Respect the Stone Road, Appreciate the Stone, Moisten the Things, Be Silent —— A Record of Xuzhou Stone Collector Dai Daotian and Dai Shi Museum

Appreciating Stones with Sincerity —— Stone Collectors in Xuzhou Dai Daotian and Dai's Stone Collectors

Text/Meng Qingxian

Meng Qingxian

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Xuzhou, called Pengcheng in ancient times, is one of Kyushu in China. Because it is located in the Central Plains, it has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. She turns things upside down, and she is outstanding. There are two major cultures in Xuzhou: Han culture and stone culture. Among them, the stone culture has a long history and is profound. There are tens of thousands of stone lovers in Xuzhou, and Mr. Dai Daotian, the curator of Xuzhou Daishi Stone Museum, is one of them.

The Daishi Museum is located in Xuzhou Flower Exhibition Center. Founded in June, 5438 +2003 10, rookie welcomes the spring, occupying all the scenery. On the day of the opening ceremony, Xuzhou TV broadcasted live for one hour in the prime time from 10 to10 on Saturday morning. It is rare to get such attention and support from the local media in the domestic stone industry.

Mr. Dai Daotian was born in Anhui, lived in Xuzhou and was raised by his adoptive parents. 1976 joined the army, which coincided with the Tangshan earthquake. In the earthquake relief, his company won the honorary title of "National Model Company for Love for the People".

After demobilization, the civil affairs department gave him an enviable job, but he didn't report for duty and went directly to the sea to do business. He has run a factory, engaged in processing and trade. In the early days of reform and opening up, he was the earliest "ten thousand yuan household" in the local area. Just when his enterprise developed to a considerable scale, he fell in love with stone under the influence of Xuzhou stone culture.

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Name Penglai Wonderland Strange Stone Variety Lingbi Stone Specification 82cm×48cm×38cm Tibetan Stone Museum Collection

Lingbi stone, known as the first of the four famous stones in China, is produced in Lingbi County, Anhui Province, but Xuzhou is a veritable Lingbi stone distribution center. People who play with stones gather in Xuzhou, and Lingbi Stone is hidden in Xuzhou. Thousands of years of Lingbi stone culture can not be separated from Xuzhou's contribution.

In the national stone industry, there are not a few people who collect a single stone species like Dai Daotian. He is obsessed with this unique stone. Every time I meet a "good stone", I will get it for free. He went to the producing area to buy stones, forgot to eat and sleep, and ran out of several cars to transport stones.

The Lingbi stones collected by Teacher Dai are all "original" and pure natural. He doesn't want anything that has been tampered with. There is a striking set of "Zodiac" stones in his strange stone collection, all of which are lifelike and harmonious.

In Dai's Stone Museum, every stone is Mr. Dai's favorite treasure. Touch each stone and he can tell you a wonderful story about it. In his museum, there is a "frog pond" green carpet that looks like a pond. There are nine "frogs" lying on it, all of which are lifelike and full of vitality, which amazes the viewers. Mr. Dai said humorously, "My name is Dai Daotian, and Daotian is homophonic with' paddy field'. I want to raise stone toads in rice fields. " Mr. Dai can be regarded as a unique "professional frog farmer" in the national Tibetan stone industry.

Chen Liang, a thinker in the Song Dynasty, famously said, "It takes a long time to work, but it takes a long time to specialize." This famous saying of the Song Dynasty has been fully reflected in Mr. Dai.

On the occasion of the opening anniversary of the Dai Zangshi Museum, a stone friend praised Mr. Dai in his congratulatory message: "Dai Zangshi is clear in Weihua, a natural and interesting town, and Pengcheng. Thousands of beautiful scenery, thousands of breastplates steam to wash the heart. It's cool to have 12 zodiac signs in China, and the most is the sound of Shi Wa in the pond. Zhong Lingxiu is naturally made, and the stone rhyme is vicissitudes. "

In April 2006, Liaoning Provincial Museum held a grand and warm opening ceremony of "Dai's Stone Products Exhibition". Because this exhibition was personally organized by Mr. Yang, a master of calligraphy and painting appreciation in China. Regardless of his 93-year-old age, he personally invited Mr. Dai Daotian to transport the stone to Shenyang for exhibition. On the land of Liaoning and Shenyang, the exhibition of Lingbi Stone was held in provincial cultural and cultural institutions, which is the first time in China. (Photography/Cui Kai)

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