福清瑞云塔的建筑艺术特征与文化内涵探究

从塔身造型、塔体结构、塔檐样式、雕刻艺术以及塔心室构造等方面探析福清瑞云塔的建筑特征,指出其建筑造型上承福建唐、五代楼阁式石塔、受两宋、元以及明代早期楼阁式石塔影响较大,并对福建明末和清代楼阁式石塔具有深远的影响力,真实地反映了明代福建沿海地区古塔的建筑形制与石刻工艺水平,并具有多样化的文化内涵与功能.

An Exploration on the Characteristics of Architectural Art and Cultural Connotation of Ruiyun Pagoda in Fuqing

The study of architectural characteristics of Ruiyun Pagoda is conducted concerning the tower model, the tower structure, the style of tower eaves, the carving art and the structure of tower chamber. This paper points out that, developed from the pavilion-style stone pagodas in Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties in Fujian, the architectural style of Ruiyun Pagoda was under the influence of the pavilion-style stone pagodas in Song Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty and had a deep impact on the pavilion-style stone pagodas in late Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty in Fujian, which is an accurate reflection of the architectural form and stone carving technology of ancient pagodas in Fujian coastal area in Ming Dynasty and enjoys a diversified cultural connotations and functions.