Kaifeng, Henan, found huge stone carving murals in the Northern Song Dynasty

Xinhua News Agency, Zhengzhou, September 28 (Reporter Gui Juan, Shi Linjing) "Near the bridge on both sides of the bridge, all stone walls carved with hippocampus water and beasts flying clouds." Kaifeng. The reporter learned from the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology that after nearly four years of continued excavation, important progress has been made in the Northern Song Tokyo Chengzhou Bridge Site of the "Archaeological China" major project. Stone carvings. The huge scale and superb carving technology have witnessed the height of the development of Chinese civilization from the 10th to 12th centuries.

"The huge stone carving mural unearthed from the state bridge site is highly consistent with the literature records, which reproduces the prosperous and magnificent historical scene of Tokyo City in the Northern Song Dynasty. "Liu Haiwang, Dean of Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology.

The huge stone carvings are symmetrically distributed on both sides of the north and south sides of the east side of the Bridge. The murals are about 3.3 meters high. At present, the murals on the south bank have been revealed about 23.2 meters long. Wait for the pattern.

"From the perspective of scale, subject matter, and styles, stone carving mural unearthed from the site of the Bridge can represent the highest specifications of the stone system and the highest level of carving technology in the Northern Song Dynasty. Zheng Yan, a professor at the School of Art.

Zhou Runshan, the person in charge of the archeological site of the state bridge site, introduced that the entire mural pattern was arranged in an orderly manner. A hippocampus and two fairy cranes were a group of auspicious clouds. There were four sets of patterns in unilateral murals. At present, the stone carving mural is still cleaning up and excavated. It is speculated that the total length of a single mural is about 30 meters. The four -bank murals on both sides of the bridge form a 100 -meter long roll, and the total carving area will reach 400 square meters.

The state bridge was built during the middle age of the Tang Dynasty. It was a landmark building in the middle of the Kaifeng City that spans the Sui and Tang Dali Grand Canal. In 2018, the Henan Provincial Institute of Cultural Relics and Archeology jointly conducted archeological excavations of the State Bridge Site with Kaifeng Cultural Relics and Archaeological Research Institute.

As of now, the prefecture bridge site has completed a total of 4,400 square meters of excavation area, and 117 relics have been found in various types of relics.

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