Impressions of strange stones and strange people
Yang Dalong
"Strange stones and strange people, full of Jialing. Vivid and expressive. Red flowers and green leaves, base foil. The finishing touches are all about naming. This is a four-word poem that the author will give to Mr. Chen Xu, president of the Lingjiang Strange Stone Association in Nanfang County in 2023.
Chen Xu exhibited at the New Association
When it comes to "Chen Xu", almost everyone in the southern cultural circle knows or hears his story. He is known as the famous "Jialing River porter" and the crazy "stone maniac"!
Jialing River strange stones, mainly known for image stones, pattern stones, especially "rouge stone", is its special variety. It was originally an obscure pebble, but due to the excavation of Chen Xu Zhujun, it deservedly precipitated into a beautiful scenery,—— that is, "Jialing River Strange Stone Culture", and also became a member of China's stone art circle. As the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the Jialing River basin of all dynasties has produced outstanding people and talents.
Dragon Prosperity
"Stone appreciation, is a kind of cultural activities, the earliest human knowledge of stone love stone, from the worship of nature. Ancient Chinese stone appreciators called strange stones 'offering stones'; In Japan, it is called 'Mizuki'; South Korea calls it 'Shou Stone'; Southeast Asia and Taiwan, China, called 'Yashi', 'aragonite' and so on. Chinese stone appreciation is judged on the basis of 'wrinkled, thin and leaky' and 'shape, color, and lines'. The main function of the stone collection is to study, appreciate, pass on, and appreciate. "Stone can not be said to be the most lovely", China's stone collection has become a trend, and the strange stone of Jialing River has become a wonderful flower in the stone appreciation circle.
Chen Xu is in a corner of his museum
I met Mr. Chen Xu when I joined the Collectors Association in 2010; As a collection of strange stones, it is also an important branch of our collecting world. Once invited to visit Mr. Chen Xu's house, from the first entrance, in addition to a "winding path" that can be crossed, it is full of strange stones, root carvings, wine bottles, ebony and other works of art, which can be described as a grand view, breathtaking. In 2015, when I came back from Chongqing and opened an antique shop on Sanyuan Street, President Chen Xu also came many times to guide and communicate. Mr. Chen Xu's collection, in addition to the relatively small number of antique artworks, other such as strange stones, ebony, root carving, stamp cards, wine bottles, farming culture, folk culture, red culture, its collection is very rich. In terms of quality and quantity, Mr. Chen Xu is indeed a veritable collector.
sea lion
Chen Xu is not only a collector, but also a well-deserved social activist. As a member of the Communist Party and a veteran, in addition to doing his own work, he has a sincere heart and is frequently active in the cultural and artistic circles of Nanfang County. He has served in a number of associations in Southern County; In public welfare and charity, he has paid remarkable efforts and enthusiasm. His enthusiastic dedication has not only won him a lot of honors personally, but also played a positive role in promoting the construction of local culture and spiritual civilization in the south. His achievements are undoubted, and he is indeed a well-deserved "social activist"!
Black rouge
Finally, I conclude with the passage of Shi Shengbao Xinmin's "Yongshi": "Such a wonderful and wonderful stone, often viewed can cultivate sentiment; Collecting can accumulate money; Stone friends have no monarchs and ministers; It is higher than the temperament; Writing an essay can excite the text; Poetry and painting can be full of pen and ink; Gifts for relatives and friends are as valuable as gold; As an ornament, it is full of brilliance; Descendants can be nostalgic for the past. Looking at the sea in the lonely palm, you can see the universe between square inches. Appreciating the wonder of the world's strange stones, enjoying the joy of the world's strange stones, why not!"
Chicks out of the shell
About the Author
Yang Dalong, whose name is Zijun and whose pen name is Yang Yuyun, was born in 1977 and is a native of southern Sichuan Province. He is a literary researcher of the China Oriental Culture Research Association, the deputy director of the Nanfang County Exchange Center of the Sichuan Qingfeng Painting and Calligraphy Institute, the vice president of the Nanfang County Characteristic Culture and Art Development Promotion Association, the president of the Nanfang County Antique Collection Association, and the collection consultant of the Nanfang County Lingjiang Strange Stone Association. He began to write poems in 1993 and has written hundreds of literary works in the field of literature, some of which have been published sporadically, and others have yet to be compiled into collections, and he has won many excellence awards in national essay competitions.
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Source: Sichuan Provincial Office of Local Chronicles
Text / Photo: Yang Dalong (Southern County, Sichuan Province)