"Han Stones are the only stone stones with deep and grandeur." Thisis Lu Xun's evaluation of Han Stone Carvings. Xuzhou, as one of thecenters of Chinese Han stone portraits, is rich in subject matter and extensivein content, including all aspects of myths, legends, historical stories andreal life. It can be said that the Han Dynasty Portrait Stone in Xuzhou isa miniature of Han society and a history of the Han Dynasty.

The "Han Dynasty-Han Painting Art Exhibition" co-sponsored by XuzhouHan Portrait Stone Museum and Shanghai Lu Xun Memorial Hall was recentlyexhibited at Shanghai Lu Xun Memorial Hall. According to Surging News, thisexhibition has selected many precious collections of the Xuzhou Han PortraitStone Museum, fully showing the changes of the Han society, such as real life,historical stories, myths and legends. History of the Han Dynasty. "

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, according to the Museum of Han Dynasty stone former curator Wu Lihua reports,Xuzhou is the southern edge of Lunan hills. It is an ideal place forhumans to live because it has mountain forests and water conservancyfacilities. In ancient times, the river system was developed here, theriver network was wide, and the regional cultural center had long beenformed. Xuzhou has a long history and cultural tradition. Inprimitive society, this was a tribe of Dongyi culture. In the Xia and Shangdynasties, this was the Dapeng Kingdom. In the Spring and Autumn Period, it wasan important capital of the Song dynasty. In the middle and late period of theWarring States Period, it belonged to Chu. At the end of the Qin Dynasty,Xiang Yu's "Wang Jiujun, Du Pengcheng" and Xuzhou had a short historyof capital construction. The historical and cultural traditions of Xuzhouwill have a subtle influence on the subject matter of Han portraitstones. Xuzhou is mountainous and convenient for stone extraction,providing natural resources for the construction of various types of stoneancestral halls and sarcophagi.

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Xuzhou Han Portrait Stones

The Han Dynasty was the most brilliant stage in the history of Xuzhou. LiuBang, Han Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, came from Peichu. Liu Bang attachedgreat importance to his homeland, and gave this important land to hishalf-brother Liu Jiao. He followed Xiang Yu's "Xi Chu"title. The Kingdom of Chu in the Han Dynasty had a very close relationshipwith the royal family. For four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, Xuzhouwas where the royal family lived. Powerful families had a great time anddid their best at birth. After their death, they worshiped and were buriedhigh. In addition, they worship ghosts and gods and are superstitiousabout good names. They like to carve into pictures what they admire andenvy in their graves. The economic development and cultural prosperity ofXuzhou in the Han Dynasty provided the political, economic and cultural basisfor the creation of stone carving art. The

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Xuzhou Han portrait stones have been discovered for 100 years. The stonecarved reliefs discovered by Wu Shixiong in Peixian during the Tongzhi reign ofthe Qing Dynasty can be used as a clue to the discovery and collection ofXuzhou Han portrait stones. Over the past century, a large number of Hanstone statues, ancestral halls and Han tombs have been discovered in Xuzhou,providing a wealth of information for scholars at home and abroad. Xuzhouhas discovered many complete Han Dynasty stone tombs, which provides importantdata for dating, staging and comprehensive research of Han Dynasty stone tombs.It is a major feature of Xuzhou Stone Tombs. As of 2017, Xuzhou has morethan 70 Chinese portrait stones discovered scientifically, and the Xuzhou HanPortrait Stone Museum has more than 1,500 Chinese portrait stones. Eachcultural and art museum in Xuzhou has Han portrait stones, and there are morethan 2,500 Han portrait stones in Xuzhou.

Exhibition venue

According to the information provided by Shanghai Lu Xun Memorial Hall, this"Han Dynasty-Chinese Painting Art Exhibition" selected many preciouscollections of the Xuzhou Han Portrait Stone Art Museum, which fully displayedthe real life, historical stories, myths and legends of the Han Dynasty."A Condensed History of the Han Dynasty."

Among them, the "Home Comfort Map" on display is 100 vertical, 212horizontal and 20 cm thick. The photo shows a couple sitting on a sofawith their children in their arms. The painting seems to show the joy ofreunion and happiness at home. Border decoration curtain pattern, diamondpattern, with

On the opening day of the exhibition, the director of the Xuzhou Han PortraitStone Art Museum also gave a special lecture entitled "Home ComfortMap" to the audience at the Shanghai Lu Xun Memorial Museum, whichintroduced the research situation of Xuzhou Han portrait stones, the reasonsfor the concentration, The social background of the event, the theme andcontent of the Han Dynasty stone sculptures in Xuzhou, the artistic style, andthe characteristics of foreign cultures. In addition, the exhibitionshowcases colorful and lively creative products, such as silk scarves andpillows, which incorporate Chinese painting elements. The exhibition willrun until January 5, 2020.