Shenyang North Railway Station, what is the name of the sculpture on the square?

The name of the sunbird sculpture on the Shenyang North Railway Station Square is "Chasing the Sun".

In 1978, cultural relics workers discovered a wood carving inside a house in the Xinle ruins. Some people said that this wood carving was an animal, while others said it was a fish. Some people say that the sculpture is a bird.

Finally, people reached a consensus and named it Sunbird. The most amazing thing is that this wooden sculpture has been scientifically tested and proved to be more than 7,200 years old. Regarding the purpose of this wood carving, some people believe that it was a totem of the tribe at that time, or a symbol of the power of the female tribal leader. Continuously iterate until the end of the wood carving.

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The Sunbird is an extremely precious wood carving artwork carved by the ancestors unearthed from the Xinle site. After enlargement, it became a landmark building in Shenyang City. It once stood in the Shenyang Municipal Government Square for many years and now stands at the Xinle Site.

It looks like a bird but not a bird, and resembles a magpie. Its artistic totem image is also consistent with the legendary roc, which is both simple and elegant, and has the flavor of the times. Its momentum of soaring thousands of miles is a symbol of the indomitable and high-spirited spirit of Shenyang people over the years.

The sunbird is 21 meters tall, symbolizing the 21st century. The entire sculpture not only displays the profound cultural and historical heritage of Shenyang City, but also highlights the rich flavor of modernization, symbolizing that the people of Shenyang are like a big roc spreading its wings, facing the rising sun, and soaring in the clear sky of the 21st century in today's modern era. This is also It has become a symbol of Shenyang's take-off.