Primary Research On Architecture Decoration Of Traditional Houses In Rongxiang Wuxi

Rongxiang Historic Town is one of Wuxi Historical Neighborhoods of local resident architectures that features Chinese culture and roots in the history. Its wholeness of existing residence scale and the co-existence of both traditional and Chinese-Western combination have received the concern and recognition from experts of city culture heritage and other circles of society. As for its architectural decorations, the thesis details the cultural changes in local industrial and commercial background, and simultaneously records the development of Rongxiang Historic Town and the Rong family, which sufficiently embodies the value and meanings of studying the decorative features in the architecture of this old town.The thesis focuses on existing residence in Rongxiang, riches in detailed surveying and drawing, and classifies the decorations based on first-hand materials. It illustrates the basic situations one by one and summarizes its overall characteristics and decorative theme and techniques. Based upon this, the thesis goes on with Chinese-Western decorative combination along with a timeline. Detailing in four aspects of catalog, theme, materials and techniques, it elaborates the serial decorative changes, compares between the new and old and draws the changing patterns. Finally, according to the analysis of architectural patterns, the thesis continues in-depth to research on architectural and cultural content. It analyses culture types that impact architectural decoration formation, development and changes. It analyses the methods and characteristics of the interaction between architectural cultures and forms.