In the long history of Chinese culture, ancient buildings are like bright pearls. After years of baptism, they have become the most profound witnesses of history and the carrier of spiritual civilization. Ancient buildings are also an important part of the urban landscape, reflecting the cultural heritage and historical atmosphere of a city. The lighting of ancient buildings is often the finishing touch of the city’s night scene. It is not only an important measure to promote the development of the night economy, but also a cultural innovation that attracts more people to enter the ancient city and understand the history.

Nightscape lighting of ancient buildings is the connection between lighting and ancient buildings, allowing the buildings to appear beautiful at night while protecting the original style of the ancient buildings. Therefore, the night lighting design of ancient buildings should display the architectural form from different levels and show the characteristics of the building itself. For example, using light color to render details, let the cornices, columns, and roofs show a different landscape image from those during the day, highlighting the historical characteristics of the building. Let the sense of vicissitudes of life come out. As a special lighting object, ancient buildings have relatively strict requirements on point light sources to form the overall lighting image of the ancient building. The top of the ancient building meets the viewing needs of people in the distance, and the inside expresses the overall lighting image, which is consistent with the skirt of the building. The rooms form a unified and harmonious night view, creating the majesty of the ancient building. Local lighting is used in the parts that need to be highlighted, and the effect of warming up and cooling down, making the bottom light and the top heavy on the ancient building is achieved.

Light forms different lighting effects with different textures, and the nature of light is reflected through lighting. Ancient buildings are one of the important historical and cultural heritages. On the basis of respecting ancient buildings, the charm of night scenes of ancient buildings is displayed, and on the basis of dual protection of material culture and spiritual culture. Establish an effective and standardized design framework. Use lights of different brightness to create different visual partitions, highlight key points, density, create a sense of layering, and reflect the beauty of the building itself. In terms of lighting engineering processing, systematic and scientific methods are adopted to protect ancient buildings, accurately distribute lighting fixtures, and strictly control light pollution; the lighting fixtures are hidden as much as possible without damaging the main body of the building, so that the lighting fixtures and the building can coexist harmoniously. In addition to using lighting design to maintain the original characteristics of the building, it must also be able to refine the cultural connotation of the building. This requires lighting designers to understand the architecture thoroughly, clarify the historical significance of the building, face the culture represented by the building with awe, and skillfully arrange the lamps to create a lighting artistic conception full of ancient meaning.

In addition, the lighting design of ancient buildings also plays an important role in conveying the architectural style and historical culture to the viewers through lighting, making the viewers emotional and empathic, forming memory points and communication points, and expanding the influence of ancient buildings.