Shandong Jiaxiang
Jiaxiang is located in the west of Jining City, Shandong Province, Jiaxiang County has a long history of outstanding people. According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Duke Lu Ai west to take hunting, won a unicorn, this place to take the meaning of Jiamei auspicious, and the name "Jiaxiang" of the name. Jiaxiang is one of the ancient Chinese "four great sages" Zeng Zi hometown, Jiaxiang has a national level cultural relics protection unit Wu's Tomb Group stone carvings, is China's ancient stone carving art of the classic representative of the historians known as the "encyclopedia of the history of the Han Dynasty". Jiaxiang stone carving art is famous in China and abroad, was named by the State Ministry of Agriculture as "China's stone carving township". Since the reform and opening up, Jiaxiang economy and social undertakings are developing rapidly. Jiaxiang is becoming a hot spot for investment and entrepreneurship. The county party committee, the county government in order to improve jiaxiang reputation, popularity, integration of lapis lazuli resources, to create a stone carving brand, from 2004 every year from September 24th -26th held a deep public opinion of the stone carving art festival. Jiaxiang county party committee, the county government in order to comply with the pace of development of the times, in order to improve the Jiaxiang city construction grade, increase the charm of the city, specially invited the domestic well-known relevant experts for Jiaxiang County existing "Chengxiang Avenue" transformation, on the basis of the creative planning of the "Jiaxiang International Stone Sculpture Art Avenue "At the same time, the organization invites domestic and foreign famous stone carving artists to make full use of "Jiaxiang International Stone Sculpture Art Avenue" according to the characteristics of "Chengxiang Avenue" and the resource characteristics of Jiaxiang. "China International Jiaxiang International Stone Sculpture Art Festival" this display and promote Jiaxiang image of the platform of the focus of the power, from the first festival in 2004 to attract domestic and foreign well-known sculpture artists as well as urban planning experts to participate in the construction of the plan after three to four sessions of the festival time, and gradually built a high-grade, high-grade, high quality The stone sculpture art avenue.
Jiaxiang stone art avenue according to different themes specially created two groups of series of stone carving works of art, and then by the central academy of fine arts jiaxiang stone carving factory carving and re-creation of these two series of works is in full reliance on the characteristics of the existing resources of jiaxiang on the basis of the need for the creation of jiaxiang according to the future development of the theme of the hanfeng han spirit of the series, the happiness and auspiciousness of the series, of which the hanfeng han spirit of the series including the "culture and scenery of ascension and leveling figure", "team of horses gathered together".
The Han Style and Han Spirit Series includes "Wen Jing Sheng Ping Tu", "Teams of Horses Gathering", "Little Girl Learning to Dance", "Zeng Zi Diligence", "The Legend of Lu Jin", and the Happiness and Auspiciousness Series includes "The Old Longevity Star", "Fortune Clouds", "Posting Spring Festival Couplets", "Sheep and Sheep", "Suona Welcoming the New Year", etc. In the next few days, I'm going to introduce the meanings of each of the pieces in detail to you.
China International Stone Art Avenue, which 1.5 kilometers on the road, by the nationally renowned colleges and universities of sculpture experts, folklore experts to create, by the Central Academy of Fine Arts Jiaxiang Stone Sculpture Factory carving and re-creation of a variety of shapes, symbols of Qilin Pixi, the world Qilin Pixi Daquan. QIYUYU our national bank day JinDouJin, financial resources flourish!
Jiaxiang here is the holy land of Confucius and Mencius; here is the hometown of etiquette; here is the state of filial piety and righteousness; here is a piece of ancient magical land, the Qilin gave her Jiamei auspicious aura; this is a piece of land of deep culture. Because of the birth of Zeng Zi and left the honesty and benevolence of the simple folk; here the total set of blessings, ready to Jiaxiang. (Zuo Zhuan records, Lu Ai Gong 14 years, hunting in this place, won a unicorn, to take the meaning of its beauty and auspiciousness, so the local name Jiaxiang.) The earliest surviving stone lions in China are in the Jiaxiang Wu's Shrine. The "Wu's Tomb Group Stone Carvings" is the first batch of national key cultural relics protection units announced by the State Council. Inside the ancestral temple, the vivid "ten generations of emperors", "land and water attack map", "Encyclopedia of China" used "Fuxi Nuwa image", the United Nations Water Conservancy Museum used "statue of Dayu", ancient history textbooks in colleges and universities in the "Jing Ke stabbed the Qin King" are all from here. Jiaxiang County Government decided to collect sculpture works from all over the country every year, carving and placing in Jiaxiang Stone Sculpture Art Avenue, so that Jiaxiang Stone Sculpture Art Avenue has become China's longest in China, the highest taste, display of stone sculpture works of art sightseeing avenue. Wenling is one of the four major stone carving hometowns in China, the culture and history of stone carving has a long history. The earliest start in the Song Dynasty, to the Ming Dynasty Jiajing years, the stone carving process has flourished for a while. Taizhou folk has been circulating "Huangyan honey orange Yandang pine, Taiping stone work Tiantai bell" folk song. Nearly 2,000 stone carvers, including 80% of the Gao Long stone carvers. The rise of the stone carving industry, has become the economic development of Wenling City, another new growth point.
In order to *** with the creation of the stone carving market, to maintain the industry's longevity, Wenling City, Wenling City, GaoLong township government in the village of PuSan specializing in the allocation of 30 acres of land, focusing on the township more than 30 stone carving enterprises to establish GaoLong stone carving park. The government is responsible for water, electricity, roads and other park facilities, develop preferential policies, the implementation of taxes, electricity and other aspects of tilt, so that the stone carving industry has become a pillar industry in the township, accounting for more than half of the industrial output value. In the face of the coming new century, Wenling people continue to improve the scientific and technological content of the stone carving process, the introduction and application of advanced technology to transform the traditional stone carving process, began to use computerized lettering design and artificial carving combined with new methods, the production of some of the high grade, well loved by the people of the stone carving handicrafts.
Wenling people have done stone carving business on the Internet. Stone lions, stone screens, stone monuments, stone drums and other stone crafts patterns, photos into the Internet, business contacts are very busy. The land of God left Wenling stone carving artists everywhere footprints and works. Qingtian stone carving history has a long history, can be traced back to the Yin Shang period, which has been unearthed in the winter of 1989 in Jiangxi Xingan County, Shang Dynasty cultural relics jade feather people to be able to test. Since the nineteenth century, qingtian stone carving many times in the international exposition gold medal, silver medal, won a very high reputation, after the establishment of new china, and many times by the party and the state selected as a national gift to foreign heads of state. 1992 the state ministry of post and telecommunications special issue of four stone carving special stamps in 1995, 1996 qingtian were named by the state council department of the hometown of stone carving art and the hometown of stone carving in china. In recent years, Qingtian stone carving is more because of its exquisite technique, fine carving, skillful workmanship, and has been described as the Chinese national art garden wonder, increasingly become the collection of celebrities and elegant fashion, at home and abroad by the popularity.
Qingtian is the famous hometown of stone carving, Zhejiang key hometown of overseas Chinese, but also the hometown of celebrities, cultural capital. Qingtian ecological environment is superior, there are many places of interest, the natural scenery is breathtaking. We warmly welcome you to come to travel and sightseeing, **** appreciation of Qingtian stone carving culture. Quyang County, Hebei Province, 4 kilometers long carving road, both sides or squatting or lying stone lions, mane flowing stone horses, giraffes and other millions of pieces and class of animal stone carvings, pieces of life-like, as if into the "safari"; stroll in the carving exhibition and marketing plaza, nearly 100,000 pieces of stone carving, jade carving, scenery, stone, and other carving products a wide range of products, as well as a wide range of products. Carving a wide range of products, as if in the "Yulin stone sea" in the September 28 to October 8, the second China (Quyang) International Carving Fair held in Quyang County. The reporter interviewed here over the past few days to understand that Quyang County has circulated such a ballad: "up to ninety-nine, down to just walk, small hammer clanking, courtyard out of the plant, to say that hit the carving, everyone has a hand."
Quyang County, deputy director of the Office of Carving Industry Management Yao Minzhe said that in the Western Han Dynasty Quyang stone carving has begun to take shape; the Tang Dynasty, Quyang became the birthplace of the northern alabaster statues and carving centers; to the Yuan Dynasty Quyang stone carving reached its heyday. From the Yungang Grottoes, Leshan Buddha, Dunhuang Grottoes, Wutai Mountain Buddha, A Fang Palace, the Forbidden City, Yuanmingyuan, Summer Palace, to the Golden Water Bridge in front of Tian'anmen Square, the Great Hall of the People, the Monument to the People's Heroes, Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall, and other buildings, leaving the art of Quyang people's carvings everywhere. Taiwan Nantou Puli Town is located in the center of Taiwan Island, stone carving, water quality, alcohol, beauty is Puli Town, the famous four most, Taiwan's top ten elegant stone, the first of the Tiehwan stone stone carving on the production of the scenic Puli, and Puli De Shaoxing wine is famous around the world, but also thanks to the gift of excellent water quality. The unique natural conditions of the town make it a rich and productive town, and everyone is well off. Attracted by the pure beauty of the quiet life in Puli, more and more artists have taken root here, has long been a strong local humanistic temperament, a variety of handicrafts blossomed, especially the most prevalent stone carving, Iron Marble stone carving is one of the most important.
According to the Guangzhou Renpu gifts Chen designer explained to us, the good Iron Pills stone formed in 4,000 meters or deeper at the bottom of the sea, its density, gloss, iron content are the best. Because of the special nature of its formation conditions, this type of high-quality ironstone stone is particularly valuable, accounting for less than 2% of the total production of ironstone stone in Taiwan. Iron marble stone carving, is a selection of good iron marble stone carving, its stone quality can be said to be the root of the red.
Tiemuan Stone was formed about two million years to more than 20 million years ago, very rare. And because of its black and gray stone heart, stone skin color sinking like iron, so the name "Iron Marble Stone". Iron pill stone than the general stone of high density and texture, stone quality is super fine, warm and moist, like the ancient beauty Xishi like natural beauty, noble gas, also known as "Xishi stone".
Puli Tiewan stone stone carving adhere to the Zen quiet, elegant and dynamic artistic qualities, while maintaining the beauty of the heavenly music, according to the art, for home decoration, personal collection, gifts, etc. to provide outstanding stone carving works of art. At present, Guangzhou Renpu stone carving products *** there are two major series, respectively, "a corner of the Zen" and "true love of the stone" two series of products set ornamental and gift in one, with a refreshing theme and style, for the Chinese traditional crafts and gifts industry injected into a ray of The products are a combination of ornamental and gifting, with a refreshing theme and style, injecting a ray of freshness into China's traditional craft gift industry.