Editing Chinese architecture (section)

===Minnan (Hokkien) architecture===
{{Main|Hokkien architecture}}
Minnan architecture, or [[Hokkien architecture]], refers to the architectural style of the [[Hoklo people]], the Han Chinese group who are the dominant demographic of [[Southern Fujian]] and [[Taiwan]]. This style is noted for its use of swallowtail roofs (heavily decorated upward-curving roof ridges) and "cut porcelain carving" for decorations.<ref>Hongyin, X. (2009). Research on the comparison of the Minnan new jiageng architecture [J]. Fujian Architecture & Construction, 5, 008.</ref> The swallowtail roof is a signature of Hokkien architecture, commonly used for religious buildings like shrines and temples, but also in dwellings. Hokkien architecture is dominated by decorations from carvings of natural elements like plants and animals, or figures from [[Chinese mythology]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=says|first=Roberta|date=2021-07-24|title=Hokkien Architecture in Guangdong|url=https://architectureontheroad.com/hokkien-style-architecture-in-guangdong/|access-date=2021-11-24|website=ARCHITECTURE ON THE ROAD|language=en-US}}</ref>
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File:Xiamen Nanputuo 20120226-05 (cropped).jpg|[[Nanputuo Temple]], [[Xiamen]]
File:Nanfeng Ancestral Temple 11 2013-09.JPG|Cut porcelain carving decorations above the main door of Nanfeng Ancestral Temple.
File:Singang Fengtian Temple 20081012.jpg|A [[Mazu (Goddess)|Mazu]] temple in [[Chiayi City]], Taiwan.
File:鎮福社.JPG|A shrine for [[Tudigong]], a Taoist earth deity, in [[Kaohsiung]], Taiwan; It is an example of a less garish swallowtail roof.
File:Thian Hock Keng Temple - entrance.jpg|Front entrance of [[Thian Hock Keng Temple]], Singapore.
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