Those who are familiar with gold leaf should know that gold leaf has a wide range of applications, such as in construction design.

In China, there is an allusion to the Golden House, where Emperor Wu Che of Han Dynasty loved his cousin Chen Ajiao when he was young and said, "If I get Ajiao as my wife, I will store her in a golden house." The golden house in this story is actually a large number of gold leaf decorated interior walls.

After the major renovation of the Forbidden City began in 2002, gold leaf from Nanjing played a key role in the restoration of the ancient buildings of the Forbidden City, with approximately 2.47 million pieces of gold leaf used in the renovation of the Noon Gate, Taihe Gate, Shenmu Gate, Shoukang Palace and Cining Palace.

In addition, the gold leaf architectural design is also going global. In addition to large temples in China, the gold leaf can be seen in the Imperial Palace in Thailand, the pagoda in Osaka, Versailles in France and St. Petersburg in Russia.