Simple yet flourishing Chaozhou-Shantou rooftop in Raoping

Simple yet flourishing, my favorite Chaozhou-Shantou rooftop this year is in Raoping. || My first impression was just a fleeting glimpse—on one side of Huanggang Avenue, a simple temple topped with a flourishing inlaid porcelain roof caught my eye from a speeding car. I couldn’t help but take a distant look. The next time I saw it was also from a vehicle, but this time I found it again on a bike in the drizzling rain. This inlaid porcelain roof is just as charming up close as it is from afar. Perhaps because of the overcast rainy day, or maybe after being washed by time, the colors of the inlaid porcelain are not bright or flashy, but have a certain elegance. The colors are diverse but not overwhelming, the structure complex but not cluttered. From color to structure, the feeling this roof gives is the same as the overall feeling of the temple—simple yet flourishing.