Why is the stone carving group of Dongqian Lake Tomb Road a great site of stone carving art?

1, the early style of the Southern Song Dynasty, represented by the tomb stone carvings in the Official History of Yue State (about1120-190). The stone carvings in this period are mainly distributed in the tomb of Mrs. Ye Taijun of Ji State, the official tomb of Yue State, the ancestral tomb of Houshan Stone, Bao Hua Temple, Qikeng Tomb, Longshou Mountain, Paiji Jiao Ling, Guye 'ao and other places. This period coincided with the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, with a hundred-system start-up, frugal society, simple stone carving as the main style, less deliberate carving of statues, small pyramid-shaped tombs and strong folk customs.

2. Tombs in the Middle Southern Song Dynasty (about1190-1220) represented by stone carvings in Shi Hao's tomb. Stone carvings in this period are mainly distributed in Shi Hao's tomb, Shi Ruozhan's tomb, Shi Ruozhan's tomb, Qi Huangong's tomb, and Juan's tomb of San Medicine in Southern Song Dynasty. Social atmosphere is positive, literati do their duty, modest and low-key. The stone carving style is also frugal and simple, with little extravagance. The statue looks clear and indifferent, the expression of obedience is quiet and thoughtful, the warrior is elegant and graceful, and the stone beast is loyal and docile, but the regulation has shown a tendency of arrangement.

3. The style represented by the stone carvings of the prime minister's stone tomb in the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty (about1220-1280). Stone carvings in this period are mainly distributed in the tombs of Prime Minister's history, Ministry of War Shangshu Shi Mijian, Tongfeng Doctor Shi Bin, Zheng Guogong Shi Migong, Sifeng Langzhong Shi Migong, Ministry of War Shangshu and Yin Qing Guanglu Doctor, as well as in official tombs of Fuquan Mountain, Zhongying Temple, Yangshan Village, Hetou Xi 'ao and Qian Qian. During this period, the Southern Song Dynasty was prosperous in economy, luxurious in life and complacent in social mentality, which was manifested in the stone carving style and more luxurious than in the middle period. Knife workers are beautifully decorated and carved. The materials used are not only local Meiyuan stone and Guangxi stone, but also similar Taihu stone in other places. Statues are mediocre and complacent, civil servants and military commanders have strong etiquette, lacking the connotation of expressing psychology, and stone beasts are majestic and arrogant.