Xuzhou Han Dynasty stone Museum

Located on East Lake Road, Yunlong Lake, Xuzhou City, the Museum covers an area of 10000 square meters. The exhibition hall is of Han Tang style structure, with a collection of more than 350 pieces of rare Han portrait stones, inscribed by contemporary art Master Li Keran. The rich contents of Han Dynasty stone reliefs in Xuzhou truly represent the politics, economy, culture, belief and other aspects of Han Dynasty, and the exquisite carving makes it occupy an important position in Chinese art. Visiting Xuzhou Han Dynasty stone art museum is like being in a magnificent historical Gallery, which can bring you enlightenment of knowledge and enjoyment of art.

Xuzhou Han Dynasty stone Museum

Xuzhou Han portrait stone museum is a special museum for displaying, collecting and researching Han portrait stones. The museum is located in the beautiful Yunlong mountain scenic area, with the green Yunlong mountain in the East and the vast Yunlong Lake in the West. The environment is quiet and elegant. Its predecessor is the "preservation group of Han Dynasty paintings in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province" established in 1956 and the later "exhibition room of Han Dynasty paintings in Xuzhou Museum". In 1986, Xuzhou Municipal People's government began to prepare for the construction of Han Dynasty painting Museum, which was officially established on June 8, 1987.

Architectural features

The gate of Xuzhou Han Dynasty stone portrait museum is a replica of Ya'an stone tower in Sichuan Province, built of bluestone. The name of the museum is inscribed by Li Keran, a famous master of traditional Chinese painting. The exhibition area takes the main hall as the central axis, and according to the principle of symmetry, there are three groups of courtyards in the south, North and middle. The whole building is connected with corridors and rooms, with white walls, dark tiles and ochre columns, which are shining against the rocks, cliffs and green leaves of pine forest. The Museum covers an area of 25000 square meters and a building area of 2700 square meters.

New museum

In May 2007, the new museum of Han Dynasty stone art in Xuzhou officially opened. Xuzhou municipal Party committee and government held a grand opening ceremony. The new museum is adjacent to the old one, covering an area of 100 million square meters and a building area of 5400 square meters. It is designed by Guan Zhaoye, academician of Chinese Academy of engineering and professor of architectural design and Research Institute of Tsinghua University. Its architecture is based on the mountain and its style is simple and solemn. After the completion of the new museum of 5600 square meters, more than 400 Han Dynasty stone portraits are on display. The new museum has perfect internal facilities, including central air conditioning, elevator, academic lecture hall, video projection hall, digital monitoring and other modern equipment. The exhibits are arranged in a novel way, using three-dimensional display, tomb restoration, lighting and other means to set off the magnificent momentum of Han Dynasty stone reliefs. At present, Xuzhou Han portrait stone Museum covers a total area of 40 mu, with a construction area of 8000 square meters, a collection of 1400 pieces and more than 600 pieces on display. It is the largest Han portrait stone Museum in China.

Three wonders of Han Dynasty

Han Dynasty stone carvings, Han tombs and terracotta warriors and horses are known as the "three wonders of the Han Dynasty". They are also known as the "three treasures of Jiangsu" with their unique artistic style and precious historical value, stone carvings of the Six Dynasties in Nanjing and gardens in Suzhou. The construction and opening of the new museum is of great significance to enrich the connotation of urban history and culture, improve the taste of urban history and culture, and enhance the popularity of Xuzhou. Han Dynasty stone carvings are decorative stone carvings with distinct themes carved on tombs and ancestral halls in the Han Dynasty (206-220 BC). It vividly describes the laws and regulations, clothing, food, housing and transportation, and myths of the Han Dynasty, shows the superb artistic level of people two thousand years ago, and reproduces the material and spiritual civilization of the Han Dynasty. Han Dynasty stone carvings are the most representative works of art in Han Dynasty culture, and are the bright pearl in the art treasure house of the Chinese nation.

Xuzhou Han painting

Xuzhou's Han Dynasty stone carvings have a wide range of themes and rich contents. The themes reflecting real life include chariots and horses, martial arts competitions, dance and acrobatics, welcoming guests, cooking and banquets, architectural figures, men's farming and women's weaving, etc. the contents reflecting mythological stories include Fuxi, Nuwa, Yan emperor, Yellow Emperor, East prince, West Queen Mother, Japan China Golden Wu, mid moon jade rabbit, etc. the patterns expressing auspiciousness include green dragon, dragon, dragon and jade rabbit White tiger, rosefinch, Xuanwu, Qilin, Nine Tailed Fox, Erlong Chuanbi, cross Chuanhuan, etc. Among the Han Dynasty stone statues in Xuzhou, the painting of cattle ploughing, weaving, nine officials, welcoming guests, hundred operas, and eight meter long scroll of prisoners can be regarded as art treasures and treasures of the town hall.

Characteristics of stone carving

Xuzhou Han Dynasty stone carvings are powerful, simple and simple, and have high artistic appreciation value. There are two kinds of carving techniques: Yin line carving and shallow relief carving. The line carving is delicate and true, with the beauty of softness, and the relief is vigorous and vigorous, with the beauty of masculinity. Feminine and masculine, reflecting the basic elements of traditional Chinese beauty. The artistic characteristics of Han Dynasty stone statues in Xuzhou are close composition, exaggeration and appropriateness, modeling with lines and vivid with shapes, showing a certain degree of creativity.

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The rich contents of Han Dynasty stone reliefs in Xuzhou truly represent the politics, economy, culture, belief and other aspects of Han Dynasty, and the exquisite carving makes it occupy an important position in Chinese art. Visiting Xuzhou Han Dynasty stone art museum is like being in a magnificent historical Gallery, which can bring you enlightenment of knowledge and enjoyment of art.

Address: Yunlong Lake East Road, Gulou District, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province

Longitude: 117.17850699757

Latitude: 34.24073488635

Tel: 0516-85690889; 0516-8

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