Qingtian stone carving is a work of art carved from Qingtian stone. It has won people's love for its beautiful shape and superb skills. It is called "embroidery on the stone", which is breathtaking. In 2006, Qingtian stone carving was selected as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

And recently

Opening Ceremony of "Sino-Swiss Sculpture Art Exhibition"

Grandly held at the Chinese Cultural Center in Stockholm

Qingtian stone sculptures also appeared at the exhibition

Attracting the onlookers of international friends

Qingtian stone sculptures "fly" to Sweden

On the afternoon of June 20th, the opening ceremony of the "Sino-Swiss Sculpture Art Exhibition" was grandly held at the Stockholm Chinese Cultural Center. Chinese Ambassador to Sweden Gui Congyou and his wife Song Jingli, Cultural Counselor and Director of the Stockholm Chinese Cultural Center Pu Zhengdong, China Jade Sculptor Lin Bozheng, Zhejiang Arts and Crafts Master, Famous Swedish Sculptor Richard Brecksell, China Yixing Zisha Master Wang Jinchuan, Swedish Overseas Chinese Leaders, President of the Swedish Chinese Association, and many Chinese and Swiss art guests Attend the opening ceremony.

△From left to right: Ye Peiqun, Executive Chairman of the Swedish Chinese Association, Lin Bozheng, Chinese Master Sculptor, Ye Keqing, President of the Swedish Chinese Association, Gui Congyou, Ambassador of the Chinese Embassy in Sweden, Ye Peijian, a famous Swedish businessman, Ye Kexiong, President of the Swedish Qingtian Association At the exhibition site

In this exhibition, Chinese arts and crafts master Lin Rukui's posthumous work "Sorghum" made a stunning appearance, attracting guests to stop to watch and savor. Works on display at the same time include works by Lin Bozheng, the representative inheritor of Qingtian stone carving, and Chen Mengyang, the fifth generation heir of the Lin's stone carving art school, born in Sweden in the 90s.

△Qingtian Stone Carving Exhibition Zone 1

Lin Bo is one of the few young and middle-aged artists who inherited his father's career among the descendants of Qingtian stone carving crafts and art masters. At the same time, he is also a member of the Chinese Arts and Crafts Association, a member of the sixth and seventh CPPCC Standing Committee of Qingtian County, and a senior arts and crafts artist. He is good at carving flowers, landscapes and animals, and his works are simple and beautiful in style.

Lin Bozheng

Chinese jade carving master

Lin Bozheng: As the representative of Qingtian stone sculptures invited to participate in the exhibition, I met with you in beautiful Stockholm to witness the grand opening of the "Sino-Swiss Sculpture Art Exhibition". I am very excited. Today I can represent the Qingtian stone sculpture, and I will exhibit the artistic achievements on the same stage with two artists such as the famous Swedish sculptor Chad and the art teapot Wang Jinchuan. This is the glory of Qingtian stone sculpture and me, and it is an excellent experience between Chinese and Western cultures. Opportunities for mutual exchanges.

△At the exhibition site, guests watch the Sino-Swiss art joint exhibition

Ye Keqing, president of the Swedish Chinese Association, delivered a warm speech at the opening ceremony and expressed sincere thanks to all the leaders, guests and friends who attended the opening ceremony. He said that he met at the Chinese Cultural Center in Sweden today to usher in the opening ceremony of the "Sino-Swiss Sculpture Art Exhibition"! This is a major event in the history of cultural and artistic exchanges between China and Sweden, and it is also a major concrete practice of China and Sweden in the construction of the "Belt and Road".

Ye Keqing

President of the Swedish Chinese Association

Ye Keqing: Qingtian is my hometown and also the hometown of China's famous "Overseas Chinese". Qingtian is located deep in the mountains, but facing the sea, with the world in mind, Qingtian artists have practiced the "spirit of ingenuity" for generations, turning stones into gold, demonstrating the artistic style of a great country; Qingtian overseas Chinese have cast stones to ask for directions and become the forerunners of the "Belt and Road". In this sense, Qingtian is a blessed land, and the people living here are all blessed people. In ancient times, there were Liu Ji, in contemporary times there are Chen Muhua, Zhang Naiqi, Chen Cheng, and national master Lin Rukui. The beauty of the stone creates the beauty of man, and the wisdom of man creates the art of the stone. In our hometown, Qingtian, there is a famous saying: "Every overseas Chinese is a stone going abroad; every stone is an overseas Chinese going abroad!"

△Ambassador Gui Congyou of the Chinese Embassy in Sweden, Counselor of the Cultural Office and Director of the Chinese Cultural Center in Stockholm, Sweden Pu Zhengdong and the masters of Chinese and Swiss art at the exhibition site

The works on display in this "Sino-Swiss Sculpture Art Exhibition" include the works of 3 Qingtian stone carving artists (three generations of old, middle and young), 2 Chinese Zisha artists (two generations of father and son) and 1 Swedish bronze sculpture artist.

△The representative work of Swedish bronze sculpture artist Richard Brexel

△China Yixing Purple Clay Teapot

In fact, in recent years, the frequency of Qingtian stone sculptures at overseas exhibitions has increased, and many international friends have also felt the charm of Qingtian stone sculptures.

Qingtian Stone Carvings Discovered in Expo Park in Milan, Italy

△China Enterprise Joint Pavilion at Expo Milano, Italy 2015

Sponsored by Shanghai Heqing Pavilion and co-organized by Italy Galaxy Mutual Winner, the "2015 Milan Expo 2010 Chinese Art Exhibition" was held in the China Enterprise Joint Pavilion at the Expo Park. The artist Pan Jinqing from Qingtian, Zhejiang Province engraved the work "Success when the horse arrived" "Water Moon Guanyin" is listed impressively.

△Pan Jinqing's "Horse to Success"

Qingtian stone carving enters the United States

On August 24, 2017, the 30th anniversary celebration of the friendship between Zhejiang Province and Indiana was held at the Indianapolis Convention and Exhibition Center.

In the "Poetry and Painting Zhejiang" and the 30th Anniversary Exchange Retrospective Exhibition of the Zhejiang-Inzhou Friendship, more than 20 square Qingtian bluestone seals and 5 fine stone carvings appeared on the stage.