Chiwen(鸱吻)is the animal shaped components at both ends of the ridge of Chinese buildings. It is made of pottery& colored glass and has the function of fixing roof tiles. Chiwen is one of the nine sons of dragon,it can spray waves and rain that used on the roof ridge to avoid fire.
Chiwei (鸱尾) in East Asia from the sixth to the eighth centuries AD, compiled by 刘江岭.
Chiwei (鸱尾) in China
