The blending of art and culture —Stone-Carved Nine-Dragon Wall

2024-02-03

A stone-carved Nine-Dragon Wall at the Yi Jing Garden in Yangcheng County, Jincheng City, Shanxi Province, China, has recently won the title of " longest stone-carved Nine-Dragon Wall" audited and certified by Forbes World Records Certification. The stone wall is 2.06 meters high and 41.48 meters long.

 

As a shadow wall outside the gate of traditional Chinese buildings, Nine-Dragon Wall has always been respected for its unique artistic value. Construction of the stone-carved Nine-Dragon Wall began in the fall of 2017, and was completed in November 2018 after 45 days of careful carving. The entire production process requires not only skilled craftsmen, but also their deep understanding of traditional culture and their reverence for art. The nine dragons on the wall show different forms, and the clever matching of cloud and water shading with blue and green colors sets off the majestic momentum connected with water and sky, as if bringing the viewer into the mysterious and tense ancient legend.

 

The appearance of this Nine-Dragon wall not only adds a touch of artistic style to the Yijing Garden of Yangcheng County, but also adds a mysterious and solemn atmosphere to the Yanli Tiandao Farm Health Garden. Nine-Dragon has always been a symbol of totem in the Chinese nation, with the different forms of positive dragon, ascending dragon, descending dragon, signifying the prosperity of virtuous and talented people working together, perfect as expected, and flourishing scene. Positive dragon is dignified and honorable, ascending dragon is fierce and full of power, and descending dragon is gentle and elegant, symbolizing good luck and happiness.

 

In traditional Chinese culture, the totem of the dragon is regarded as a symbol of the elimination of evil, guardian of the house, peace, good luck and wealth. This stone-carved Nine-Dragon Wall is not only a masterpiece of art, but also a kind of inheritance and promotion of traditional culture. In the Yijing Garden of Yangcheng County, this peak of traditional art will continue to show the charm of traditional Chinese culture to the audience so that people can feel the thick history and the depth of art.