China News Service, Jinan, February 4 (Reporter Zhao Xiao) "Wuliang Temple - Stone Carving Image Art Exhibition" opened at the Shandong Museum on February 4. The exhibition selects the stone carvings of the Wu Tombs from the Shandong Museum, the Xiaotang Mountain Stone Temple, the stone rubbings of portraits unearthed from Songshan Mountain in Jiaxiang, as well as the research results of past dynasties, supplemented by advanced interactive display methods, allowing the audience to explore and appreciate the unique images of the Wuliang Temple. The beauty of art.
The Chuantuo skills are demonstrated on-site, attracting the audience to watch and appreciate. Photo by Zhao Xiao
The reporter learned at the exhibition site that day that the Wu family tomb complex is located 15 kilometers south of Jiaxiang County, Jining City, Shandong Province. It is a family cemetery from the Eastern Han Dynasty. Wuliang Temple is one of the stone ancestral halls on the tomb. The portraits of the Wu clan, represented by the Wuliang Temple, adhere to the carving techniques of bells, tripods, and jade from three generations, and pioneered the paintings of the Wei, Jin, Tang, and Song dynasties. Their exquisite carving techniques and rich image content rank first among the Han portrait stones in the country.
A batch of rubbings of Wu style portraits are on display. Photo by Zhao Xiao
Rubbings from the west wall of Wuliang Temple are on display. Photo by Zhao Xiao
"We exhibited more than 20 stone rubbings of portraits in the collection this time, the most classic of which is the west wall of Wuliang Temple." Wang Haiyu, director of the Stone Carving Cultural Relics Protection Research Department of Shandong Museum, said in an interview with reporters that the west wall of Wuliang Temple is engraved with "Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors" "image, as well as stories such as Cao Mo's kidnapping of Duke Huan of Qi and Jing Ke's assassination of the King of Qin. Multiple portraits have become the earliest examples of ancient Chinese art images. Many images in textbooks are based here.
Liu Yanchang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of Shandong Museum, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony. Photo by Zhao Xiao
Liu Yanchang, Secretary of the Party Committee and Director of Shandong Museum, said in his speech that the stone carvings of Wu's tomb are the most complete and typical group of stone carvings and portraits preserved in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Among them, Wuliang Temple is the only ancestral hall that can be relatively completely restored among the stone carvings of Wu's tomb, and has extremely high historical, scientific and artistic value. "The Shandong Museum is committed to cultivating the rich cultural resources of Qilu and creating original high-quality exhibitions. We hope that by holding this exhibition, visitors can appreciate the elegance of different stone carvings and experience the broad and profound traditional Chinese culture."
The audience visited "Wuliang Temple - Stone Carving Image Art Exhibition". Photo by Zhao Xiao
The audience participated in the interactive experience of "Wuliang Temple Portraits" on site. Photo by Zhao Xiao
“To understand history, we must retain cultural roots and guard the soul of the nation.” Chen Yu, deputy director and second-level researcher of the Museum and Social Cultural Relics Department of the Shandong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, said that museums serve as a tool for protecting and inheriting human civilization. Important places shoulder the important mission of inheriting cultural heritage. They cannot let precious cultural relics become just yellowed memories in history books. They must be based on the great practice of cultural construction in the new era and promote the creative transformation and innovative development of China's excellent traditional culture. (over)