The red stones of Hui'an stone carvings range from light to dark, and there are extremely many types.
Light red stones generally include Quanshi stone and shrimp red.
Darker ones include Yongding Red, Shidao Red, Maple Leaf Red, Chinese Red, Tianshan Red, etc.
The reddest stone should be the Yinsan red imported from Yinsan. These all belong to the granite series.
The price of stone raw materials also gradually increases with the color depth of the stone.
Not only red stone, black stone and the yellow stone to be introduced next, also have this logic.
There are also some red stones purchased from other places, such as Tianshan Red from Xinjiang Province.
Although these stones may come from different regions, they all belong to the granite stone series and are suitable for carving a variety of Hui'an stone carving products.
The yellow stones used in Hui'an stone carvings include golden hemp, yellow rust stone, etc.
The yellow rust stone in the Hujian area has more rust in the south, and Putian has more rust. It is mainly used to process and carve some landscape stone sculpture products.
Such as water bowls, fountains, flower bowls and garden landscape stone sculptures.
Some European-style figures also prefer to use yellow rust stone to make them.
Of course, golden granite stone is also very commonly used.
In some higher-end residential areas or some outdoor places, some beige marble is also used for processing and carving.
For example, Egyptian beige, Spanish beige, Shaanna beige marble, etc. These are all marbles imported from abroad.
Of course, there are also domestic ones, such as Xiguang Province beige, which is slightly lighter in color.
The main producing areas of golden hemp are Beihu and Qilu. The golden hemp stone in these two places is uniform in color and bright, and it is also a commonly used material for dry hanging of many curtain walls.
In addition to the stones mentioned above, there is also a type of stone called sandstone.
In the past, it was more commonly used, mainly red sandstone and yellow sandstone.
It is generally used to carve relief products with revolutionary or cultural themes.
There are also some sculptures of landscapes and the Great Wall, which are more positive and modern works.
Because the sandstone dust particles are too large, these particles are very harmful to people.
It can be adsorbed on the human lung mucosa and is very difficult to remove.
Sandstone is the material most likely to make people sick, and the mineral stock is gradually decreasing.
Because only a few areas in Qilu, Sichuan and Yunnan have mines.
However, the large amount of sandstone in Qilu lacks toughness and is very easy to break, so only some small works can be processed.
As a result, there are fewer and fewer factories and workers processing sandstone.
In recent years, due to the development of Shuitou stone industry, many Australian sandstones have also entered our country.
Australian sandstone is the best sandstone in the world. It has uniform material and extremely strong toughness. It is increasingly used in slabs.
Therefore, mineral mining has gradually increased, but this material is very expensive, and only a few manufacturers still process such works.
The other stone materials should be limestone, but there are not many limestone mines in our country.
Limestone is also a commonly used material for stone sculptures, and this type of mineral source is extremely rare in our country.
Also relying on the stone industry in Shuitou Town, a lot of French limestone has to be transported to our country from the far west.
This type of material is also used in the classic real estate project Tangcheng Yipin in Dahai City. Due to this classic case, the price of this material is now extremely expensive.
There are also some manufacturers in Hui'an that can process this type of stone works.
Because this type of material is extremely malleable, soft, and tough, some extremely fine engraving materials can be used.
The above-mentioned stones are some of the commonly used carving materials in major stone carving factories in Hui'an.
Of course, the materials used for Hui'an stone carvings are far more than those introduced above.
There are also many stones that are used as raw materials for Hui'an stone carvings.
Such as metal ores, jade, jade, travertine, basalt, etc.
I believe that new stone materials will continue to be discovered in the future, because the development of materials is constantly updated with the advancement of science and technology.
And this is just the stone used in Hui'an stone carvings. Our country is vast and rich in resources. In addition to Hui'an stone and chrysanthemum stone, there are also other places where stone carvings are very good.
For example, Wenling in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is one of the four major stone carving towns in my country. The culture and history of stone carving has a long history.
The stone carving here first started in the Song Dynasty, and by the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the stone carving craft had reached its peak.
Folk songs in Taizhou once circulated about "Huangyan Mandarin Orange Yandang Pine, Taiping Stonework Rooftop Bell".
The Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions can be said to be a place with outstanding people. In addition to Wenling, Qingtian's stone sculptures are also world-famous.
Qingtian is a famous hometown of stone sculptures, a key hometown of overseas Chinese, a hometown of celebrities, and a cultural capital.
Qingtian has a superior ecological environment, numerous historical sites and beautiful natural scenery.
In addition to places like the south, there are naturally many stone sculptures in the north, such as Qilu Jiaxiang.
Jiaxiang stone carvings are exquisite in craftsmanship and unique in style. They are the fine works of tribute paid to the imperial court by the officials of past dynasties.
These stone carvings are mainly made of lapis lazuli, which is abundant in the local area, supplemented by marble, white marble and other famous stones and precious jade.
These stone carvings have carefully selected materials, fine workmanship, and come in various specifications and varieties.
He is mainly good at carving dragon pavilions and pillars, jade pavilions, birds and animals, figures, flowers and plants, and antique utensils.
There are four categories: round carving, line carving, relief carving and flat carving.
It has both the charm of ancient art and the elegant and bright modern art style. It enjoys the reputation of "exquisite craftsmanship" and "shattering" at home and abroad.
Then there is Quyang, Beihe. There are countless carvings on the 4-kilometer-long carving road here.
There are millions of animal stone sculptures on both sides of this road, including squatting or lying stone lions, stone horses with flowing manes, and giraffes with a calm expression.
It can be said that everything is lifelike, as if you have entered a "safari park";
Strolling through the Sculpture Exhibition and Sales Square, you will find nearly 100,000 stone carvings, jade carvings, landscape stones, stone and other carving products, making you feel like you are in the "Yulin Sea of Stones".
During the Western Han Dynasty, Quyang stone carvings had begun to take shape;
In the Tang Dynasty, Quyang became the birthplace and carving center of white marble statues in the north;
By the Yuan Dynasty, Quyang stone carving reached its peak, because during this period, too many stone carving art buildings were built due to religious beliefs.
From Yungang Grottoes, Leshan Giant Buddha, Dunhuang Grottoes, and Mount Wutai Buddha statues.
Of course, it was also used in previous buildings, such as Epang Palace, Forbidden City, Old Summer Palace, and Summer Palace.
It can still be seen in modern times, and even some modern buildings, such as the Jinshui Bridge in front of Tianmen, synagogues, monuments, memorial halls and other buildings, have left behind the sculpture art of Quyang people everywhere.
Just because Chen Wenzhe himself is from Qilu, he knows Quyang better.
Therefore, Chen Wenzhe knew very well that the famous white marble male and female figurines unearthed from Liu Sheng's tomb in Mancheng were carved from white marble from Huangshan Mountain in Quyang.
This pair of white marble works can be said to be the oldest Quyang stone carvings discovered so far.
In addition, there is also the Dog Tower in Quyang Wang Taibei Village, which is said to have been built by Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty, for a righteous dog.