Inheritance of Folk Culture in Shanxi from the Perspective of Rural Culture: Taking Jin-style Brick Carving as an Example

Abstract

Brick carving is a decorative art in traditional architecture. As the most varied building decorative component in folk architecture, it plays an important role in public space and environments, in which Jin-style brick carving is particularly brilliant. This paper uses comparative examples to illustrate the differences between Jin-style brick carvings and brick carvings in other regions and demonstrates the unique artistic style of Jin-stylel brick carvings, thus describing the culture of Shanxi merchants. However, with continuous development, the inheritance of Jin-style brick carvings has faced enormous challenges. The disrepair and loss of the production process plunged Jin-style brick carvings into the dilemma of dissemination and protection. On this basis, this paper proposes breaking the practical predicament of Jin-style brick carving, opening the market for brick carving handicrafts, and using the aesthetic education resources contained in Jin-style brick carving culture to promote the complete spread of the process and reshape local culture. The influence of Jin-style brick carving should be strengthened and expanded, and the internal driving force of culture should be given play, thus driving the high-quality development of the cultural industry and exploring the cultural core of Jin-style brick carving.