Bagou stone carver

Bagou stone carving technology has a long history, which can be traced back to the Neolithic Age. It has been passed down from generation to generation by artists, and now this carving technology is still passed down in Bagou and its surrounding areas. According to the investigation, stone leaves, stone knives and scrapers of about 7,000 years old, statues of stone men of about 4,000 years old, sarcophagus and epitaph of princess royal in Liao and Jin Dynasties, large round carved stone sheep, Shi Hu, stone monkey, stone Weng Zhong and stone lion, etc., were found in the county. These large round carved statues were carved in Liao and Jin Dynasties with simple shapes, delicate carvers and lifelike shapes of sheep, tigers and monkeys. Although the stone carving technique of Bagou started from the Neolithic Age and has continued until now, it was Feng Yu and Feng Shen from Shuanghe Village, Liangzi Town, Huangtu, Pingquan County who learned the names and works of the sculptors during the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. Bagou stone carving technology, a traditional carving art, has existed in Pingquan and its surrounding areas since the Neolithic Age. Neolithic tools dating back more than 7,000 years have been found at Huazidong site in Dangba town, Pingquan county, the world treasure in the carving works of the genus Yuzhulong found in Hongshan Culture site in Chifeng, which is more than 100 kilometers away from Pingquan county, the statues of stone men found in the upper and lower cultural sites of Xiajiadian in Dingzicheng, Pingquan county in Shang and Zhou Dynasties, the stone lions found in Huizhou City site in Pingquan county in Liao and Jin Dynasties, and the large stone sculptures of Shiyang, Shi Hu, Shihou and Shi Weng Zhong found in Shi Hu village of Liuxi township. The sarcophagus and stone tablet of princess royal's tomb, as well as the stone lion statues in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, found in ying zi cun, Toudao, Menghe and Wusu Township, show that the "Bagou stone carving technique" in Pingquan County has a long history. This carving technique is created by the hard work of the working people for many years, the crystallization of the wisdom of the older generation and the essence of carving art. Although the Bagou stone carving craft has a long history, there are also inheritors engaged in this craft now, but because the current sculptors are all over 40 years old and young people are unwilling to engage in this craft, this craft is now in danger of being lost.
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