Abstract:Column base is a basic element of architecture, its size is made by column diameter, the carving ornamentation of column base with all kinds of moral patterns of traditional graphs reflects local cultural characteristics and artistic level at that time. The element such as column base like other wood elements can accurately reflects local culture, era information, architectural host identity, preference and quality as well as basic information of the technology, from which we can know the cultural ideas, artistic tendency and technological techniques of traditional architecture. Any an element has historic and cultural value because of its inheritance time and technological level, which should be protected if the condition permits and which respect the culture and history as well as which are an important part for promoting entire population’s cultural inheritance consciousness.