Intangible culture with Related Tags
Clay Sculpture (Beijing Clay Figure Zhang)
"Clay Figure Zhang" is a kind of folk art deeply loved by the people. It was first created during the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of nearly 200 years. It is well-known at home and abroad for its distinctive characteristics and unique artistic value. Clay Figure Zhang's colored sculptures inherit the excellent tradition of ancient Chinese clay sculptures in art, and have developed and innovated. "Clay Figure Zhang" has made an important contribution to the entry of Chinese clay sculptures from Buddhist temples to ordinary people's homes. The works created by traditional "Clay Figure Zhang" are small appreciation items placed on cabinets or shelves. They are indoor display sculptures, also known as shelf sculptures. However, the contemporary "Clay Figure Zhang" (Beijing branch) art works have expanded the space to public spaces and become urban sculptures of public art. "Clay Figure Zhang" (Beijing branch) hopes to expand the colored sculptures on the shelf into the public space of urban sculptures, so that they can enter the lives of the people and go into every corner of society, so that "Clay Figure Zhang" (Beijing branch) that has been obtained by the people can be returned to the people in multi-directional spaces. In the century-long development history of Clay Figure Zhang's colored sculptures, the prosperity and development of the Beijing branch reflects the new exploration results of traditional art in the context of contemporary culture. It has formed an artistic style with complete and rigorous modeling, bright and simple colors, and vivid characters, and pursues "carving shapes with clay, shaping meaning with hands, and letting shapes and meanings reach the heart."
Beijing Silk Dolls
Beijing Silk Doll is a traditional folk art unique to Beijing. It is a national handicraft made of silk in human form with a history of more than one thousand years. Silk doll is a kind of artistic human figure. Folk cloth toys such as "needle-tying" and "color-tying" are closely related to it. It is based on the themes of ladies from past dynasties in Chinese folk tales, drama characters and folk dance shapes. Artists make lifelike three-dimensional human figures through more than a dozen processes such as sculpture, painting, clothing, props and headdresses. Its head, face and hands are all made of silk. It is made of high-quality silk and gauze from head to toe and from inside to outside, hence the name "Silk Doll".
Regong Art
Regong art mainly refers to Buddhist plastic arts such as thangka, murals, pile embroidery, and sculptures. It is an important art school of Tibetan Buddhism. Originated in the 13th century, Regong art is mainly distributed in villages such as Wutun, Nianduhu, Guomari, and Gasari in the Longwu River Basin of Tongren County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. Its content is mainly Buddhist Jataka stories, historical figures, and myths and legends. Regong art, with its strong religious color and distinct regional characteristics, is loved by monks and lay people of all ethnic groups who believe in Tibetan Buddhism. It carries the historical development context of Regong culture and is an important part of the production and life of the general public in the relevant communities.
Heritage with Related Tags
Amiens Cathedral
Located in the heart of Picardy, Amiens Cathedral is one of the largest "classical" Gothic churches of the 13th century. It is noted for the coherence of its plan, the beauty of its three-story interior facade, and the particularly fine display of sculpture on the main facade and in the south transept.
Chinese Stone Sculpture Art Park
The Chinese Stone Sculpture Art Park is located in Dashiwo Town, Fangshan District, Beijing, covering an area of 2,400 mu. The park is dominated by stone sculptures. Stone gods, stone tripods, stone bridges and other sculptures are all made of stone from Dashiwo Town. It fully reflects the artistic characteristics of stone sculptures. The main body of the park is divided into two floors. There are 8 main landmark sculptures in the park, and there are more than 100 sculptures such as lotus bridges, auspicious bell pavilions, totem poles, etc. built around it. There is a fountain with a total length of 120 meters in the park, an artificial lake, and Xiaoyue Pavilion, and various flowers are planted. The main landscapes include the White Marble Cultural and Art Palace, stone archway, stone gods, stone tripods, totem stone balls, stone art relief corridors, fitness squares, fountains and other attractions. The entire park is not only for tourists to visit and entertain, but also displays traditional exquisite stone carving art. It is a large park integrating gardening, stone carving skills, stone carving projects, entertainment, leisure and fitness.
Bourges Cathedral
Built between the late 12th and 13th centuries, the Cathedral of Saint-Étienne in Bourges is one of the great masterpieces of Gothic art, admired for its proportions and unity of design. The cathedral's tympanum, sculptures and stained glass windows are particularly noteworthy. In addition to its architectural beauty, it is a testament to the influence of Christianity in medieval France.
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
The temples of Khajuraho were built during the Chandela dynasty, which reached its peak between 950 and 1050. Only about 20 temples remain; they are divided into three different groups and belong to two different religions - Hinduism and Jainism. They strike a perfect balance between architecture and sculpture. The Kandariya Temples are adorned with a large number of sculptures and are one of the greatest masterpieces of Indian art.
Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
The monastery and its magnificent entrance, the famous "Tor Hall", are rare architectural remains from the Carolingian period. Sculptures and paintings from this period are still well preserved.
Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai
Notre-Dame de Tournai was built in the first half of the 12th century. It features a huge Romanesque nave, numerous sculptures on the capitals and transepts topped with five towers, all of which are precursors to the Gothic style. The choir was rebuilt in the 13th century in a pure Gothic style.
Gyeongju Historic Areas
Gyeongju Historic Area contains outstanding examples of Korean Buddhist art, including sculptures, reliefs, pagodas, and remains of temples and palaces from the heyday of Buddhism, especially from the 7th to 10th centuries AD. Unique artistic expression.
Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana
Rudreshwara Temple, commonly known as Ramappa Temple, is located in the village of Palanpet, about 200 km northeast of Hyderabad in the Indian state of Telangana. It is the main Shiva temple in a walled complex built by the rulers Rudradeva and Rechara Rudra during the Kakatiyan period (1123-1323 AD). Construction of this sandstone temple began in 1213 AD and is believed to have lasted for more than 40 years. The building's beams and pillars are made of carved granite and trachyte, and the unique pyramid-shaped vimana (horizontally stepped tower) is made of lightweight porous bricks, so-called "floating bricks", which reduce the weight of the roof structure. The temple's sculptures are of extremely high artistic quality and showcase local dance customs and Kakatiyan culture. Nestled amid forest foothills and farmlands, near the banks of the Kakatiya-built reservoir Ramappa Cheruvu, the temple’s site selection follows the ideology and practice endorsed in Buddhist texts that temples should be built in and be an integral part of the natural environment, including hills, forests, springs, streams, lakes, catchment areas and farmlands.
Monument to the People's Heroes
The Monument to the People's Heroes was built to commemorate the people's heroes who died in the People's Liberation War and the People's Revolution. It is the first monumental building in the Tiananmen Square complex to be located on the central axis of Beijing. The foundation stone was laid in 1949 and the construction was completed between 1952 and 1958. The Monument to the People's Heroes adopts the traditional Chinese stele form. The body of the monument faces south and north, facing Tiananmen Square, and is made of granite and white marble. The lower level of the monument is inlaid with eight huge white marble reliefs on all four sides of the waist part of the Xumi pedestal. The 172 carefully designed figures reflect the revolutionary history of the Chinese people's anti-imperialism and anti-feudalism from the Opium War to the War of Liberation. From pattern design to carving technology, it represents the highest level of Chinese sculpture in the mid-20th century. The most eye-catching part of the front of the monument is inlaid with giant granite, on which are engraved eight large gold-plated characters written by Mao Zedong: "The people's heroes will live forever." The back of the monument is engraved with a gold-plated inscription drafted by Chairman Mao Zedong and inscribed by Premier Zhou Enlai. The top of the stele adopts the classical architectural style of a small hipped roof with cirrus clouds above and heavy curtains below, and its shape is solemn and dignified.
Hoysala Temples
The collection includes three of South India’s most iconic Hoysala temple complexes, dating from the 12th and 13th centuries. The Hoysala dynasty carefully selected and combined features of contemporary and ancient temples to create a unique identity from neighboring kingdoms. Features of these temples include hyper-realistic sculptures, full-surface stone carvings, wrap-around platforms, large sculptured galleries, multi-layered frieze, and sculptures depicting the Hoysala legend. The artistic achievements of the complexes are enhanced by outstanding sculptural art, and the temple complexes represent an important stage in the development of Hindu temple architecture.
Statue of Liberty
This towering monument to liberty was built in Paris by French sculptor Bartholdi in collaboration with Gustave Eiffel (who designed the steel frame) as a gift from France on the occasion of the centennial of American independence. Completed in 1886, the sculpture stands at the entrance to New York Harbor and has welcomed millions of immigrants to the United States ever since.
Great Mosque and Hospital of Divriği
This region of Anatolia was conquered by the Turks in the early 11th century. In 1228-29, Emir Ahmet Shah built a mosque and its hospital in Divrigi. The mosque has a single prayer room, topped by two domes. The unique features of this masterpiece of Islamic architecture are the extremely sophisticated construction of the vaults and the creative and colorful decorative sculptures (especially on the three doorways, which contrast with the plain walls inside).
Monastery of Horezu
The Horezu Monastery in Wallachia was founded in 1690 by Prince Constantine Brankovan and is a masterpiece of the "Brankovan" style. It is famous for the purity and balance of its architecture, the richness of its sculptural details, the treatment of religious compositions, its devotional portraits and painted decorative works. The school of frescoes and icon painting founded by the monastery in the 18th century is renowned throughout the Balkans.
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Former Abbey of Saint-Rémi and Palace of Tau, Reims
The brilliant use of new building techniques in the 13th century and the perfect combination of sculptural decoration and architecture make Notre-Dame de Reims one of the masterpieces of Gothic art. This former monastery still retains the beautiful 9th-century nave, which houses the remains of Archbishop Saint-Rémi (440-533), who performed the holy anointings for the Kings of France. The former Archbishop's Palace, known as the Palais de Tau, played an important role in religious ceremonies and was almost completely rebuilt in the 17th century.
Palace and Park of Versailles
The Palace of Versailles was the principal residence of the French kings from Louis XIV to Louis XVI. Designed by generations of architects, sculptors, decorators, and landscape designers, it provided Europe with an example of an ideal royal residence for more than a century.
Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen’s Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
Located on the banks of the Saraswati River, Rani Jivav was originally built in memory of a king in the 11th century AD. Stepwells are a unique form of groundwater resource and water storage system in the Indian subcontinent, and have been constructed since the 3rd millennium BC. Over time, they evolved from essentially pits in the sand to elaborate multi-layered works of art and architecture. Built at the height of stepwell construction and the Maru-Gurjara architectural style of artisans, Rani Jivav reflects the mastery of this complex technique and the ultimate beauty of detail and proportion. Designed as an inverted temple, it highlights the sacredness of water and is divided into seven levels of stairs, with carved panels of high artistic quality; over 500 major sculptures and more than a thousand minor sculptures combine religious, mythological and secular imagery, often quoting literary works. The fourth level is the deepest, leading to a rectangular pool 9.5 meters long and 9.4 meters wide, with a depth of 23 meters. The well is located at the westernmost end of the property and consists of a vertical shaft 10 meters in diameter and 30 meters deep.
Ji'nan Revolutionary Memorial Hall
The Ji'nan Revolutionary Memorial Hall is located in Ren County, Hebei Province, only 20 kilometers away from the urban area of Xingtai. It covers a total area of 800 acres and is divided into three major scenic areas. It is not only a base for patriotic education for young people, but also an important symbol of the rich red cultural heritage of Ren County, an old revolutionary base. The scenic area also includes a historical and cultural square, sculptures of historical celebrities, the Youya Tomb Site, and a temple site protection area.