自古以来,砖瓦为建房所必需。砖的种类很多,有砌墙用的条砖,铺地用的方砖,古代建造墓室的基砖和扇形带榫的井砖等。筑城的城砖,硕大厚实坚固,最薄的砖是铺设在屋面下的甍砖。瓦的种类也很多,有板瓦、筒瓦、脊瓦、兽吻等,组成了屋面瓦件的系列。我国烧制砖瓦的历史,已很悠久。但江南地区较迟,要到东吴和晋代,砖瓦才被广泛使 Since ancient times, bricks have been necessary for building houses. There are many types of bricks, including bricks for brick walls, square bricks for floor coverings, base bricks for ancient tombs, and well-shaped wells. The city bricks of the fortifications are huge, thick and solid. The thinnest bricks are the bricks laid under the roof. There are many types of tile, including tile, tile, ridge tile, beast, etc., which form a series of roof tiles. The history of firing bricks in China has been very long. However, the Jiangnan region was late. It was until Dongwu and the Jin Dynasty that bricks and tiles were widely used.