瓦当,俗称瓦头,是中国古代独特的建筑装饰艺术品。瓦当是瓦垄末端下垂的特定构件——勾头和滴水的总称。瓦当主要起着蔽护屋檐椽头免遭雨水浸蚀而延长建筑物寿命的作用;在审美功能上,勾头与滴水的形状一圆一半菱形地交替连续,如一串珠链,形成明显的屋面边缀,以此勾画出整个屋顶的轮廓,千百年来瓦当始终是我国古代建筑材料中不可缺少的组成部份。地处“滇之喉、黔之腹”的安顺府文庙,历 Vatan, commonly known as tile head, is a unique architectural decoration artwork in ancient China. Watt is the generic name for the hook and head of a specific component that hangs at the end of the ridge. Vatan mainly plays a role in protecting building heads from rain erosion to extend the life of buildings; in aesthetic function, the shape of hook heads and drips alternates in a circle and a half of a diamond shape, such as a bead chain, forming a distinct roof edge. The outline of the entire roof is drawn out in this way, and for thousands of years Vatan has always been an indispensable part of ancient Chinese building materials. The Anshun Temple of Confucius is located at the site of “The Throat of the Throat and the Abdomen”.