| Chu culture is one of two main streams of Chinese culture, Chinese culture in the development of long integration between the Central Plains culture, influence, together form a splendid ancient Chinese civilization. Chu culture flourished in weeks, so named because of Chu Chu, the vitality of more than eight hundred years long, long time after the baptism, Chu culture was a long-term vitality of a qualitative change, as a good feeling carrier, magnificent and varied activities of the national spirit and cultural meaning as a symbol of Chinese culture had a profound impact wide. Chu culture has a broad range of content and meaning, with a particular national spirit and national psychological factors, and its unique personality and temperament, unique regional and cultural characteristics of multi-disciplinary approach, we have seen the splendid showing of the Chu culture through the ages.The religious practices of the earliest primitive belief totem, totem culture is the oldest in human history, one of the peculiar culture. As the ancient Chinese culture, one of the most important part - the totem of Chu culture has its unique characteristics of cultural patterns and regional arts and has a great affinity and cohesion as an important carrier of the spirit of Chinese classical part. It is not just a form of artistic expression, but also the image of the classical and elegant bearing the essence of the Chu culture.Chu totems, permeated all areas of Chu life, such as clothing, lacquer ware, bronze ware, silk, paintings, etc., in different styles in numerous Chu totem. Chu cultural totem, contains a specific myth and folk custom, with its specific meaning and representation. Today, the deep meaning of the Chu culture totem as local culture and creative arts background source, the color of their totem, totemic symbols, hidden meaning, the national spirit of research, not only aesthetic significance, at the same time by their cultural connotations excavation of the totem spirit and aesthetic creativity behind the law, to contribute to the development of modern art.China's economic development, the urgent need us on the classical Chinese culture more in-depth research that contributes to the development of modern culture. Ages as a brilliant, long lasting culture of Chu culture represents the descendants of the feelings of the sublime and the ambition to master the application of the Chu culture totem totem creation skills and explore the essence inherent in them is necessary. This paper from the social point of view of historical and cultural totem for Chu culture extended depth study to explore the spiritual essence of the Chu culture totem, totem of Chu culture highlighting the human charm of life, there are other issues of deep thinking, while giving its new visual aesthetic and the meaning of the times for artists to draw relevant. |