Overseas bloggers approach the colorful sculptures of the twenty-eight star constellations to listen to the overwhelming sound under the stars
Jincheng, Shanxi Province (Reporter Guo Yuzume) - On January 18, the "Recreation Jincheng - Year of China" network of international communication activities was launched in Jincheng, Shanxi Province, and carried out a two-day card trip. On the last stop of the journey, they approached the colorful sculptures of the twenty-eight star constellations and listened to the overwhelming sound under the starry sky.
In the village of Fucheng in Zizhou County, Jincheng City, there is a "colorful sculpture mural museum". Statue of one of the milestone works, representing the higher achievements of ancient Chinese sculpture.
The guide told reporters that the twenty-eight hosts statue, is the Song and Yuan period preserved more complete twenty-eight hosts star god series of statues. Its animals and the whole body star god combination of styles and vivid and realistic modeling style, by the academic community attention. Whether it is the characteristics of the individual star god image or the overall arrangement of the star god, it is very unique in the existing performance of similar subjects in the same period. Among them, "Mouse of the Imaginary Sun" has been selected for the cover of the November 2021 issue of Chinese Heritage. In fact, this kind of statue of the twenty-eight stars and constellations, which combines human and animal figures into a molded statue, is the only one in Jincheng that has been preserved in China to this day.
Under the leadership of the guide, the group carefully examined the colorful sculptures in front of them, these colorful sculptures are beautifully crafted, different shapes, highlighting the imagination of the craftsmen and the creativity of not sticking to the rules, to the gods and goddesses, heroes, ghosts and monsters, animals as the theme of the all-encompassing ridges, so that the group have to marvel at it. Zhang Wang Li from France claimed that the place would give people a feeling of spiritual tranquility. Every detail of the building is marvelous. "I feel the great depth of Chinese culture." For her part, Phan Thi Ngoc Xin from Vietnam said it has managed to preserve the ancient architecture, as well as the 28 statues of the stars and, more importantly, the Chinese Taoist ideology. "I really like this building which is both ancient and simple, and I think that it is the soul of China's thousand-year history."
At the end of the trip, the group was full of reluctance, with Jincheng's rich history and culture and charming regional customs holding everyone back. Pakistani video blogger Muhammad told reporters that every place visited in Jincheng is deeply historical and has beautiful natural scenery. "I would love to come to Jincheng again to learn more wonderful stories."