门里乾坤——门的文化、心理含义解析

中国古建筑的门,不仅仅只是一种建筑形态,而且是人们心目中的一个重要概念:为内外、为仕隐,乃至为生死、为乾坤的枢纽。同时,因为概念与原型之间的互动,在有关门的具体的建筑活动中,这些形而上的观念又不断显露并发展,促进着门本身在艺术上的进步。文章从文化和心理方面对中国古建筑的门的意义做了简要分析。

Hermeneutics of Gate--Analysis of the Cultural and Psychological Meaning of Gate

Gate is not only a category of architecture, but also an important conception in people's mind. It is the hinge of inside with outside, be-an-official with reclusion even life with death,and heaven with earth. At the same time, with the interaction of conception and prototype of gate, the metaphysical conception's continuous rising and expanding promotes its progress in art in the individual constructions. This article makes a brief discussion on the meaning of gate from the perspective of culture and psychology.