Around the third century AD, the grotto art originating from ancient India was introduced to China through the western region, and another route from north to south, and finally fell into the southwest of China, forming the Chongqing Dazu stone carving, which was founded in the Tang and Song dynasties. The meaning of "Dazu" lies in the "Big Foot of the World", which carries the most simple and sincere blessings and wishes of the ancients for the homeland and the world, and is the beautiful expectation of the Chinese people for thousands of years for the peace and security of the country and the prosperity of the people. At 21:00 on January 16 (Sunday), the second season of the interactive documentary cultural program "Ten Thousand Miles Of Walking Alone" exclusively titled by the drunkard liquor was broadcast on Zhejiang Satellite TV, and the "Wanli Youth League" Shan Jixiang, Zhou Yun, Xiao Yang, Niu Junfeng and flying guest Li Yugang came to Chongqing to feel the unique "fireworks" of Dazu Stone Carvings in chongshan Cuiling, and discuss the way of cultural relics restoration and protection in the process of understanding the "No. 1 Project" of domestic stone cultural relics protection. After the program was broadcast, the hot topic # The original Thousand Hands Guanyin also wanted to take X-rays for physical examination # on Weibo hot search, some netizens commented: "A thousand hands and a thousand postures, can survive to this day, thanks to the efforts of every repairman who sticks to Dazu."
The essence of the Tang And Song dynasties is a collection of civilizations
Showcasing the "Last Splendor" of Grotto Art
In 1940, the famous Chinese architect Liang Sicheng came to Dazu Stone Carvings to search for many pictures and materials. Seven years later, Liang Sicheng systematically introduced the results of this expedition at the International Symposium on "Culture and Society in the Far East" at Princeton University in the United States, which not only caused a sensation in the world, but also made this artistic treasure hidden in the mountains begin to shine in front of the world.
From the Baoding Mountain of human interest to the North Mountain where the beauty gods gather, the Dazu stone carvings are represented by the "Five Mountains", presenting a vivid and vivid picture of the great beauty of the sacred and the worldly. The No. 1 statue of Beishan Moya, "Wei Junjing Monument", clearly records the process of statue making from the five dynasties of the late Tang Dynasty to the Southern Song Dynasty for hundreds of years, so it is also known as the "Exhibition Hall of Tang and Song Statues". Just as the so-called "Beishan looks at the doorway, The Baoding looks lively", the number of Carving Styles, the high level of art, and the diversity of techniques in Beishan are unparalleled in the Dazu Stone Carving; the Statue of Baoding Mountain shows rich content, just as Guo Xiangying, the first director of the Dazu Rock Carving Art Museum, said: "The generation of great teachings will be collected, and all the historical classics are listed." Lao Shan also lamented the Dazu stone carving in the program, "is a big encyclopedia, the key is that it is the last glory of 'world grotto art'." ”
In addition to the rich statue style and exquisite artistic aesthetics, the historical significance of Dazu stone carvings is also reflected in its unique "fireworks". The statue of the "Chicken Girl", which was printed on the stamp as a representative of the Dazu stone carving, shows the aesthetics of life in the Song Dynasty from the layers of cloud sideburns to the costumes and living conditions, while the "Parents Grace and Heavy Sutra in Disguise" depicts the state of parents raising their children with hard work in the form of "comic strips", which vividly reflects the buddhist statue style after sinification. In the program, Lao Shan summed up that compared with other stone carvings, "there are more life and fireworks", but this feature can also become the focus of publicity that makes Dazu stone carvings more widely known.
With the perseverance of the protector, borrow the power of science and technology
Explore long-term ways to protect cultural relics
On the morning of May 5, 2015, dozens of national cultural relics experts gathered in Dazu, Chongqing, to inspect and accept the rescue restoration project of the Thousand Hands Guanyin Statue on Baoding Mountain, which took nearly 8 years and cost tens of millions of yuan. The 800-year-old Senju Kannon took on a new look and announced the completion of the restoration of the main body of the National Stone Cultural Relics Protection No. 1 project.
In this unprecedented large-scale and comprehensive stone relics restoration process, modern technologies such as X-ray flaw detection, infrared thermal image detection, and three-dimensional video microscopy observation have been applied to the restoration of large-scale immovable stone cultural relics for the first time. In the program, Chen Huili, director of the Conservation Engineering Center and researcher of the Dazu Institute of Rock Carvings, introduced that before the restoration, the Thousand Hands Guanyin found a total of 34 diseases after preliminary investigation, in addition to the surface has cracked, shedding, discoloration, but also involves the damage inside the carcass. Using science and technology and traditional craftsmanship, the restorers formulated a special restoration plan for each hand, including bone grafting and reinforcement, a total of more than 400 fingers were repaired, and finally the restored Thousand Hands Guanyin was revitalized. As for the question of whether the restoration of cultural relics is "repaired as old or as new", Chen Huili said that the first priority is to start from the perspective of ensuring safety and stability, and then see whether the historical, artistic, scientific and social and cultural values carried by cultural relics have been well inherited, "The most important thing about this restoration is to make it 'prolong life', while leaving room for later protection." In the program, Lao Shan also said with great emotion: "How do we contemporary people see the beauty of Dazu Stone Carving, and what is its original style?" I hope that science and technology and our cultural heritage can shake hands, retain more historical information, and at the same time face the future, so that future generations can see this. ”
In addition to repair, more important is the long-term protection after repair. As Lao Shan said: "The elderly Guo Xiangying, Chen Huili, and the staff of the laboratory all guard the Thousand Hands Guanyin and the Dazu Stone Carvings, and there are more hands that silently guard the cultural heritage and guard the beauty that has been passed down for thousands of years." "On January 23 (this Sunday) at 21:00, the second season of Zhejiang Satellite TV's alcoholic liquor "Ten Thousand Miles Walking Single Ride" will broadcast the sixth program, and the "Wanli Youth League" will walk into the ruins of Beijing Zhoukoudian to explore the life of "Beijingers" hundreds of thousands of years ago, so stay tuned.