Pavilions are built by people with certain materials, and the characteristics of the materials will inevitably affect the style of the building. Therefore, the plastic art of the pavilion also depends on the selected materials to a certain extent. Due to the differences in the properties of various materials, pavilions constructed of different materials have very distinct characteristics, and at the same time, they are bound to be limited by the characteristics of the materials used. Building pavilions with stone is also quite common in our country. The earliest pavilion currently in use is a stone pavilion. Most of the early stone pavilions imitated the wooden structure. The brackets, moon beams, Ming, Queti, corner beams, etc. were all carved from stone. For example, the Luban Pavilion on Po'e Mountain in Huangmei, Hubei, built in the early Tang Dynasty, was built entirely of stone to imitate the wooden structure of brackets and beams. The same is true for the two stone pavilions in front of Hushan Xiufeng, which were built in the Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty respectively. After the Ming and Qing Dynasties, stone pavilions gradually got rid of the form of imitating wood structures. The characteristics of stone materials were highlighted, and the construction methods were simplified accordingly. The shapes were simple and heavy, with flat and short eaves and simple details. Some stone pavilions are even as simple as using only four stone pillars to hold up a stone pavilion cover. This kind of stone pavilion is simple and simple, showing a solid and rough style. However, some stone pavilions still use stone imitation wood to carve brackets and hangings in order to pursue the effect of mismatched colors, gilding, and fineness.

Some stone pavilions in the south are also made with double eaves, even four-story double eaves, with exquisite carvings and the characteristics of Jiangnan being light but not heavy. The Maoting is the originator of all types of pavilions. It originated from real life. The resting sheds and waterwheel sheds on the mountain roadsides for resting and sheltering from the rain are the original forms of the Maoting.

This type of pavilion is usually made of logs slightly processed into beams, or covered with thatch or bark, giving it a natural appeal. Because it retains its natural character and resembles mountains, forests and springs, it is highly appreciated by noble and elegant people. Liu Zongyuan once commented on the Mao Pavilion in "The Notes of Yongzhou Liu Zhongcheng's Mao Pavilion on the Mountain": "There is no splendor in the Mao Pavilion, no rafters are repaired, no rafters are cut, no walls are built, and white clouds are used as vassals. The green mountain serves as a screen, which shows its frugality." Wang Changling also wrote a poem about "thatched pavilion with shadows of flowers, and a group of luan and cranes in the west mountain" to praise its elegance and elegance. As a result, thatched pavilions were built not only in the mountains and wild areas, but also in luxurious mansions and palace gardens, pursuing the simplicity and tranquility of "naturalness without carvings". The use of bamboo as a pavilion has been around since the Tang Dynasty. The poet Dugu Ji once wrote "The Bamboo Pavilion of Lu Langzhong Xunyang": "The pavilion was made of bamboo, and its height came out of the forest." Later, some bridge pavilions were also made of bamboo. "Yangzhou Painted Boat Record" records: "The depth of spring in Meiling is Changchun Ridge, which is in the Baobao Lake. The ridge is in the water, with wooden jade bridges and square pavilions built on top. The columns, railings, eaves and tiles are all inlaid with bamboo. Therefore, it is also called Bamboo Bridge." This shows the wide application of bamboo pavilion.

Because bamboo is not durable and has a short shelf life, there are very few bamboo pavilions left. Today's bamboo pavilions are mostly built using binding methods supplemented by nails and rivets. In some bamboo pavilions, the structural components such as beams and columns are still made of wood and wrapped with bamboo sheets to imitate the shape of bamboo. The drinking stools, rafters, tiles, etc. are all made of bamboo, which is both strong and easy to maintain.

Bamboo is not only a very good building material, but also tall, beautiful, elegant and soft. It is as green all year round as the pine, as proud of the snow and frost-resistant as the plum, simple and unpretentious, high-spirited and bright, and has always been praised by people. Acura. Bai Juyi once wrote "Bamboo Raising Notes", he said: "Bamboo is like a virtuous man, the bamboo root is solid, the nature of bamboo is straight, the heart of bamboo is hollow, and the knots of bamboo are chaste." "Be determined", from which a gentleman thinks about "building well and persevering", "being neutral and not relying on one's will", "applying empty feelings", and "honing one's reputation and conduct". Take the integrity and character of bamboo as a model for self-cultivation and destiny. Su Dongpo was very passionate about bamboo. He said: "It is better to eat without meat than live without bamboo. Without meat, one will be thin, and without bamboo, one will be vulgar." Therefore, in the garden, in addition to planting bamboo next to the pavilion, use Bamboo-built pavilions pursue the elegance of elegance and elegance, and are also favored by the world. According to records in "The Scholars", in the Ming Dynasty, there was a copper pavilion built on the Zhanyuan rockery in the Zhongshan Prince's Mansion in Nanjing. A fire could be lit underneath for warmth, which was a novel idea. There are not many existing bronze pavilions. The famous ones include: the Golden Tower in Mount Tai, the Baoyun Pavilion in the Summer Palace, the Golden Palace in Mingfeng Mountain in Kunming, and the bronze pavilion in Mount Wutai, etc. Strictly speaking, they cannot be regarded as pavilions, they can only be said to be pavilion-style buildings, but customarily, they are called "copper pavilions".

The copper pavilion is also built with imitation wood structure. Take Baoyun Pavilion as an example. It is 7.5 meters high, weighs 414,000 kilograms, and has water chestnut fans on all sides.

The columns, beams, brackets, arches, rafters, tiles, crown, as well as the Kowloon plaque, couplets, etc. are all exactly the same. It is a crab-green color with exquisite shape and complex craftsmanship. It is a rare treasure in the world. It is a pavilion with sharp corners and upturned four eaves. The second fold of Yuan Guan Hanqing's "Butterfly Dream": "Look at the blooming flowers, the harmonious spring scenery, and a corner pavilion among the flowers, with a spider's web on the pavilion." The second fold of Yuan Mingshi's "Strive for Repayment": "I After jumping over the wall, it turned out to be a garden, with bright lights and candles lit in a corner pavilion in the distance."