The chiwen (a type of roof ornament) on the roof of the Golden Pavilion in Kyoto is shaped like a carp leaping over the dragon gate.

1. Address: The Golden Pavilion, officially known as Rokuon-ji, is located in the northern part of Kyoto, Japan. It is a temple of the Rinzai sect of the Sōkoku-ji school. The name of the Golden Pavilion comes from the Dharma name of the famous shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu during the Muromachi shogunate. 2. Gold Foil Features: The outer walls of the Golden Pavilion's core building, the Shariden, are all decorated with gold foil, hence the name "Golden Pavilion". The temple was first completed in 1397. It was a villa built by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu to worship his mother, and was later converted into a Zen temple. The Golden Pavilion was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994. 3. Architectural Style: The Golden Pavilion has a unique architectural style. It has three floors and is 12.5 meters high. The first floor is a pavilion-style building, the second floor is a hanging-style building, and the third floor is a tower-style building. The entire building is covered in gold, making it look magnificent. 4. Must-see for Photographers: The garden of the Golden Pavilion is also a highlight. In particular, the reflection of the Golden Pavilion in the Kyōko-chi pond is even more beautiful under the sunlight. At the Golden Pavilion, you can enjoy the perfect combination of traditional Japanese wooden temple architecture and garden landscape, and feel the superb skills and unique ingenuity of the builders. 5. Fate in This Life: In fact, the Golden Pavilion built by Yoshimitsu was burned down in 1950. The current Golden Pavilion is a replica of the same size built on the original site. 6. Features of the Pavilion: The shape of the Golden Pavilion in Japan is quite realistic. The chiwen, shaped like a dragon head and fish body, is also an image of a carp leaping over the dragon gate (Tai Ping Yu Lan Volume 79, citing "Long Yu He Tu"), and has become the patron saint of wooden frame buildings. According to records, during the Han Dynasty, "after the disaster of the Bo Liang Palace, a Yue witch said that there was a fish in the sea, with a tail like a chi, and it would rain when it splashed. Therefore, its image was made on the house to suppress the fire." (Ying Zao Fa Shi, citing "Han Ji"). Early images of chiwen can be seen on some pictorial stones, Ming vessels, and local folk buildings. The head is down and the tail is up, and the mouth contains the ridge of the house to make a splash. 7. Fire Extinguishing Function: The whale on the cover photo, whales can spray water, so the shape of its tail is placed on the roof symbolically hoping that it can produce a "spray" fire protection effect. Later, the chiwen developed into a monster with a dragon head and a fish tail, called "chiwen", which was molded on the ridge of the house. The dragon head spouted water, and the fish tail was upturned to block wind, rain, thunder and lightning, and ensure that the house was permanent. 8. There is a pair of chiwen at both ends of the main ridge of the Taihe Hall of the Forbidden City, which are sea fish that can extinguish fire; On the four ridges of the house, except for the first one is a fairy riding a phoenix, all are animals, including the fish that can extinguish fire.