Growing silence of the arts of the Yellow River egg stone carving

The Yellow the egg stone carving, is someone called Lanzhou the the egg stone carving or riverbed eggs stone carving, is selected after the years of the Yellow River water erosion tempered by pebbles, borrows its original natural form and pattern, give full play to the artistic imagination of the creators, with Jade carving methods refined art. 1974, the plant jade division of Gansu arts and crafts baicalensis new Wei pioneered the technology, the egg stone carving after decades of development and enhance underway transformation from crafts to art.
However, compared to its various praise in terms the Lanzhou the egg stone carving of the survival status of their visibility in local, too, seemed embarrassed a bit ...
A pebble Castle

carving granite
Stared at the stone, his thoughts Trent fly, any party world roaming in imagination, sometimes of Health issued a fun story, and sometimes think Jixiang Rui intended, sometimes think of a historical figure, sometimes simply is an inspiration, do not know what the origin, pencil sketched out a rough outline of the stone.

granite angel sculpture
Some are already picking up rocks probably conceived. Sometimes, in the face of a feel nothing very unique Yellow Stone, inspiration or not out when the clock Hao will become affectionate and tangled. "That was the most painful time, somewhere always felt that the stone can make a good thing, I could not think of what to do, casually make a feel wasted, not easy to come across a good stone, also have to say fate. know everyone is still long-term adherence to do egg stone carving, it was only the bell Koichi often at this time, he will always be facing the stone gaze, looking through the books, and walked out on circle, and then continue to scrutinize their own "baby pimple, to see momentum Jingtingshan great Li Bai.
Then, in a moment, finally sobering inspiration highlight hand started to write down, the lines thin described in the stone surface of the black points "flaws" just do two eyes, black for the beard, the top layer of blue, and after several modifications, became a face of angry staring eyes, the rest can be left blank, leaving endless source of fascination, followed by the necessary place a little sanding, a feast for the eyes, "Zhong Kui" to do become. Zhong Kui Feng Qi, Zhang Mei into the temples, eyes faint revealing a son of evil spirits. Later, with this piece and silkworm, eagles sent for exhibition, and also won the 2006 National Arts and Crafts Award for outstanding creative.
Stone upside down and completely like an ordinary stone, probably by the riverside, is not easy to find there is a world wonders. Gansu Province Arts and Crafts Association Deputy Secretary-General Chen Perot emotion, more than once a decadent egg stone carving "magic power".
With inspiration, Zhong Hao's mood suddenly relaxed. Everywhere are well-designed, you must give full consideration to the stone's color, shape, pattern, a little bit not in place may undermine the artistic effect. Since then, it is carved. Yellow stone selected are generally very high hardness of granite, have to rely on the machine to. Electric knife is a very good grasp of the smooth surface of the Yellow Stone easily "slip" to run it by tracing the trajectory of, is not an easy thing. Chung Hao had friends kiheung eggs he learned stone carving, practice a few months, could not let the machine obediently obedient ", and finally gave up only.

Jade stone carving Shengong Awards

Recently, the Lingbi chime stone line engraved craftsmen the Zhao Jun creation of the lines portrayed disk "Crouching Tiger" and "Mother and Child Love" and the seal of "The Analects of Confucius", respectively, in 2012 China Shanghai jade carving Exhibition British co Cup fifthsession jade stone carving work of God Award was awarded best Creative Award and Award of Excellence, which is the the Lingbi chime stone carving line for the first time competing against traditional jade and the national jade carving contest winning.

The fifth "the jade stone carving granite Shengong Award" named co-sponsored by China jade stone Shengong Awards Organizing Committee and the sea eagle Cultural Association, is one of the largest selection of the highest level of domestic jade carving industry, influence activities, brings together the country 22 more than 400 master of nearly a thousand works of outstanding quality PARTICIPATING exhibitors. The award-winning works of Chinese jade carving craft level and the level of innovation. Lingbi chime stone carving line engraved Anhui level intangible cultural heritage along the Order of the Han Dynasty stone line drawing, draws on the techniques of ancient jade the essence, form a unique the Lingbi distinctive line engraved skills. This time, Zhao Jun participating works, although the timber from the Qing Shi, out of the scope of Tamaryo; but its innovative line engraved skills, performance practices, winning experts spoke highly of the Organizing Committee named the final line portrayed disk "Crouching Tiger "won the best Creative Award," Mother and Child love "and seal" Analects of Confucius "won the Excellence Award.

(The Anhui Folk Literature and Art Association member, the Lingbi chime stone line engraved craftsmen Zhao Jun Paralanguage: "I am in the process of in the creation Wohu works boldly learn from the Suzhou embroidery creation Zhongping, Qi, and light, smooth, uniform for the surface characteristics of the technique, thus changing the the Qing Shi lines engraved original single pure line drawing techniques. rerouted works more three-dimensional, heavy feeling, giving an embroidery visual impact, which is the best painting creative Award reason. ")
Zhao Jun, not the Department Swordsman, his childhood love of the art of calligraphy and carving granite statue. Into the Central Academy of Art and Suzhou jade plant has studied sculpture and was before the Shanghai and seal Yu Tak refers to grant Mr.. Nearly a decade, Zhao Jun hand does not address the knife, never stopped plowing stone carving specializes Lingbi the chime stone teapot, table plaque series engraving, concise or exquisite delicacy of their works or rough mad, several winning national exhibitions.

Mexico attaches great importance to the cultural heritage protection

As a long history of civilization, the Latin American countries, Mexico has the Mayan, Aztec, Orr Megawati and Teao Di Hua Hum ancient Indian civilization, but also with the culture and heritage of the world up to. Mexico attaches great importance to the cultural heritage protection, education, government and conservation agencies worked out in practice a unique set of management methods and means of the people.
Ancient ruins located between the Mexican wave card Te Peier volcano and according to Costa Shivan Patel volcanic slopes bottom, 40 kilometers from Mexico City, the ancient city ruins in 1987, was inscribed on the World Heritage List. Representatives of the main building in the scenic area is famous for the Pyramid of the Sun, the Pyramid of the Moon, showing the elegance of the Indian civilization. Such a well-known scenic spots, only 57 pesos (about 30 yuan). Face design is very unique, simple yet cultural flavor. Printed on the front of a temple stone carving of the ancient Inca civilization features feathered serpent, marked on Mexico human with the Institute of History, is responsible for research and protection of the institutions of this scenic, interested visitors can request more information to the agency.
Coupon on the back, with the Spanish, English and French languages ​​marked: "Cultural heritage is our common wealth, respect for and protection of historical and cultural sites is a shared responsibility." From entering from the scenic moment, it is necessary to remind visitors pay attention to his words and deeds, pay attention to the protection of cultural monuments. Write a paragraph of text prominently in the back, in capital letters: "to protect and cherish, enjoy cultural relics trip, are prohibited from causing any damage to the ruins." This again urged tourists to regulate the behavior when the tour.
Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon with gravel soil Leiqi made, but after years of baptism, carving granite sculpture steps are still relatively well preserved, almost nothing incomplete damaged. To address this issue, the reporter interviewed the Pyramid of the Sun staff Carlos, he said, pointing to a stone steps beside a few small stones arranged, each year a comprehensive maintenance scenic spots on the stone steps. When the stone steps at someone or by natural factors appear damaged, repair, and add in the next puzzle a few small carving granite sculpture to repair stone steps.
Despite the pyramids have to climb up rocks around, but the scenic visitors to the summit through other means is strictly prohibited, climbing only through specified channels. In addition, tourists climbing prohibit other tools with an umbrella, to avoid damage to the stone steps.
Let cultural monuments lasting charm, it only protected by fencing it is not enough, but also to continue to develop, in order to fully wake the monuments behind cultural memory. The area is also regularly organizes various exhibitions and celebrations, multi-angle display of scenic and cultural. The persistent state financial support professional combining research institutions is an important carving granite sculpture of the protection of cultural relics in Mexico to the good old. Ink heritage preservation experts believe that the protection of cultural relics big country, not only in the number of heritage dominant, it is more important to manage, protect, develop scientific programs to the protection and promotion of monuments behind the cultural.
In addition, the period to take the scenic still traffic more limiting measures. Scenic day weekend, pyramid, for example the number stone egg of reception up to about 8,000 people, and even in some of the holidays, the number of 40,000 people. Tourists in the peak of the scenic staff will have the number of tourists climbing bulk restrictions and provisions of the peak of above can only be 10 minutes, and in this regard is to protect the the pyramid stone steps from wear and tear, on the other hand can be guaranteed the visitors viewing quality.
Carlos also briefed reporters, scenic staff on duty 24 hours a day, the scenic order to be maintained various periods in the open. Cleared after 17:00 every day, the staff to carry out inspections on the scenic brief scenic facilities maintenance. In addition, the area also provides damage shall be punishable by Bong monuments such as tourists. If the circumstances are serious, can be sentenced to three years in prison. But so far, no tourists have been subjected to this punishment.
Teao Di the Hua Hum pyramid scenic responsible for the scenic, deputy director of maintenance Ortega Cabrera said in an interview with reporters, as the country most visited archaeological sites, Te Aodi the Hua Hum average number of tourists every year to reach 2 .5 10000-30000 people, the federal government will set aside special funds for the day-to-day management and maintenance of the scenic and the scenic conservation work is generally a year in March, the current focus of the scenic regularly detect vulnerable part of the pyramid , reinforce and maintenance.
Although many tourists daily visit the pyramids, but Cabrera does not think that the security and maintenance work be scenic exert pressure, in her opinion, in addition to the pyramid outside buddha sculpture area there are many places worth tourists to visit, such as murals and museum staff can reasonably facilitate passenger flow guide tourists to visit a few places to visit, both to enable them to acquire more knowledge of history, but also can reduce the time they queued
She believes that the the ruins biggest threat is not from the increase in the number of tourists, but the forces of nature, the pyramid is located in the Basin of Mexico, an annual precipitation is very abundant in the rainy season, the temperature difference between day and night and can even reach as much as 40 degrees, the pyramid destroy the stone, detrimental to the protection of cultural relics. Fortunately strata of the pyramid which is relatively stable and not affected by the impact of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions and other geological disasters.
Around the pyramids, each attraction has a corresponding signs to guide tourists, the sanitary conditions of the area surrounding is maintained by a dedicated staff. Mexican tourists come to visit Melissa said her to pyramid many times, and each time there is a new harvest, she strongly felt sense of identity as a Mexican pyramid, her own country Having such a long cultural proud.