武当山古建筑木雕的美学价值初探

On the Aesthetic Value of Ancient Building Woodcarving in Wudang Mountains

中国古代建筑艺术是中华民族主要的文化遗产之一,也是世界建筑文化不可忽视的重要组成部分。武当山古建筑群1994年12月被列入《世界遗产名录》。武当山建筑群由玄帝修真故事而成整体,各宫观造型独具个性,形成了武当古建筑独有的审美价值。建筑装饰纹样是随着建筑出现而产生的,以直观的视觉形象表达非物像本身意义的内容,其艺术特色和美学意蕴根植于传统文化和审美习惯之中,武当建筑木雕的风格与形式具有独特的道教文化特色。

China ancient architectural art is one of the Chinese cultural heritages and also the important component of world architectural art. The ancient buildings complex in Wudang Mountains has been listed in World Heritage List in December, 1994. The ancient buildings complex in Wudang Mountains has been formed a unity by Emperor Xuan＇s cultivation, with different halls and palaces of individual features, forming the unique aesthetic value. The building decorative patterns emerged with the buildings, expressing the content beyond the images by way of direct visual image, whose art features and aesthetic implication coming from China traditional culture and aesthetical custom. The form and style of Wudang building woodcarving have the characteristics of Taoist culture.