Abstract: The auspicious patterns are one of the manifestations of traditional Chinese culture, which reflect people’s yearning and pursuit for the better life. Based on extensive historical research, this text sums up the characteristics of auspicious patterns in civil traditional costumes by the analysis of implied meanings and their performance types. Combining with the craft, the representative patterns and organizing forms of auspicious patterns which are applied to traditional Chinese folk costumes and made by different craft are also analyzed. The creations of auspicious patterns in civil traditional costumes which have special art style and aesthetic value penetrate all areas including people’s production and life and provided the rich design information and source of inspiration to the pattern designers for art creations.

Key words: auspicious pattern, implied meaning, characteristic, craft, Chinese folk costume