Forty masters joined forces to celebrate the 70th anniversary and carved 118 tons of jade into the Great Wall. How did they do it?

Xiuyan jade is one of the four famous jades in Chinese history. It was named after it was produced in Xiuyan, Liaoning. The earliest record of Xiuyan jade can be found in "Erya" of the Western Han Dynasty: The beauty of the East has medicine. Wu Lu died in Wei Qiyan. Jade had a high status in ancient times. It is said in "Shuowen Jiezi" that jade has five virtues to compare with a gentleman. Guan Zhong also said: Jade has nine virtues, which can be compared with a gentleman.

Therefore, there was a saying in ancient times: "A gentleman has no reason, and jade will not be removed from his body." Jade represents a person's status. In addition, the ancients believed that jade can prevent corpses from decaying, and "jin" appeared in the Han Dynasty. The jade pieces used in the "Luxe Jade Clothes" are Xiuyan jade. Very few Xiuyan jade were unearthed in history. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that it was regarded as a beautiful carving jade. Many Qing palace relics were made of Xiuyan jade.

Since modern times, a giant piece of Xiuyan jade has also been unearthed in Xiuyan, Liaoning, weighing 118 tons, 65 meters long, 3 meters high, nearly 4 meters thick, and has a maximum circumference of nearly 17 meters. This is The largest jade sculpture in China and even the world today, Xiuyan carved the "Great Wall" in order to celebrate its 70th anniversary and to promote Xiuyan's national jade culture and become the "Jade Capital of China". Jade cannot be made into a tool if it is not cut. Jade carving has been passed down for a long time. Three pieces of jade made from the old jade ditch of Xiuyan were unearthed in a small mountain 45 kilometers southeast of Haicheng in Anshan, Liaoning. They are more than 12,000 years old. This shows that China Jade carving technology has been developed in the Stone Age, and it also promoted the history of Xiuyan jade.

It will take at least three years to carve this huge piece of jade into shape, but in order to complete it before October 1st, Xiuyan assembled three top-notch experts: Sun Liguo, Tong Shaoqiang, and Liu Guoxiang. Design master and 40 carving masters across the country jointly create it.

Every process is meticulous, and every carving has the efforts of the master carver. After 14 months of careful polishing, this piece of "gift" is finally completed. At the same time, he is also a contemporary? Xiu Iwatama? The pinnacle work.

The Great Wall began during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. In order to resist the invasion of foreign enemies, the three kingdoms of Qin, Yan, and Zhao began to build beacon towers and connected them with city walls, forming the earliest long-term construction. After Qin Shihuang unified the world, In order to defend against the Huns, the Great Wall was also built vigorously.

For more than two thousand years since then, emperors of all dynasties have been building the Great Wall. When they built the Great Wall, they always chose dangerous places, and they made full use of the terrain to build the walls. For example, the Great Walls at Juyongguan and Badaling were built along the It is built on the back of the mountain, and some areas are even more steep on the outside, which has the effect of "one man can block the barrier and no one can open it".

In addition to its military role, the Great Wall has also spawned some legends, such as Meng Jiangnu tearing down the Great Wall, striking rocks with the sound of swallows, goats carrying bricks, etc. Poets in the past dynasties also spared no effort to write poems about the Great Wall. In the Tang Dynasty Li Yi's "Climbing the Great Wall", Liu Yuxi's "Jing Tan Dao Ji Gu Fortress", Lu You's "Ancient Meaning"?

The Great Wall has survived more than 2,000 years and has brought together the wisdom, will and endurance of the Chinese nation. , it is the pride of China and a business card of Chinese culture to the world. The jade sculpture "The Great Wall" is even more visually shocking, and its value is even more inestimable.

Since the appearance of this work, it has also increased the popularity of Xiuyan jade and fully demonstrated the influence of the "Jade Capital of China". It will also promote the Xiuyan jade industry to the country and the world.