英文摘要:The oil painting plays an important role in Chinese traditional architecture, but we rarely find any relevant study of that on Taiwanese traditional architecture. Therefore, this thesis tries to understand the value, norms, and art expressions of the paintings as a decorative means on architecture by analysing the artwork of Mr. Li-Shui Pan ''s oil paintings on the main gates of temples. The contents of each chapter are as follows:Chapter 1 IntroductionThis chapter briefly describes the motivation and purpose, this study, reviews the related studies until now, and introduces the retrospect of Mr. Li-Shui Pan''s life as a traditional painter.Chapter 2 Basic Meanings of the oil paintings on the main gates of templesThis chapter discusses about the meaning of oil paintings on the main gates in traditional architectural space and their color system and characteristics in traditional art firstly. Than, through the analyses the origins figuers and images of different Gods and Goddes on the main gates in the historical folk tales, we try to interpret the mode of thinking and the foundation of imaging behind painter''s working.Chapter 3 Types of oil paintings on the main gates of temples done by Li-Shui PanThis chapter categorizes the works of Pan, and then disscusses the relationaly between types of works and types of God/Goddes worshipped.Chapter 4 The Working process of painting on main gates in temples done by Li-Shui PanThis chapter discusses about the materials, methods and techniques of painting, and records its working process in order to examine the methods and characteristics inherited from the tradition.Chapter 5 The special characteristics of Li Shui Pan''s oil paintings on the main gates of templesThis chapter discusses about Li-Shui Pan ''s works from the view points of materials,colors,and techniques inherited from the tradition. It also makes comparisons between his works with others'' works in Tainan City contemporarily.Chapter 6 ConclusionThis chapter makes a conclusion of above chapters, categorizes what the Li-Shui Pan''s oil paintings on the main gates of temples means in the traditional architecture space, the features and the working process of the oil paintings.Moreover, it also makes suggestions for the continuous studies in the future.