民间民俗文化中一块璀璨夺目的瑰宝临夏砖雕是一种集画、诗、书、印、雕为一体的综合性平面立体艺术，几乎涵盖了中国传统文学艺术的各个门类，具有极高的观赏价值与审美价值。临夏砖雕是古典建筑中必不可少的装饰形式之一，对提升古典建筑的文化品位和人文内涵有着其它装饰艺术所无法替代的功能<span style="font-family: " microsoft="" yahei";="" font-size:="" 16px;="" line-height:="" 2;"="" font-size:16px;line-height:2;"="">,因此挖掘、保护弘扬这一传统民间技艺对全面提升临夏地区以木雕、砖雕、彩绘为主要艺术特色的古典建筑行业的市场有着巨大的推动作用，蕴藏着极其丰富的市场经济价值。
Linxia brick carving is one of the treasures in Linxia folk cultures, it is a concentrated embodiment of the unique classical architectural decoration art of Linxia, and a vivid reflection of the superb carving skills of local folk artists. Linxia brick carving has a long history, started from the Qin and the Han dynasties lasting for a thousand year and has become mature in the Song and the Jin dynasties. It entered the boom period in the Ming and the Qing dynasties and has become perfect now.
Linxia brick carvings are mainly used in religious buildings such as temples and public buildings such as traditional residential buildings. Pinching and carving are two main techniques. The content of brick carvings are rich and colorful, which mainly demonstrate living and working habit of local people.
Linxia brick carving is a kind of comprehensive three-dimensional art integrating painting, poetry, calligraphy, printing and carving. It covers almost all categories of traditional Chinese literature and art, and enjoys high ornamental and aesthetic value.
