The art of carving various patterns and images on stones, usually also refers to sculpture handicrafts carved from stones. Chinese stone carving can be divided into bluestone carving, marble carving, white marble carving, talc carving, black crystal stone carving, colored stone carving, pebble carving, etc. Hui'an, Fujian, is famous for its bluestone carvings for architectural decoration and stone lions, among which the mouth of the stone lion contains stone beads that roll freely, and is famous in Southeast Asia. The marble carving in Yunnan is made from the marble of Diancang Mountain. Its patterns are like colored mountains and rivers, or dangerous peaks and valleys, or waterfalls follow the clouds. The inlaid furniture is unique. White marble carvings in Quyang, Hebei, Fangshan, Beijing and other places were mainly used for palace architectural decoration in the Ming and Qing dynasties, such as Huabiao, stone lions, railings, etc; Modern times are used for decoration of public and memorial buildings, such as the Great Hall of the People, the Monument to the People's Heroes, Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall, etc. Talc carvings in Haicheng, Liaoning Province and Laizhou, Shandong Province use small and cute animals as traditional varieties. The carvings of black crystal stone in Dongkou, Hunan and Lichuan, Hubei are dark and bright. Caishi carving is mainly produced in Qingtian, Zhejiang, Shoushan, Fuzhou and Liuyang, Hunan. Pebble carvings are mainly produced in Lanzhou, Shenyang and other places. Stone carving techniques include intaglio (contour carving), shadow carving, relief, round carving (complete three-dimensional carving without any background), and openwork (also known as openwork). Shadow carving is a unique technique of Fujian Hui'an bluestone carving. It uses steel drills of different sizes to chisel on the bluestone, and uses the size, depth and density of the drill points to express the images of landscapes, birds, animals, people, flowers, etc.

From the perspective of development, sculpture can be divided into traditional sculpture and modern sculpture. Traditional sculpture is a visual, tactile and static three-dimensional art form molded with traditional materials; Modern sculpture uses new materials to make anti traditional four-dimensional, five-dimensional, acousto-optic, soft and dynamic sculptures. According to traditional materials, and according to environment and function, it can be divided into urban sculpture, garden sculpture, indoor sculpture, outdoor sculpture, desk sculpture, shelf sculpture, etc. There are many kinds of sculpture materials, such as clay, stone, wood, metal, gypsum, resin, ivory, etc. Then several categories were developed: wood carvings: wood carvings have a long history. Most of the early themes were centered on religion. In addition to religious icons, they were also used for the decoration of altars and religious places. In countries where wood building flourishes, wood carving develops with architecture. Modern wood carvings have quite diversified styles and features, and artists like to use abstract forms to express them. In addition, wood carving is also an important contributor to the invention of printing. Please see woodcut prints for details; Stone carving: The regions where stone carving is developed have a lot to do with where the stones suitable for carving are produced. The regions where stone carving is developed have a long history of stone carving. In the past, stone carvings were often used as decorations of gardens, signs of doorways, or architectural decorations of mausoleums. Because the stone is thick (not easy to be stolen), and the details of carvings are not easy to be damaged by wind and rain, stone carvings are mostly in outdoor environments. The common stone carving material is marble. There are clay sculptures, ice sculptures, sand sculptures, metal sculptures and pottery.

Lacquer carving is a traditional handicraft in China, also called red carving. Its technique began in the Tang Dynasty, and its process is extremely complex. Paint, tire The process of polishing and polishing is complicated and takes a long time, so large lacquer carvings are also extremely expensive, Yinchuan Sculpture Design In ancient times, it has always been the furnishings of royal families and nobles. Lacquer carving is a technique to carve patterns on stacked flat lacquer bodies. It was introduced into Beijing during the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. Through the painstaking research of lacquer carving artists, the lacquer carving technique has gradually become perfect and mature, and lacquerware has become a handicraft with Beijing characteristics. Beijing lacquer carving is as famous as Hunan Hunan embroidery and Jiangxi Jingdezhen porcelain, and has been known as the "Three Professors of Chinese Arts and Crafts" for many years, Sculpture Design Price Lacquer carving is favored by lacquer carving art lovers at home and abroad for its unique craft, exquisite and beautiful shape without losing a sense of solemnity.

The rapid development of urban sculpture has increasingly become an important part of environmental art and the expression of urban image. Sculpture materials are mostly natural stone, artificial stone, wood, metal, cement and new materials such as plastic, rubber, stainless steel, aluminum alloy, gold copper, glass fiber reinforced plastic, etc. In order to cater to the trend of people's "returning to nature", break through the stereotype of traditional sculpture "steel and cement", enrich the environmental space, better protect and beautify the environment, reflect the meaning of sculpture, and make the urban landscape more attractive and cultural and artistic taste, "green sculpture" came into being at the historic moment, quietly sweeping all countries in the world. It refers to the artistic image with different postures and vivid charm, which is carefully cultivated and pruned by various green plants, especially trees. It combines garden and sculpture art, skillfully integrates the theme of "people, animals and nature" into beautifying the urban environment, and has a wonderful effect of shaping a beautiful image of the city and protecting the urban environment. The green sculptures are generally novel in design and rich in meaning. The overall style is beautiful and grand, full of modern flavor. Green sculptures are not only rich in materials, but also can release oxygen needed by human beings, absorb carbon dioxide, purify air, regulate air humidity, and bring health and artistic enjoyment to the city.

According to the materials, rockeries can be divided into earth mountains, stone mountains and earth rock mountains (earth mountains and stone mountains and stone mountains and earth rock mountains); according to the construction method, rockeries can be divided into mountain building (block building earth mountains), mounding mountains (mountains are formed by mounding rocks), mountain chiseling (mountains are formed by digging natural rocks) and plastic mountains (traditionally molded by lime slurry, modern rockeries are molded by cement, brick, steel wire mesh, etc., referred to as plastic stone rockeries in the industry. The rockery can be divided into garden hill, hall hill, lou hill, pavilion hill, shufang hill, pool hill, indoor hill, wall hill and beast hill according to its location and use in the garden. The combination form of rockery is divided into mountain body and water body. Hainan Sculpture Mountains include peaks, ridges, peaks, ridges, valleys, gullies, hillocks, walls, rocks, hills, caves, docks, foothills, platforms, walkways, and plank roads; water bodies include springs, waterfalls, ponds, streams, streams, pools, rocks, and stilts. The landscape should be integrated to complement each other.