South China Sea Myth

Huang Mei, a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts majoring in sculpture, expressed her opinion: "In Hainan's Nanshan Scenic Area and Wenbifeng Scenic Area, we can see all kinds of sculptures. In the long history of human art, sculpture is a very rich art category, which is manifested in the richness of materials and artistic techniques. First of all, in terms of materials, there are stone carvings, wood carvings, bronze carvings, iron carvings, jade carvings, pottery carvings, glass carvings, brick carvings, etc. Secondly, in terms of artistic techniques, there are round carving, relief carving, openwork carving, line carving, diffuse carving, shadow carving, etc. Again, in terms of venues, there are outdoor sculptures, indoor sculptures, cliff sculptures, grotto sculptures, urban sculptures, garden sculptures, etc. Finally, sculpture is divided into Buddha sculptures, animal sculptures, architectural sculptures, craft sculptures, mausoleum sculptures, etc. Sculpture is related to poetry and painting, because it has the artistic conception of poetry and the imagery of pictures. Some people describe sculpture as three-dimensional pictures, silent poetry. "

Huang Mei continued: "China's ancient sculpture art has its own development process. The earliest sculpture sprouted was primitive stone tools, and a large number of fine stone tools possessed the nature of sculpture. In Hainan, such stone tools have also been unearthed. The difference between man and ape is that man created the production tool stone tools in his labor. In the long process described above, the ancestors of human beings, from simple stone tools to polished stone tools, and classified use, developed according to changes in labor practices. "

Li Ping was very touched: "The Five Princes Temple in Haikou was built to commemorate the five famous historical figures who were degraded to Hainan during the Tang and Song dynasties: Li Deyu, the famous minister of the Tang Dynasty, Li Gang, Li Guang, Zhao Ding, and Hu Quan, the famous ministers of the Song Dynasty, so it is called the Five Princes Temple. If you visit and visit the Five Princes Ancestral Hall, you can see five stone statues with different forms, which vividly express the images of Li Deyu, Li Gang, Li Guang, Zhao Ding, and Hu Quan, who were famous ministers of the Tang Dynasty and Li Gang, and Song Dynasty. "

Huang Mei said: "To learn to appreciate these statues of ancient officials, we must first understand the artistic characteristics and unique artistic value of ancient sculptures. "

The Doctor of Mythology analyzed sculpture from a philosophical point of view and said: "Ancient sculpture embodies the spirit of ancient philosophy. Confucian philosophy reveres the mandate of heaven and is influenced by it, and Chinese art is reflected in the style of sublime, solemn, magnificent, and elegant. Taoist philosophy is still natural, and in art, it is expressed in the style of elegant, majestic, pure, simple, indifferent, naïve, and clumsy. Chinese painting and sculpture deliberately return to the basics, pursuing an inner beauty, a primitive beauty, and a philosophical and spiritual realm that is as clever as it gets.

Although Yang Yang studied sociology and was also interested in sculpture, she said: "Ancient sculpture focused on decoration, whether it was human figures or animals; Whether it is a religious statue or an architectural ornamental carving, it reflects the traditional decorative nature. "

In contrast, Huang Mei has studied sculpture a little more, she said: "Ancient sculpture requires painted lines. Originally, ancient sculpture and painting were a pair of siblings, both born in the primitive arts and crafts. Since the era of faience, plastic painting has complemented each other and closely combined. Chinese plastic painting is not separated, which leads to the consistency of the aesthetic requirements of sculpture and painting, such as the beauty of artistic lines. Ancient sculpture paid attention to imagery, and Chinese painting, whether it is fine brushwork or freehand, does not depict the object as accurately as Western painting, but mainly based on the impression obtained from observation and experience, coupled with imagination, through subjective processing and beautification into an artistic image, and the objective object is quite far away. This sculpture requires a refined language, which is another artistic characteristic derived from imagery. "

Li Ping talked about the sculpture from the perspective of tourism: "The sculpture with personality is the cultural identification mark of one city and another, and the famous tourist city of Sanya, marked by the giant stone sculpture "Lu Huitou", is known as the city of deer. If you look far away from the city, you can see the lover from afar, and welcome visitors from all over the world with a charming fairy smile on his face. If you are at the statue of Xianlu, you can overlook the vast sea, overlook the mountains in the distance, and take in the panoramic view of Sanya City. If you come to the place where the hunter and the deer girl have a tryst, listen to the story of "The Deer Turns Back", and savor it, its beauty will be unforgettable for a lifetime. "

Huang Mei said: "Mr. Lin Yuhao, the author of the sculpture, is the author of "Five Ram City", and he spent four years and painstaking efforts to complete this great mythological work. The statue of the deer turning back in Sanya is a very successful and iconic urban sculpture. First of all, the legend of Luhuitou has the characteristics of the South China Sea, reflecting the cultural tradition of the Li nationality, which is an irreplaceable cultural imprint, and it is impossible to move to any city in China to give birth to a unique cultural identification mark that clearly reflects the city's personality and charm. Secondly, after a long period of history, the beautiful story of Lu Huitou has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and spread all over the world. It is no accident that the Luhuitou sculpture created according to the legend has also been widely recognized along with the legend, and the Luhuitou statue has become a spiritual symbol of Sanya City. "

Huang Mei also said that Dr. Mythology has told the mythical story of "The Legend of the Fishergirl", but have you ever seen the sculpture of "The Legend of the Fishergirl", on the shore of the beautiful incense burner bay in Zhuhai, there is a giant stone sculpture of a Zhuhai fisherwoman, she wears a necklace around her neck, carries a fishing net, pulls her trousers lightly, holds a crystal clear pearl in her hand, and shows the light to the world with a joyful and shy look, and offers treasures to mankind. This stone carving, 8.7 meters tall and weighing 10 tons, is made of granite stones divided into 70 pieces and is the masterpiece of the famous Chinese sculptor Crane. Today, this statue has become a symbol of Zhuhai City, and the beautiful legend of the fisherwoman has spread more and more widely and farther and farther along with the popularity of Zhuhai City in China.

Huang Mei also told everyone: "Sculpture is a plastic artwork that occupies a three-dimensional space created by artists using materials that can be carved and sculpted in order to reflect real life and express their own aesthetic feelings, aesthetic tastes, and opinions. These materials are marble, granite, limestone, wood, etc. Sculpture works are required to have a three-dimensional sense, a sense of quality, a sense of strength, a sense of dynamism, etc. "

Li Ping and the others drove to the statue of the Red Women's Army in Qionghai, and Li Ping said in the tone of a tour guide: "The statue is carved from granite, sitting north to south, 3.7 meters high, and the total height of the base is 6.8 meters. The base is laid by stone slabs, hexagonal on all sides, surrounded by stone railings, covering an area of 40 square meters. Behind the statue are garden flower beds, etc. The statue shows the female soldiers of the Red Army wearing straw sandals, shoulders and hats, and the spirit of a generation of heroines in the dust. On the front of the statue base, there is a gold inscription of Hu Yaobang to learn the Red Women's Army. The following text is engraved on the back of the seat - The Red Women's Army is the Special Service Company of the Women's Army of the Second Independent Division of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. "

Huang Mei explained from an artistic point of view: "The sculpture of the Red Women's Army uses the language of volume to create a shape that can be seen and touched, forming an artistic image. Sculpture has the solidity of three-dimensional space. Because of this substance, people can appreciate the image of the hero and experience the revolutionary spirit of the hero from different distances and angles. The connection between sculpture and tourism culture is multifaceted, and the cultural relics, buildings, scenic spots, temples, etc. of tourism have the intervention of sculpture. "