| Ancestral hall,as a building built to commemorate ancestors,serves as a place of worship for ancestors,indoctrination for future generations,settlement of disputes,and undertaking of major activities within the clan.It is the regional family belief and cultural center.In contemporary society,although ancestral hall architecture is not like the past,it bears many important social responsibilities,but these buildings are historical witnesses,recording the development and change of family history,culture and economy.For the region,ancestral hall architecture is a precious historical,cultural and spiritual wealth,worthy of our research and protection.Southern Hunan is located in the border area of Hunan,Jiangxi and Guangdong provinces.Many cultures,such as Huxiang culture,Zhongyuan culture and Lingnan culture,have merged and collided here,forming a unique regional culture.As one of the important carriers of southern Hunan culture,ancestral hall in southern Hunan has obvious regional cultural characteristics in the traditional architectural form and construction skills.Its architectural decoration not only reflects the Confucian cultural characteristics of ritual system,but also reflects the philosophy of conforming to nature and the unity of man and nature.Aiming at the ancestral hall of Chenzhou,Hengyang and Yongzhou construction field measurement and investigation visit,on the basis of a large number of literature data and survey data,in southern Hunan humanities background of history of the ancestral temple,architectural form as the foundation,combined with the specific case,from the decoration material,decoration,decoration,decoration and cultural aspects of color,deeply analyses the characteristics of southern Hunan ancestral temple architecture decoration,reveals that the southern Hunan regional culture characteristics of ancestral temple architecture decoration.The research results are of great significance for a deeper understanding of ancestral temple architecture and its decoration culture in southern Hunan under the influence of various cultures,as well as a deeper understanding of traditional architectural culture in Hunan,enhancing the confidence of regional ethnic culture,and promoting the protection and renewal of regional ancestral temple architectural landscape. |
