The lion is the "king of the hundred beasts", mighty and strong; Stone, which is not only a tool of production, but also a living instrument, but also a carrier for recording time, displaying culture, disseminating information, and venting emotions, is hard and solid. Heaven and earth are one with man, and all things are one with man. Shi Shi, quietly observing everything in the world.
Build your soul with stones, and build your dreams with stones. Every city has its own dreams. Suide has a long history, humanities, Zhong Lingyuxiu, Wuhua Tianbao, known as "Shangjun Guyi" and "the world's famous state" reputation. The folk customs here are rich and the folk art is colorful. It is known as the "Hometown of Yangge", "The Town of Stone Carving", "The Town of Folk Songs", "The Town of Sighing" and "The Town of Paper-cutting", and was named "the Town of Folk Culture and Art" by the former Ministry of Culture.
Suide stone carving art has a long history, is the Ministry of Culture named "stone carving town". The design and construction of the Stone Soul Square took a full decade. A cultural project is the epitome of an era, and the Stone Soul Square is worthy of this era and the wisdom of Suidehan. Suide loess is rich in style, and the construction of the landscape of Stone Soul Square is of great significance to enrich the cultural connotation, enhance the city's taste and image, and gradually form a regional tourism development pattern.
Breaking the Stone and Shocking the Sky: The Art of Stone Carving from Suide Stone Soul Square is a new book published by Shaanxi People's Fine Arts Publishing House in June 2022. This book observes and shows the whole picture of the Stone Soul Square from different times and angles, making up for the limitations of the time and perspective we appreciate on the spot, the text is concise and concise, and the pictures are full of tension. The album integrates ornamental value and research value, and the vivid images are not only the testimony of history, but also the beautiful moments of suide people's hard work in the new era.
Man has a spirit, and stone has a soul. It is everywhere, all the time, full of humanistic power. People are building stones, and stones are shaping people. In the long years, the simple, upright and hard soul of the stone has been deeply embedded in the spiritual world of Suidehan, thus laying the foundation for Suidehan's brave, strong, and daring to be the first in the world, and producing many skilled craftsmen. It is these craftsmen who have used their wisdom and hands to create a rich folk culture in northern Shaanxi. Stone Soul Square is a collection of folk culture and art into the open-air stone carving expo park, its architectural environment, architectural shape, architectural artistic conception is unique, humanities and nature complement each other, the stone lion statue shows the masculine beauty of Suide stone carving, the atmosphere shakes the mountains, the wind is eight. The two divine powers of stone and lion were strongly combined, condensed into a spirit, and emitted a huge energy that shook the earth. "Looking up at the sky and overlooking the cangsheng", the world's first lion with a proud posture pushed the Suide stone culture to a new height.
The stone carved landscape of Xindian Cliff in this book re-displays the precious relics sleeping in the depths of time in front of the world, awakening the historical and cultural memory of Suide. From the photos in the book, we can see that the stone cliffs, stone lions, stone kilns, stone drums, stone walls, stone city towers, totem poles, museums and other buildings are diverse and exquisitely structured. The distant view is magnificent, standing on top of the sky; Up close, the carvings are delicate and lifelike, and the stone language is fully exerted. If the original stone carvings on the cliffs are solo songs, then the subsequent stone soul square is a chorus, with lions standing tall, zhengzheng sound, and multiple singing. Beauty and beauty, a thousand turns, magnificent waves. Behind the grand narrative of The Stone Soul Square is the cultural contour and folklore context of Suide, as a continuation of the local context, the national characteristics and cultural values endowed by the Stone Soul Square will shine in the long river of history.
As the old saying goes, "The good deeds of the auspicious ones, the signs of the auspicious ones." Flipping through this book, we can not only appreciate the large-scale three-dimensional stone lion theme expo park integrating nature, humanities, architecture and stone carving culture, but also see the profound Chinese traditional culture expo park. With the boldness of "shocking the world and weeping ghosts and gods", the builders have cast a mighty and majestic male and female giant lion, infiltrating a stunning grand pattern and a soul-shaking artistic appeal, and a strong cultural self-confidence has risen from the ground, showing strong vitality and greeting the proud years of the new century.
Lao Tzu once said: "The wood of the embrace, born at the end of the millimeter; The Platform of the Hundred Zhangs, which originated from the earth; Great oaks from little acorns grow.. Behind this heavy book, the sweat and hard work of countless laborers are condensed. This vast project is the common expectation of the people of Suide in northern Shaanxi. In the snowy winter, the scenery of the northern country is made of pink and jade, and the stone soul square is particularly enchanting. In the summer when the sun is like fire, the stone soul shines on the wall and the dragon and phoenix are auspicious, and the seiko is unique and beautiful.
Closing the book, the mood could not be calmed for a long time. It seems that stone lions appear in front of you. Three hundred and sixty-five stone lions of the past are waiting in the belly of the giant lion for the next era. This is a hope that inspires future generations in this fertile land to continue to benefit future generations with the power of Pangu's opening of heaven; This is a kind of strength, standing in the sky for eighteen thousand Spring and Autumn, undertaking the contemporary mission, inheriting the past and the future, and guarding the wuding river. (Shaanxi People's Fine Arts Publishing House, Li Lei)