“河州”是临夏回族自治州的旧称;“白塔寺川”因当地一座始建于唐代的白塔而得名;“川”指境内的百里黄河川道。白塔寺川自古就是木匠之乡,有民谚“白塔的木匠,五屯的画匠”流传于大西北,西北地区凡名刹古建无不出自白塔木匠之手。2014年12月,河州白塔寺川古建筑营造与修复技艺正式获批为国家级非物质文化遗产。白塔古建的装饰性很强,梁枋、柱头、雀替、斗拱、天花等处均有精美的木雕。白塔木匠凭借着他们勤劳的双手、丰富的想象力、别具匠心的创 “Hezhou” is the old name of Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture; “Baita Temple Chuan” is named after a white tower built in the Tang Dynasty; “Chuan” refers to the Barry Yellow River in the territory. White Pagoda Temple is carpenter’s hometown of ancient China, a proverb, “Baita carpenter, Wu Tuen artisans ” spread in the northwest, northwest where the ancient temples are all from the hands of the white tower carpenter. In December 2014, Hechuan White Pagoda Temple ancient building construction and restoration techniques officially approved as a national intangible cultural heritage. Baita ancient architecture is very decorative, beams, stigma, bird for, brackets, ceilings and other places are exquisite wood carvings. Baita carpenter by virtue of their hard-working hands, rich imagination, ingenuity and creativity