Architectural characteristics of memorial archway in Shanxian county

The upper and lower frames of the whole workshop are in good order and balanced and symmetrical. Whether it's lions, dragons, peonies, kissing animals or worshipping elephants, the stone carvings in the workshops pay attention to the combination of rigidity and softness, which are harmonious and lifelike. Eight pillars are divided into eight groups to carve 100 stone lions. Big lion giant, curly hair, protruding eyes, rhinoplasty, big mouth, sharp teeth, squatting, charming and powerful. Every big lion is surrounded by five little lions with different postures, which are vivid and lifelike: some play with each other, some tickle themselves, some are pressed at the feet of the big lion, with their heads down and their legs stretched out, struggling to support them, some lie on the legs of the big lion, or kiss the legs of the big lion, or fondle the bells of the big lion. Its soft and loving expression is very touching. In front of the lion's body, on the left and on the right, there are round square relief statues of pine lions. The three pairs of lions are different, jumping and rolling, fighting for hydrangeas. The four dragons carved by each column linger in the soft and elegant Xiangyun, circling and dancing back. Around the upper and lower foreheads in the main room, there are "imperial edict" plaques and "two dragons playing with pearls" carved under the two foreheads and the main eaves. Shilong glared at him, shook his head and scratched his tail, flying like a fly. In the middle of the room, there are three layers of carved peony. Kao, with half-vomited stamens and sparse branches and leaves, is full of elegance and elegance. Give people a colorful and fragrant feeling. The conception of the picture and the exquisiteness of carving have reached the height of ingenuity. Although it means "rich for thousands of years", people still admire its exquisite artistic attainments. Under the eaves of the building, animals fight for flowers and fight for arches, supported by wishful boards. The kissing animals, elephant statues, forked animals, lions, fish, seahorses and running animals carved on the roof and eaves are all beautiful and lifelike. Kiss the tail and swallow the ridge; Like an Aquarius, it's embarrassing. In the middle of the main ridge, two dragons were carved into the sky, holding a bottle of things and towering like pagodas. Other parts, such as the ridge, the edge of the heart, the sparrow board, and the pine lion picture, are also embossed and carved with auspicious patterns such as Jackie Chan, Peony, Chrysanthemum, Tuanhe, Tuanshou and Wanzi. Or it means "reunion with wealth" or "longevity of the whole family". It is said that there is a stone bird cage hanging on the hole nose of the lower plate, and the stone bird is on the shelf, which is lifelike. Looking at the whole archway, it is exquisite in structure, magnificent, beautifully carved, complex but not chaotic, with clear priorities, which is a rare stone carving art in Qing Dynasty in China.