Monk standing on a terrace with a marble balustrade at Jie tai si

Building details showing temple roofs and a stairway with a marble balustrade at Jie tai si

Inclining-Dragon Pine and terrace balustrade at Jie tai si

Person leaning on a marble balustrade looking out over rooftops in Beijing

Detail of Da cheng dian at Kong miao showing terrace corner with gargoyle and balustrades

Detail of a marble balustrade showing relief carving in the form of a vase with ling zhi fungi at the Kong miao

Detail of Da cheng dian at the Kong miao showing marble balustrade, dragon column, and octagonal columns

Detail of Da cheng dian at the Kong miao showing marble balustrade and dragon columns

Detail of Da cheng dian at the Kong miao showing marble balustrades and dragon columns

Well surrounded by a stone balustrade at the Kong miao in Qufu

Marble balustrade with dragon-headed gargoyles

Summer Palace. [Kuo ru ting and Shiqikong Qiao.]

[Beijing. Marble balustrade at Huan qiu tan.]

Beijing. Huan qiu tan and roof of Huang gong yu.

Beijing. Huan qiu tan and roof of Huang gong yu.

Raised terrace with marble balustrade

Beijing. Beihai Lake, Jin'ao Yudong Qiao, and Zhonghai Lake.