When an ordinary shell meets its "Bole",
What kind of brilliance will it shine?
The gorgeous turn from shell to shell sculpture,
It is a wonderful collision of nature's ingenious workmanship and exquisite craftsmanship.
Chinese people have a long-standing relationship with shells.
As early as the caveman period, the ancestors used the shell chain as decoration.
After the Shang Dynasty, shells also played the role of currency.
During the Qin and Han Dynasties, people carved simple patterns of birds and beasts on shells.
Inlaid on utensils, tables and chairs and other utensils, it is called "luotian".
This is the predecessor of Beidiao.
Through the inheritance and development of the craftsmen of the past dynasties,
Inspired by ivory carving, jade carving, wood carving and Chinese painting
The art of shell carving has been injected with new vitality.
Shells from rivers, lakes and seas
After selecting materials, painting, carving and other processes
can be transformed,
become a fine craftsmanship.
Red conch, heart snail can be made into maple leaves,
The unique scars of sea red shells can be carved into ancient trees,
Black swirl shells adorn the ladies' buns,
Jiangbei's layers of textures turned into graceful dresses...
The various shells are under the skillful hands of the craftsman,
Achieved countless ingenious shell carving works,
Shining with natural texture and the brilliance of human wisdom.
Hundreds of millions of years ago, we came from the sea,
Shell carving is the crystallization of the beauty of the sea and human craftsmanship.
Each piece carries ancient culture and modern civilization,
A moving story of people and the ocean...
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