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.

The types of stone inscription monuments include monuments, memorial monuments, merit monuments, temple monuments, Dianzi monuments, mausoleum monuments, etc. Except for a few wordless steles, they are generally literal steles. Usually, characters are carved on the body of the stele, and some are accompanied by carved patterns. The pedestal and cover of the stele are mostly carved with decorations, birds, animals, flowers, and mascots. The cover of the stele of the imperial family is also carved with dragons and phoenixes. Marble is the most commonly used stone for making the stele, and sandstone and granite are also commonly used. Some of the steles are huge, and some of them become a group of steles. Wanning EPS exterior wall Stone books are written with stone instead of paper, and carved instead of pen, which is very ingenious. There are many famous works of stone tablet processing and stone calligraphy carving. For example, "Xi'an Forest of Steles" includes more than 3000 historical steles from Han Dynasty to Qing Dynasty. It is the largest collection of stone books in China. Together with the "Forest of Steles in Hanlin" under construction in Kaifeng, it can be said that it is a sea of steles, and it is a collection of calligraphies of regular script, line, grass, seal script, clerical script and Wei style by famous calligraphers of all ages. In addition to large carvings such as stone tablets and cliff carvings, there are other stone carvings, such as elegiac scrolls in imperial tombs and modern fine carved small stone carvings, such as more than 100 Han Dynasty carvings excavated in the tomb of the prince of the Tang Dynasty EPS exterior wall customized White jade mourning volume, six stone books of "Thirty six Strategies" carved with slate in modern Chengdu, a total of 26 pages and 1278 words, bound with eyeliner, each page is 2.2.6mm, which can be read.

First of all, make the structural layer of the steel bar mountain mesh on the stone wall. According to the Hainan sculpture stone structure, the density of the steel bar is about 30 to 50 cm. Then, bind and weld the steel bar on the exposed steel bar head. Pay attention to the need to shape the approximate shape. After the steel bar is welded, tie a layer of steel wire mesh outside, and then start painting. The first painting is to make a base layer. For the second painting and shaping, it is necessary to make some rock texture, such as concave and convex, wrinkles, because the above steps must be grasped, and craftsmen must make the surface very artistic! Must have basic skills of modeling and stone molding. It is effective to spray stone like paint. Before large-area spraying, small samples were tested to show speckled particles in natural stone. Fill the gaps in the stone wall with earth and then plant them. Maybe fill some ceramic bottles and jars that are harmonious with the theme materials. There are still some water sources in the pottery to supplement its spatial diversity. There is also a new type of plastic stone, which is made of light materials such as environment-friendly building raw materials, fine resins, efficient reinforcing agents, pro aggregate, imported pigments, etc., by mixing, processing, and molding, and then steaming and curing at high temperature. Each product has different shapes and various combinations, which are no different from real stones in texture, color and texture.

Sculpture art is a kind of plastic arts, also called sculpture, which is the general name of three creation methods of sculpture, carving and sculpture. It refers to the art of using various plastic materials (such as gypsum, resin, clay, etc.) or hard materials (such as wood, stone, metal, jade, agate, etc.) that can be carved or carved to create a visual and touchable artistic image with a certain space to reflect social life and express artists' aesthetic feelings, emotions, and ideals. It is diverse, so the law of development has different ups and downs. For example, the bronze ware manufacturing and decorative carving in the Yin and Zhou Dynasties in China were unmatched by future generations. The themes of the Han Dynasty's stone reliefs fully reflect the real life at that time. The sculptures in the Tang and Song dynasties certainly exceeded those in the Han Dynasty, but the works of the Tang and Song dynasties never fully reflected the reality as the Han Dynasty stone reliefs did. The handicraft industry and commerce in the Ming Dynasty were improved compared with those in the Tang and Song Dynasties, but few sculptures in the Ming Dynasty fully displayed the characteristics of each work as in the Song Dynasty. Although the sculpture of the Ming Dynasty is not as good as that of the Tang and Song Dynasties, other artistic achievements of the previous dynasties are naturally behind.

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.