Fang Chuyu
Fang Chuyu was born in 1962 in Shexian County, Anhui Province. Graduated from the Anhui Art Correspondence School and is currently a member of the Anhui Artists Association, a member of the Huangshan Artists Association, a member of the Huangshan Calligraphers Association, a director of the Shexian Artists Association, and a resident of the Shexian Artists Association at the "Jiaochuanjian" creation base. Director, director of Liushan Painting and Calligraphy Association, vice president of Shexian Ornamental Stone Association, director of Huangshan Jiachuangjian Qishishi Painting and Calligraphy Academy. His calligraphy and painting works have participated in many provincial, municipal and national calligraphy and painting exhibitions and won awards; they have been included in the "Huangshan Cup" Collection and "Contemporary Anhui Calligraphers, Painters and Arts and Crafts Artists Ceremony".
Chinese name: Fang Chuyu
Alias: Ding Feng
Nationality: Chinese
Ethnicity: Han
Born Place: She County, Huangshan City, Anhui Province
Date of birth: August 1962
Occupation: Teacher
Graduation school: Anhui Art Institute
Belief: Family and everything prosper
Representative works: "National Beauty and Heavenly Fragrance", "Fuquan Landscape", "Lobster" and "Going to the West"
Calligraphy and painting works
Collection of Strange Stones
Jinchuan is high in altitude and has many strange stones. I have long heard that there is a Museum of Strange Stones in Jinchuan Township, She County. Recently, we drove to Jinchuan, an alpine township, and visited Fang Chuyu, the owner of the Museum of Strange Stones.
Fang Chuyu is a teacher at Jinchuan Middle School. Since 1998, he has been in love with the collection of Jinchuan stones and calls himself a "stone crazy". There are 500 to 600 square meters of strange stones in Fang Chuyu's museum. Most of them were found in the valleys with his wife and children, and many were purchased from local villagers. He spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on his salary playing with stones. Yuan is really worthy of the word "Shichi".
Fang Chuyu is from Jinchuan, and the Jinchuan Stone Museum is located in his home. Before entering the door, I was attracted by a stone. The stone placed at the door looks like a dog lying on the ground. It is two meters long, black, docile and cute, and is dubbed the "King of Pets" by its owner. Entering the wall courtyard, a one-ton boulder named "Searching for Buddhist Scriptures from the West" is particularly noticeable. The pattern on the boulder is not very obvious when it is dry. As long as it is poured with water, the pattern will immediately appear. "This strange stone is a plum dragon stone. After being washed by water, it forms a natural landscape picture. The place in the middle looks like the Tang Monk who is studying in the West, riding on a white dragon horse. In front is Sun Wukong, jumping on a rock. , followed by Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng, full of fun and ingenuity." When Fang Chuyu talked about his treasure, he was very excited and happy. "Searching for Buddhist Scriptures from the West" Except for the middle part of the boulder that resembles Tang Monk and his disciples, the other parts of the stone are like a beautiful landscape painting.
In Fang Chuyu’s three-story building, from the first floor to the third floor, there are strange stones on every floor. Some are like sheep, some are like geese, some are like small dinosaurs, and some are like golden pheasants. Each has its own shape and is vivid. There is one stone in particular, with several white stripes on the dark stone body that resemble the Chinese character for "lover"; the other stone, named "Girl's Heart", looks like the head of a girl with affectionate features.
Fang Chuyu said that the process of searching for strange stones was very hard. Sometimes, we work very late at noon and at night. In the mountains, without access to villages or shops, it is common to encounter hunger and cold. But as long as you find good strange stones, you will feel very happy.
Jinchuan Township in She County is located on a high mountain with an altitude of more than 800 meters. Continuing eastward from the Jinchuan Township Government, you enter Jinchuanjian, a scenic spot with karst landforms, where many Jinchuan stones come from. As a rising star in the strange stone world, it has attracted widespread social attention. It is conceivable that in the near future, Jinchuan Stone will lead to better development prospects.
TV report: "As soon as the strange stone meets the water, Tang Monk and his disciples appear"
Jinchuan Strange Stone Calligraphy and Painting Academy, Taobao Store
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Charming Jinchuan
Author Fang Chuyu
Jinchuan is located at the junction of She County and Chun'an County, Zhejiang Province. It belongs to the Baiji Mountains and is 13 kilometers away from the Sanyang intersection of the Hui-Hangzhou Expressway. Qiandao Lake Pier is 30 kilometers away, with an average altitude of 880 meters and a pleasant climate. It is a good place for tourism, leisure, mountaineering and exploration.
The famous "Ten Doors and Nine Unlocked" scenic spot is the largest karst landform in East China. It is said that when Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, became a monk at Huizhao Temple in Qianmutian, which was resting on the ship's tip, he went to the "Fuquan Holy Land" in Zaotai Village at the foot of Fuquan Mountain to consult the monks of Qianseng Temple. He was inspired by the eminent monk to crack the "Ten Gates" and obtain the emperor's treasure. Only the "third stone gate" guarded by the gods was left, so there was an eternal mystery "Nine Unlocked Stone Gates".
Drill into a canyon - "Lover's Valley" along the stretches of bluestone bare rock, and then you will arrive at the first stone gate. A stone plank road winds through the clouds. Here there are staggered stone gates and gurgling springs. Along the way there are Butterfly Valley, Wuzhi Peak and Camel Peak. The third door is the stone lock, the lovers stone and the key to open the stone door. Here, the deep valleys, green pools, green mountains and green waters depend on each other, the smoke and clouds are ever-changing, gentleness can be seen in the danger, and tranquility can be seen in the beauty. On the way to offering incense, pilgrims see that the third door is locked. After sincerely offering incense and looking back at the third stone door, they can find the key to open it. Between the fourth gate and the sixth gate are China's top portrait stone fairy heads (Nuwa stone) and Baiyundong Fairy Bear Stone Lang. Passing through the eighth stone gate, the front suddenly opens up, and you feel like "a village with dark willows and bright flowers". There are immortals guiding the way, Ten Thousand Buddhas Chaozong, Bajie Stone, Tianlong, Tianhou, Fuquan Waterfall, and Zhu Mianshi. The poem says: "The sky is a tent and the ground is a carpet, and the bright moon and stars accompany me when I walk. I dare not straighten my feet at night, for fear that the mountains, rivers, and crops will wear them out." It was inscribed by Zhu Yuanzhang.
After crossing the "Nine Unlocked Stone Gates", you will arrive at the paradise on earth, Fuquan Mountain. The "Xiangu Temple" (Lover's Temple) in Fuquan Mountain is the place where fairy aunts descend to the earth. According to legend, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the birthday of the Fairy Lady. On this day every year, thousands of pilgrims rush to offer incense, and the scene is very spectacular. In front of the Xiangu Temple, there is a cypress tree planted by Zhu Yuanzhang himself, which has a history of more than 600 years. On the stone steps on the left side of the Fairy Goddess Temple, there are also the "three-inch golden lotus" footprints left by the Fairy Goddess when she ascended to heaven. Someone stepped on the painful feet and the pain disappeared. The top of Lailong Mountain in Fuquan Mountain is the second highest peak in She County, "Jiachuangjian", with an altitude of 1,480 meters. Standing on the ship's tip, you can see Huangshan Mountain, Qingliang Peak in the north, Taizi Jian and Tongzi Jian in the distance, Lin'an City in the east, and Xin'an River in the south.
The "Overpass to the West" is one kilometer away from Jinchuan Village. It is a stone road bridge built artificially in the depression of two hills. It is suspended on both sides, more than 300 meters long and more than 500 meters high. , the car is driving on the overpass, like a horse in the sky. Couples walking on the overpass are filled with emotions just like the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl having a Chinese Valentine's Day party. The mountains and plains here are filled with yellow pecans and red dogwoods. As the sun sets in the west, looking into the distance, the sky is filled with colorful clouds and the mountains are undulating. The Qigujian in the distance looks like a great man lying there quietly. The image is lifelike and makes people daydream endlessly.
In Jinchuan, summer is your ideal summer resort. In winter, you can see the snow scenery, bake in the stove, eat farm food, taste generous famous tea, and taste Jinchuan's "fire-baked tofu" which has a unique flavor. Watching Jinchuan's strange stones at "Jinchuan Stone House" will add a rich spiritual food to you. Here you can see thousands of strange and miraculous Jinchuan's strange stones, including characters and animals, all lifelike. There is a strange stone known as "Going to the West for Buddhist Scriptures". It is 200 centimeters long, 60 centimeters high and 30 centimeters thick. It is made of silicon jade. The surface of the stone has been washed out by hundreds of millions of years of river water to create a complete colorful landscape painting. The picture is similar to In "Journey to the West", the background of the monk Tang's master and his disciples studying in the West is very consistent, with extraordinary momentum and various atmospheres.
There are also well-preserved ancient ancestral halls, ancient residences, ancient stone bridges, ancient trees and ancient temples in Jinchuan. There are Shijing Village, known as Shilong, Shiqiao and Shitan, Fengdong Hot Spring Village where Fairy Girl bathes, and numerous limestone caves. It is a puzzle palace that is in urgent need of development, waiting for you to go there. Explore the secrets and find them.