Shallow relief has a low rise, a large compression of shape, a strong sense of plane, and is closer to the form of painting to a greater extent. It does not rely mainly on physical space to create space effects, but uses more painting techniques or perspective, illusion and other processing methods to create more abstract compression space, which is conducive to strengthening the dependency of relief suitable for the carrier. The ancient Assyrians of Mesopotamia were probably the artists who were best at performing art by this means. In a series of "Assyrian Hunting Pictures", they used the technique of bas relief very well to express the lively artistic image with a sense of rhythm and rhythm, and to show the inner feelings of the characters and animals with complex dynamics. The selection of the compression degree of relief space usually takes into account the function, theme, environmental location, light and other factors of the performance object, of which the environment and light factors play a decisive role. Excellent sculptors can always handle these relationships well, so that the works can achieve good visual effects.

Bonsai sculpture is an ingenious combination of plant cultivation technology and garden art. It is an organic unity of landscape, basin and several frames. It is mainly composed of trees and shrubs, with rocks, people, buildings, etc. as the background, to show the beautiful scenery of giant trees in the wilderness, lush forests or ancient trees with thousands of years. There are evergreen pines and cypresses, such as five needle pine, black pine, larch, juniper, etc; Flowers and fruits include camellia, brome, June snow, longevity peach, fire thorn, pomegranate, etc; Miscellaneous trees include broad-leaved trees, shrubs such as elm, skeleton, etc. The miniature bonsai, which is the size of a wine cup, is planted in a basin with a wild state, exquisite and attractive plant shape. The cursive potted landscape refers to the shape of plants into a certain word, commonly used as elm with golden leaves, rose vine, etc. The chrysanthemum potted landscape is to use the small chrysanthemums grafted on Artemisia annua to twist the artemisia stem and form a vigorous tree trunk by manual traction; Modern green sculpture three-dimensional sculpture, also known as "three-dimensional painting", can enjoy different scenery from different angles and positions. There are combinations of rattan plants and buildings, such as green bridge columns, colorful landscape walls, etc. There are sculptures of grass and flowers, such as the charmingly naive giant panda, the beautiful peacock, the elephant with a long nose, the giraffe with a raised neck, flocks of cattle and sheep, monkeys playing on horseback, etc

Common architectural styles of GRC include European style, Mediterranean style, North American style, modern style, neoclassical style, new Chinese style, etc. In the practical application of new Chinese style buildings, the overall use of wood frame structure, or change the solid wood to concrete and wood like paint to reduce costs; then, Gansu Abstract sculpture Replacing stone materials such as cornices, brackets, moldings, flower pots, etc. of buildings with GRC components sprayed with stone like paint can reduce a lot of material costs, reduce costs, and achieve design results. cost performance Abstract sculpture Hainan GRC components are applicable to the external walls of various styles of buildings. They are rich in shapes, exquisite and elegant. They provide a variety of creative choices for architectural designers. They can reflect the decorative style of buildings to a large extent, and are a new green decorative material.

Most of the jades mentioned in daily life refer to nephrite, and there are many kinds of nephrite products. Generally, they refer to white sheepskin jade, white jade, topaz, purple jade, black jade, jasper, sapphire, ruby and northeast Xiuyu produced in Xinjiang. In the jade carving, the white jade with sheepskin is fine in texture and strong in luster, as white as sheepskin, which can be called "the king of nephrite" and "the crown of white jade". In addition, Nanyang jade, Lantian jade, Hotan jade, agate, crystal, coral, turquoise, lapis lazuli, etc., all belong to the category of nephrite. Later, due to the opening of the Silk Road, the jade produced in Hotan, Xinjiang, was unanimously recognized and began to play a leading role in the processing of royal, official and folk jade. Nephrite gradually evolved into a synonym for hotan jade.

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.