What types of brick carvings can be done on the structural walls for maintenance?

The wall serves as the maintenance structure in Chinese architecture, and it is the support for the space used by humans. The saying "when the wall falls, the house does not collapse" fully illustrates the protective role of walls in Chinese architecture. Depending on the different positions of the walls, they can be categorized into various types such as gable walls, eave walls, threshold walls, corridor walls, fan-shaped walls, courtyard walls, and bracket walls. To avoid the monotony of the walls, people decorate them in various ways.

What decorative options are available for the structural walls?

Brick carvings are a common technique for wall decoration, often found on gable ends, parapet walls, and wall caps of courtyard walls, as well as in louvers of interior walls. The subjects are typically auspicious figures, flowers, and auspicious animals.