The Artistic Characteristics of Carving and Decoration of Shanshan Guild Hall

Abstract

With the acceleration of urban modernization in China, many historical and cultural relics are facing new challenges. The protection of ancient architecture and culture has become a very important issue in the current urban construction process. The symposium on the research project of the Grand Canal Cultural Heritage Protection Regulations in 2022 was held in Liaocheng. As an important part of the canal culture, the Shanshan Guild Hall is an indispensable key link in the inheritance of the Grand Canal culture. The artistic style, many carving techniques and cultural connotations expressed by it have important historical, cultural and artistic research valued for us. Taking the traditional carving of the Shanshan Guild Hall as the starting point, this paper digs deep into the rich connotation brought by the culture of the Grand Canal from the aspects of carving type, decorative style and theme content, discusses the characteristics of traditional architectural decorative art, and inherits and develops it.