牌坊是中华文化的象征性标识之一,能够体现人们的人生价值和道德取向,作为物质文化遗产的“活化石”不仅对于现代社会中的文化传承具有重要贡献,还能适当灵活的运用到现代建筑景观设计中。本文从无锡牌坊出发,简要阐述牌坊的发展和社会功能,了解其深厚的艺术研究价值,从而对现今的历史文化的传承和发展起到一定的借鉴作用。 The arch is one of the symbolic symbols of Chinese culture, which can reflect people’s life value and moral orientation. As a “living fossil” of material and cultural heritage, Arch is not only an important contribution to the cultural inheritance in modern society, but also can be flexibly applied to modern architecture Landscape design. Starting from the Wuxi Arch Memorial, this essay briefly expounds the development and social functions of the Arch Arch, and understands its profound artistic research value, which will be of some reference to the inheritance and development of today’s history and culture.