中国古代四大神兽纹样在建筑装饰中的运用

On the Application of Four Shenshou Image of Archaic China in Architectural Decoration

青龙,白虎,朱雀,玄武是中国古代的四大神兽.了解四大神兽对于了解中国的文化有着很大的帮助.四神兽作为中国古代神灵的象征,分别管辖着东、西、南、北四方.一直以来它们受到中国百姓的尊重和敬畏,被人们当作镇邪的神灵.特别是龙,这种作为中华民族精神的神兽,还是中国古代皇帝的象征.所以四神兽的形象在中国传统建筑装饰中发挥了无与伦比的作用.

Dragon, tiger, phoenix and tortoise is named Four Shenshou in archaic China. It is very important to understand Chinese culture. They are symbols of divinities who lie in east, south, west and north. They are respected by all over the Chinese people. Because Four Shenshou can keep down disaster and grief, especially dragon which is symbol of emperor, they have very important function in traditional decoration of architecture in China.