stone mountain carving are classified according to different purposes

stone mountain carving is a kind of plastic arts, also known as sculpture, which is the general term for the three creation methods of carving, engraving and sculpture. It refers to the use of various plastic materials (such as gypsum, resin, clay, etc.) or hard materials that can be carved and carved (such as wood, stone, metal, jade, agate, etc.) Touchable artistic images are used to reflect social life and express the artist's aesthetic feelings, aesthetic emotions, and aesthetic ideals. Commonly used stone materials are granite, marble, bluestone, sandstone and so on. The quality of stone is hard and weather-resistant, and it is the main material for large-scale monumental sculptures.

1. Stone bridge stone carving. Such as the stone sculpture of figures on Zhaozhou Bridge in Hebei, and the stone lions on Lugou Bridge in Beijing.
2. Grottoes and cliff stone sculpture. Such as Dunhuang Grottoes, Yungang Grottoes, Longmen Grottoes and so on.
3. stone sculpture of figures and animals. Such as celebrity statues, Buddha statues, stone lions, etc.
4. Palaces, mansions and garden stone sculpture. For example, the Forbidden City in Beijing, the Summer Palace, and the Hebei Chengde Sanctuary Villa are all equipped with very elegant stone sculpture.
5. Modern urban gardens and commemorative stone sculpture. Such as large urban sculptures, garden sculptures and memorial sculptures.
6. stone sculpture of temples, shrines, and altars of scriptures. For example, the stone pillars, stone railings and shrines in the Lama Temple in Beijing and the Confucian Temple in Shandong are all stone sculpture.
7. Stone Que and archway stone sculpture. Such as the stone sculpture of the Confucian Temple Stele Square.
8. Tower building stone carving. Such as various stone towers.
9. Stele and stone carving. Such as various monuments, tombstones, etc.
10. stone sculpture in the cemetery. Such as various mausoleum stone statues, sarcophagi, tomb sacrifices, etc.
11. Stone carving of daily craft supplies. Such as tables, chairs, stools, tea tables, lamps, inkstones, etc.
12. Appreciate, wear and collect stone craft ornaments and stone sculpture. Such as kinds of jade ornaments, various ornamental stones and decoration pieces. This kind of stone carving products are relatively small in size.