Research On The Ancestral Hall’s Public Art In Rucheng County

The ancient shrine is the place where the ancient Chinese peopleworshiped. As a ritualized building, it is a vivid manifestation of China’sancient patriarchal system. Studying the Chinese ancient shrine from theperspective of "public art", and discussing its specific art form,performance subject and aesthetic characteristics, would be of greatsignificance in sublimating ancient Chinese architectural art, and also it’svery important to facilitate and promote the culture and art of ancientChinese shrine. This paper traces to the source of the Rucheng AncestralHall and macroscopically analyzes the development of the RuchengAncestral Hall. One the basis of exploring the art form and the theme ofperformance of some typical buildings, this paper sums up the uniqueaesthetical characteristics of the Rucheng Ancestral Hall as a public arton several aspects, such as its architectural form, architectural adornment,public space，etc. What’s more, this paper also covers a summarization ofthe social function of the Rucheng Ancestral Hall. This paper aims toprovide guidance for modern art and design applications, thus enables itto promote the ancestral hall in the use of public space for the conceptualdesign. In the interpretation of ages of Rucheng Ancestral Hall, it’sclearly indicated that the public art of the Rucheng Ancestral Hall is animportant part of the Hunan Culture. Moreover, the wood carvings and the lacquer paintings, features of the Rucheng Ancestral Hall’s public art,also represent a symbol of Hunan Culture.