The Color Match Of Chinese Glazed Roof Tiles

Generally, one Chinese style roof only use one color Chinese glazed roof tiles. For example, the Imperial Palace, the whole city only uses yellow glazed roof tiles, which shows the royal’s status. And Temple of Heaven, the whole building uses blue glazed roof tiles. For antique glazed roof tiles, blue color stands for souvenir.

There are some antique buildings, whose roofs use two colors of classic glazed roof tiles, like yellow and green roof tiles. For a example, Yuejiang Tower. Its main building use yellow and green roof tiles. Green roof tiles are installed on the eaves, while yellow roof tiles are installed on the main roof. And the ridge tiles also use green color. The combination of green and yellow color makes this tower very special. Yuejiang tower is the landmark building in the city.

There are other buildings, which use green roof tiles on the main roof, while the ridge, roof ornaments and the eaves use yellow roof tiles. For example, the Summer Palace. The color combination is really beautiful.