In the early days, temple buildings were made of wood, but later it was discovered that temple buildings made of stone were more solid and kept longer, and would decorate the whole temple through various stone reliefs, making the whole temple appear more atmospheric.
Temple stone carving reliefs - Kai stone industry
Temple stone carving reliefs - Kai stone industry
Temple stone carving reliefs - Kai stone industry
Temple stone carving reliefs - Kai stone industry
Temple stone carving reliefs - Kai stone industry
Temple stone carving reliefs - Kai stone industry
Temple stone carving reliefs - Kai stone industry
Temple stone carving reliefs - Kai stone industry
Temple stone carving reliefs - Kai stone industry
Temple stone carving reliefs - Kai stone industry
Temple stone carving reliefs - Kai stone industry
Temple stone carving reliefs - Kai stone industry
Temple stone carving reliefs - Kai stone industry
On the façade of the temple and on the walls of the temple, we can see all kinds of exquisite stone reliefs. The patterns of temple reliefs are very extensive, such as flowers, plants, birds and beasts, figures and Buddha statues, as well as patterns such as sacred beasts and auspicious clouds. This expresses people's yearning and expectation for a better life. The stone of the temple stone carving relief in the production is mostly bluestone and granite. Bluestone stone contains a variety of bluestone, such as Luo Yuanqing, Sichuan Qing and Gu Jianqing and so on. The effect of different stone carvings is different.
The stone carving reliefs and temple stone carvings made by Quanzhou Kai Stone Industry are made of high-quality stone carving, and make good use of the research, inheritance, integration and development of the millennium cultural carving technology, so that the stone carving works carry art and culture and reflect more social value.