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Xiangcheng brick carving: an art of architectural decoration

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2022-05-24 14:13

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A brick carving featuring flowers and birds. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Brick carving, an elegant art form used in China's traditional architectural decoration, is a representative cultural heritage in Xiangcheng district, Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu province. At Suzhou's many classical gardens or ancient palaces, intricate brick carvings of people, landscapes, or other vivid patterns can be easily found.

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