The Research On Plinth Of Guild Hall In Henan

plinth is one of the distinct part in Chinese traditional buildings. It is unified for the constructionand aesthetics. As the shining part, Plinth is closed to our lives where the craftsman could show his skillsand talents. The pattern and carving change according to shift of dynasties. Therefore, the plinth becomes abig kind of carving art.Qing dynasty and Ming dynasty are the utmost outstanding in Chinese contracture. Guildhall, as therepresentative of residential architecture, is the important for our study. It is a society organization in Qingand Ming. There are many well-remained guildhalls in Henan province, which were built by the merchant.These grand scale and luxury guildhalls become the unique folk building scene.This paper is to study the origin, function, historical shift, pattern, carving, level difference andrepair of Chinese traditional plinth to discuss the characters and cultural meanings of Henan guildhall toshow the social status, region and other living aspects. And to evaluate the plinth function and status in artcarving and architecture. At the same time, giving the suggest of the protection of old building and old factsused in the modern building.