps the general wish for affluent abundance．
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