我国古代建筑装饰题材丰富多样,总结现有资料和研究成果可综合划分为:云气星象类、祥瑞类、文字类、动植物类、神话传说类等十多种。许多国内外建筑学者直言:“中国建筑是装饰性的建筑”。我国古代建筑装饰与建筑形制等级相一致,也是社会等级制度的一种重要标志。装饰题材反映了使用者的身份与社会地位,例如:商周时,兽面铺首是封建社会帝王 China’s ancient architectural decoration topics are rich and varied. The summation of existing data and research results can be comprehensively divided into more than ten types such as cloud-gas astrology, auspiciousness, text, animals and plants, myths and legends. Many domestic and foreign architects bluntly: “Chinese architecture is a decorative architecture.” The ancient Chinese architectural decoration conforms to the grade of the architectural form and is also an important symbol of the social hierarchy. The decorative theme reflects the user’s identity and social status. For example, during the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the beast-laying was the feudal society’s emperors.