Qiaoling was built in this most glorious historical stage (AD 7 16). Kaiyuan four years). Therefore, its completion permeates the domineering and arrogance of the Tang Dynasty Empire from every corner.
Qiaoling Stone Chamber is a huge circular sculpture. The lion is 2.5 meters high and has a chest width of 1.3 meters. It is hermaphrodite, sitting majestically on a three-story bluestone seat, with elegant posture.
The lion holds his head high, his mane is curly, his muscles naturally fluctuate, his bones and muscles are lifelike, his eyes are wide open, his teeth are like steel cones, and his claws are like knives, which is daunting.
The lioness holds her head high, her mane is loose, her muscles are smooth, her eyes are eyeing, her mouth is ready to growl, and her tail is attached to her back. It's really vivid, and her shape is beautiful.
The reason why Qiaoling stone carving can be called "the best in the world" is that it has three characteristics: First, the selection of materials is excellent. Experts identified this stone as a sedimentary rock formed by the earth's movement hundreds of thousands of years ago. This sedimentary rock is bamboo-leaf-shaped, which is characterized by weathering resistance. Secondly, the five characteristics of carving art, stunning, sketching, realism, metaphor, exaggeration and personification, give people a vivid expression of cold stone carving. Touch the muscles naturally with your hands, and the muscles and bones move reasonably; Third, the shape is beautiful. Whether it's grinning, opening your mouth and yelling, turning your head in shock, rolling your tongue and dancing your tail, it's all vivid. Every stroke and style depicts the natural ecology of animals in detail and accommodates a lot of folk culture and art. People often say that "dogs laugh at their tails and horses laugh at their lips." The lioness Qiaoling, with her tail up, has a beaming expression, which fully embodies the spirit of the Tang Empire and shows the domineering and pride of an empire to the fullest.
Cultural relics can't talk Cultural relics are a window to show this era through cultural relics specimens. Cultural relics are a silent textbook. Only in the prosperous Tang Dynasty can such exquisite stone carvings be carved. The exquisite stone lion has been spread by human beings, and it can call the wind and rain. When it didn't rain for a long time, the old lady splashed lions with clear water, and her mouth was full of specious words: "It's a big day, mother earth, raising dolls in windy and rainy days, washing the lion's head, washing the lion's legs, washing the lion's crotch, sliding the student's baby, washing the lion's feet and making mud nests on the ground." The lion's eyes turned red at once, and then the sky was overcast, breezy and drizzling. This beautiful legend humanizes a stone lion that has experienced thousands of years of wind and rain.