对于中国工业设计而言,数千年的文化传统既是取之不尽的宝贵财富,又是其前进的沉重负担。本文对中国传统美学的文化内涵及文化符号的特征等进行简要概述,并对传统文化在工业设计中的运用方法做了粗略研究,提出了一些笔者认为将传统文化运用到工业设计中应该注意的问题。 For China’s industrial design, thousands of years of cultural tradition are both an inexhaustible and valuable asset and a heavy burden for its progress. This paper gives a brief overview of the cultural connotation of Chinese traditional aesthetics and the characteristics of cultural symbols, and makes a rough study on the methods of using traditional culture in industrial design. Some author thinks that it should be noticed when applying traditional culture to industrial design problem.