22 The Propitious Culture in the Architectural Ornaments of Traditional China

The propitious culture in the architectural ornaments of traditional China mostly presents by the form of patterns, and is one important part of the Chinese traditional decorative arts. It is being beautified the Chinese traditional architectures, is the radiant jewelry in the traditional construction, also is the outstanding inheritance of the national culture. The propitious patterns design has the unique artistic expressive force by its profound meaning. In this paper the production of the propitious idea, design category of the propitious patterns, and the characteristic of the propitious patterns are described and studied in detail.