The Meaning Of The Architectural Decoration Of Yangzhou Wangshi Xiaoyuan

Wangshi xiaoyuan as one of the intact residences of salt merchants during the Late-Qing and early Minguo in Yangzhou.There are many aspects of research value,such as building,space,decoration,culture and so on.This dissertation takes Wangshi xiaoyuan’s decoration as the major research object and explores its social ethics,religion,literature,geomancy,etc.It also explores diverse decorative feature and humanism under a particular cultural and economic context.Architectural ornament as a culture phenomenon,reflect natural environment,social class,cultural background,psychological needs,lifestyle and personal habits.Building through architectural decoration to strengthen its symbolic,cultural and aesthetic.Chapter one briefly summarizes the background of Wangshi xiaoyuan,including the natural environment,social and times background,local economic traits,regional culture atmosphere,etc.chapter two combs the decoration of different parts of Wangshi xiaoyuan’s decoration,not only offers general understanding of Wangshi xiaoyuan decoration for readers,but also providers a factual basis for next chapter.chapter three analyzes the deep meanings of Wangshi xiaoyuan.This chapter starts from the layer of structure.Architectural decoration be divided into three layers.there are practical,beatify architecture,meaning hearing respectively and then discusses the common meaning and specifice meaning.Common meaning includes:First,to express the nice wishes of the people.Second,the symbol of status.Third,the expression of religious and emotional attribution.At the same time due to the specific social,economic and cultural environment,Wangshi xiaoyuan’s building decoration also has the characteristics of the times and personality characteristics.First,the local culture to give Wang’s small garden unique cultural atmosphere.Second,the absorption of Western culture makes Wangshi xiaoyuan is full of life.Third,building in times of turbulence and no more refulgence of salt merchants,the decoration style of he whole building is restraining.