Great Wall carving is breathtaking
March 15, 2013, Friday
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SONGJIANG'S Wangjia Root Carving Museum recently unveiled its biggest work - a replica of the Great Wall that is 31 meters long, weighs 50 tons and took more than 20 artists four years to complete.
"My team traveled to the Great Wall more than 10 times to collect as much detail as possible," said museum director Miu Haoxin, a root-carving master who designed the project and led the art team. "It was really a painstaking process but it's all been worth it."
This Great Wall is carved on four camphor trees from Myanmar and reproduces almost each important aspect of the 6,300-kilometer historic landmark, starting from Shanhaiguan Pass in the east to Jiayuguan Pass at the western end.
The artwork includes more than 1,000 miniatures of the ancient wall builders, each with different clothing and facial expressions. It also encompasses some of the most popular folklore about the Great Wall, such as Lady Mengjiang of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), who mourned at the foot of the wall for her husband who died during the construction.
The artwork joins several other mega-carvings at the museum, including the "Riverside Scene of the Tomb Sweeping Festival," a Song Dynasty ink painting, and depictions of China's four famous novels, including the "Monkey King" and "A Dream in the Red Mansions."
"My team traveled to the Great Wall more than 10 times to collect as much detail as possible," said museum director Miu Haoxin, a root-carving master who designed the project and led the art team. "It was really a painstaking process but it's all been worth it."
This Great Wall is carved on four camphor trees from Myanmar and reproduces almost each important aspect of the 6,300-kilometer historic landmark, starting from Shanhaiguan Pass in the east to Jiayuguan Pass at the western end.
The artwork includes more than 1,000 miniatures of the ancient wall builders, each with different clothing and facial expressions. It also encompasses some of the most popular folklore about the Great Wall, such as Lady Mengjiang of the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), who mourned at the foot of the wall for her husband who died during the construction.
The artwork joins several other mega-carvings at the museum, including the "Riverside Scene of the Tomb Sweeping Festival," a Song Dynasty ink painting, and depictions of China's four famous novels, including the "Monkey King" and "A Dream in the Red Mansions."
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