Longdong ancient stone carving art museum

Heshui County, Qingyang City, Gansu Province is known as "county of stone statue". There are more than 300 ancient carvings and more than 160 stone statues in the collection, with a large number, high crystal position and distinctive local characteristics, ranking second to none in the province. The single stone Buddha statue is the most prominent. In March 2009, it was listed as the first batch of free museums in Gansu Province, which is AAA scenic spot.

Longdong ancient stone carving art museum

Longdong ancient stone carving art museum is located in lepan West Road, North District, Heshui County, Qingyang City, Gansu Province. It is the first special museum with the theme of ancient stone carving art exhibition in Gansu Province.

In May 2005, the museum was rated as "the promotion and protection of history and culture, a moral project to build a harmonious society, benefit mankind and future generations", and also known as "the movable Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes" by famous experts and scholars at home and abroad. In March 2009, it was listed as the first batch of free museums in Gansu Province, which is AAA scenic spot.

Construction background

Heshui County, Qingyang City, Gansu Province is known as "county of stone statue". There are more than 300 ancient carvings and more than 160 stone statues in the collection, with a large number, high crystal position and distinctive local characteristics, ranking second to none in the province. The single stone Buddha statue is the most prominent. It can be divided into three types: Buddha, Bodhisattva, disciple, Luohan, Lishi, Shanshen, etc. In the early period of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the sculptures had round face, plump cheeks, deep eyes and straight nose, which had the artistic style of ancient India. In the middle of the Tang and Song Dynasties, Pai's face was plump, his eyebrows were clear, his body was natural and full of movement. The late Ming and Qing Dynasties, carving is also very distinctive. Some of the stone sculptures collected by Longdong ancient stone carving art museum are tall and majestic, some are small and exquisite, and some are equipped with Buddhist stories and ancient music playing patterns. Besides high ornamental value, it also provides precious material for the study of ancient religion, folk custom, music, art and so on.

Development history

The museum was first built on May 25, 2003. On October 22, 2003, the first phase of the project was completed and the exhibition was officially opened. In 2005, the second phase of the project was completed. In 2006, the third phase of the project was completed. In 2008, more than 2.5 million yuan was invested in the construction of historical relics exhibition hall, bell tower and Drum Tower.

Collection

Longdong ancient stone carving art museum has 22 first-class cultural relics, 128 second-class cultural relics and 559 third-class cultural relics. 4361 ancient stone statues of past dynasties are characteristic. The precious cultural relics in the collection include the bronze tripod of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the imperial edict of Wang Mang of the Han Dynasty, the bronze mirror of the Tang Dynasty, the Tri Color furnace of the Tang Dynasty, the yellow color porcelain pot of the Tang Dynasty, a commemorative medal for the liberation of Northwest China, and the red felt hat worn by Liu Zhidan. The museum has the largest collection of stone sculptures. In addition, there are pottery, bronze, jade, shadow puppets, fossils and other cultural relics of various periods in the museum.

Stories in the Museum

Since March 2009, Longdong ancient stone carving art museum was listed as one of the first free museums in Gansu Province, tourists have gradually become more and more popular. The 4361 stone Buddhas and stone warriors who have been sleeping in remote mountain forests, ancient temples and deep soil for thousands of years can finally have a silent dialogue with modern people and tell people those long-standing stories about them

Story 1: the perfect combination of ancient stone carving culture and modern civilization

Located in the hinterland of Ziwuling, Heshui County, Qingyang City, Gansu Province, is the hometown of the world-famous "ancient elephant of the Yellow River". There are a large number of Grottoes in the area, with a long history and rich remains. It is known as the hometown of ancient stone carvings. In order to protect this excellent national cultural heritage and promote the development of Heshui cultural tourism, the people's Government of Heshui county and Mr. Hou Binbo, a private entrepreneur of Qingyang City, jointly built the Longdong ancient stone carving art museum, the first characteristic Museum in Gansu Province with the theme of ancient stone carving art exhibition.

Story 2: 4361 ancient stone sculptures of past dynasties are the best in Gansu

Longdong ancient stone carving art museum has 22 first-class cultural relics, 128 second-class cultural relics and 559 third-class cultural relics. There are 4361 ancient stone sculptures in the museum, which can be divided into three periods: early, middle and late. In the early period of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the statues had round face, plump cheeks, deep eyes and straight nose, which had the artistic style of Gandhara in ancient India. Among them, the two stone statues unearthed in quanxiangzi, an old town, and changchong temple, lvjiaxianzi, dianzi Township, have been transported to Japan, the United States and other countries for exhibition. They are rare treasures in the art of Buddhist statues. The Buddha statue of Sakya unearthed in Fenghuang mountain, donganpan village, TAIE township is particularly exquisite. In the middle period of the Tang and Song Dynasties (Jin), they were all single round sculptures. The statues of the Tang Dynasty had a plump face, delicate eyebrows, natural posture and full of movement. In the late Ming and Qing Dynasties, carving has its own characteristics.

Longdong ancient stone carving art museum also has a large collection of pottery, bronze, porcelain, jade, shadow play, fossils and other cultural relics, which provide precious material materials for the study of climate change, biological evolution, ancient religion, folk custom, music, art and so on, and has high ornamental value.

Story 3: the stone statue pagoda of Song Dynasty is the thinnest Pagoda in China

Known as the thinnest Pagoda in China, the stone statue pagoda of the Song Dynasty in Taerwan is made of chiseled red sand stones. It has 13 storeys of octagonal dense eaves. It is the most slender ancient pagoda in China and one of the 50 famous pagodas in China. According to the book "famous pagoda of China", it is the most slender ancient pagoda preserved in ancient China. It is listed as one of the rare ancient buildings and rare places of interest. The height of the tower is about 12 meters and the width is 1.4 meters. There was no foundation and base. The body of the tower is clear and slender. The first floor of the tower is two meters high. Above the second floor, it gradually shortens. There is a false door on the south side of the second and fourth floors. There are tower eaves on each floor, and there are two layers under the eaves. The eaves angle has a wooden corner bucket arch, the eaves edge is carved under the eaves, and the tubular tile long is carved on the eaves. The top of the tower is carved stone brake column, above the brake base are three turns of phase wheel, and there are jewels on the first floor of the canopy.

The pagoda was originally built on the North Bank of miaorcun River in ta'erwan village, Taibai town. In May 2002, the pagoda was tilted because its foundation was damaged. With the approval of Gansu Provincial Bureau of cultural relics, it was removed to the museum for protection.

Story 4: record the changes of 2.5 million years ago

In the spring of 1973, migrant workers who built Banqiao hydropower station in Heshui County, Qingyang City, Gansu Province found an animal fossil by the Bank of Malian River. Later, the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the cultural departments of Gansu Province, Qingyang region and Heshui county jointly excavated this fossil, which is the oldest, the most complete and the largest in the world. It is the largest fossil elephant found in Asia. The Yellow River elephant fossil is a precious material for people to understand the paleogeography and Paleoclimate of Gansu and even the whole northern region, and is one of the important achievements of paleontological exploration in China. Because it was excavated in the Yellow River Basin, it was named "Yellow River ancient elephant". At present, the original of the "Yellow River ancient elephant" is on display in Beijing Museum of natural history, and its 1:1 replica is only on display in Longdong ancient stone carving art museum in Shanghai, Tianjin, Lanzhou and Heshui County, Qingyang City.

The Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has made a scene restoration: 2.5 million years ago, the ancient region of Heshui belonged to subtropical arid grassland climate. It is relatively hot, with abundant rainfall and lush water plants among the rare trees, making it a paradise for the survival of ancient vertebrates. At that time, ostriches were galloping, primitive cattle were foraging, rhinoceros were fighting, and three toed horses were walking At this time, an old male elephant led the elephants to the lake. Everything was quiet and elegant. All of a sudden, a scream tore the sky, scared all animals running around, the world into panic. It turned out that this male elephant unfortunately fell into the lake, and its bulky body made it sink deeper and deeper. A female elephant bit its tail and was trying to save it. "Pa" a, bit off the tail, this male elephant has been trapped without a trace. The elephants howled sadly, buried their tails with earth, and then slowly left. The world seemed very calm again.

This fossil is 4 meters tall, 8 meters long and 3.04 meters long with only one pair of incisors. After being restored by experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, its fossils are displayed in the Beijing Museum of nature. The Longdong ancient stone carving art museum built the exhibition hall of the Yellow River ancient elephant in 2006, displaying a 1:1 replica of the skeleton of the Yellow River ancient elephant, thus attracting thousands of visitors. As a result, the Yellow River elephant was compiled into the Chinese textbook for nine-year compulsory education in primary schools. The original specimen of the Yellow River elephant was exhibited in the Beijing Museum of natural history in October 1974. Its magnificent body made visitors marvel. The people's daily and the people's pictorial all reported it. Beijing Science and education film studio produced the film the ancient elephant of the Yellow River, which was officially shown on New Year's day of 1975. In 1981, the Yellow River elephant was invited to Japan for exhibition for half a year, which attracted worldwide attention.

Address: lepan West Road, North District, Heshui County, Qingyang City

Longitude: 108.019852

Latitude: 35.832939

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