文化象征学是指借助一种文化形式表达另一种意义的表意方式,是人类理性与非理性思维的结合。潮汕五行山墙建筑艺术事实上是中国传统文化象征学的一种表现,其通过造型符号及装饰符号中的会意、隐喻、谐音、对比等具体象征方式,将阴阳五行学说融入山墙的建筑造型和装饰艺术之中,表达了潮汕民系的自然观、价值观和宗教观。 Cultural symbolism refers to the expression of another meaning by means of a cultural expression of the way, is a combination of human reason and irrational thinking. The art of building the gable of the Chaoshan Five Elements is actually a manifestation of traditional Chinese cultural symbolism. Through the symbolic and metaphorical, homophonic, contrasting and other specific symbols in the symbols and decorative symbols, Among the decorative arts, the viewpoint of nature, values ​​and religions of the Chaoshan people’s department is expressed.