The Research On The Roof Carving And Decorating Features Of The White Horse Temple In Luoyang

The White Horse Temple in Luoyang enjoys "The Ten Antiquities in the Ancestor's Court," it's said"The First Official Temple"after the Indian Buddhism came to China. Experienced vicissitudes of history, the temple has left lots of roof ancient carving and decorating works of art, Include main kiss,spine Buddhist temple,sping spending,handing down the beast, fairy animal, eaves tile,drolet and so on. Their colorful, in a thick of the Han culture under the influence of Buddhism also has a unique artistic style.The article is from the White Horse Temple ancient architecture but also has the characteristics of the Buddhist culture, to find literature, and practice research, comparative analysis, synthesis, and other methods discussed, and exploring the White Horse Buddhist temple in the roof under the influence of the art of carving and decorating special character, it reveals cultural connotation as well as with other types of carving and decorating roof in the similarities and differences, to further highlight the personality characteristics of the White Horse Temple.