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In 1955, Premier Zhou Enlai visited abroad, during which he wanted to send a gift, thought about it for a long time, and finally selected a Suzhou famous nuclear sculpture as a gift to the foreign head of state. In atoms

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In 1955, Premier Zhou Enlai visited abroad, during which he wanted to send a gift, thought about it for a long time, and finally selected a Suzhou famous nuclear sculpture as a gift to the foreign head of state.

Before the atomic bomb was successfully developed, Zhou Enlai gave gifts to foreign heads of state, which were basically chinese works of art since ancient times, and since the successful explosion of the atomic bomb, he sent "mushroom cloud" photos.

From this point of view, in the heart of Premier Zhou, he attaches great importance to the inheritance of Chinese art.

Today I want to talk about the art of "nuclear carving", nuclear carving originated in the Spring and Autumn Period, developed to the peak of the Ming Dynasty, and was deeply loved by literati and inkers, especially some dignitaries and nobles, who regarded it as a treasure.

Among them, the "Dongpo Night Tour Chibi" olive core sculpture is the most famous, this nuclear sculpture is currently the smallest treasure in Taipei, only the size of the thumb, but it is carved into a flat leaf boat, the boat has everything, especially doors and windows, open and close freely, there are people with stools and ropes and sails. #76岁大爷神还原明代核舟记 #

The exquisite carving process is breathtaking, and the most surprising thing is that the bottom of the boat is engraved with Su Dongpo's "Hou Chibi Fu", which has more than three hundred words.

This is the work of Chen Zuzhang, a Qing Dynasty carver.

I thought it would be difficult to see similar works after that, until the appearance of a person, once again carrying forward the nuclear carving process.

This person is Song Shuiguan, the inheritor of the Guangfu nuclear sculpture of the national intangible cultural heritage project.

The originally inconspicuous nuclear sculpture, under his promotion, once again entered people's field of vision.

Today, the art of nuclear carving promoted by Song Shuiguan has 5,000 or 6,000 people engaged in the industry, and his most famous artwork is the "Nuclear Boat".

A total of 19 people were carved on this nuclear boat, and the skill was admirable.

To be able to carve such a lifelike work, but also song Shuiguan's requirements for his own craftsmanship, not only that, he strives to do the final in each work, from the selection of materials, to the outline of the drawing, to the rough carving, fine carving, polishing, and finally drilling decoration, each work needs a lot of time to polish.

Later, Song Shuiguan created "Riding the Wind and Waves", and the number of people on this boat was as high as 23 people.

Today, he is promoting the art of Chinese nuclear sculpture on Douyin, and more and more people are engaged in this line.

The inheritance of a craft cannot be carried down by one person, it must have a scale and a successor.

After reading his works, I really admire every non-hereditary inheritor and hope that they can do better because they have retained the culture and spirit of the Chinese nation.

In 1955, Premier Zhou Enlai visited abroad, during which he wanted to send a gift, thought about it for a long time, and finally selected a Suzhou famous nuclear sculpture as a gift to the foreign head of state. In atoms
In 1955, Premier Zhou Enlai visited abroad, during which he wanted to send a gift, thought about it for a long time, and finally selected a Suzhou famous nuclear sculpture as a gift to the foreign head of state. In atoms
In 1955, Premier Zhou Enlai visited abroad, during which he wanted to send a gift, thought about it for a long time, and finally selected a Suzhou famous nuclear sculpture as a gift to the foreign head of state. In atoms
In 1955, Premier Zhou Enlai visited abroad, during which he wanted to send a gift, thought about it for a long time, and finally selected a Suzhou famous nuclear sculpture as a gift to the foreign head of state. In atoms
In 1955, Premier Zhou Enlai visited abroad, during which he wanted to send a gift, thought about it for a long time, and finally selected a Suzhou famous nuclear sculpture as a gift to the foreign head of state. In atoms
In 1955, Premier Zhou Enlai visited abroad, during which he wanted to send a gift, thought about it for a long time, and finally selected a Suzhou famous nuclear sculpture as a gift to the foreign head of state. In atoms
In 1955, Premier Zhou Enlai visited abroad, during which he wanted to send a gift, thought about it for a long time, and finally selected a Suzhou famous nuclear sculpture as a gift to the foreign head of state. In atoms

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