Guangxi stone carvings have rich cultural connotations. This book selects 34 famous stone carvings from various places in Guangxi before the Republic of China. It focuses on the stories of the stone carvings and takes history as a clue. It explains the content of the stone carvings in easy-to-understand language and explains the historical and cultural connotations behind them, allowing readers to understand the Guangxi stone carvings of the past dynasties and the rich stone carving culture of Guangxi.
This book is one of the remaining series of the "Cultural Guangxi" series. It is classified according to the content of the stone carvings. The first part is "The Temperature of History" (which contains 7 articles), and the stone carvings reflect important events in the history of Guangxi. The second part is "The Marks of Celebrities" (which contains 6 articles). The stone carvings reflect the life and interactions of historical celebrities such as Mi Fu and Ruan Yuan in Guilin. The third part, "Past Events and Legends" (includes 7 articles), includes stone carvings reflecting local folklore and stories. The fourth part, "Sages and Heroes" (including 6 articles), contains stone carvings that reflect the efforts of official and private forces to educate the local area. The fifth part, "Literature on Stones" (includes 8 articles), all the stone carvings included are poems, which are the elegant expressions of literati singing and traveling. There are a total of 34 stone carvings, covering major cities such as Nanning, Hengzhou, Wuzhou, Baise, Hechi, Liuzhou, Guilin, and Quanzhou. Select a number of representative stone carvings with stories from each region to cover the main areas of Guangxi as much as possible and highlight the historical and cultural heritage of Guangxi.
Reader comments
This book is really good! "Cultural Guangxi Guangxi Stone Carvings" compiled by Mo Daocai and others is rich in content and allows us to understand the cultural connotation of Guangxi stone carvings through popular language. And according to the classification of stone carvings, each part is very distinctive, which impressed me deeply. The efforts of the authors have made it easier for us to understand the history and culture of Guangxi, which is really great! I think this book is worth reading.
This book is really good! "Cultural Guangxi Guangxi Stone Carvings" compiled by Mo Daocai and others is rich in content and allows us to understand the cultural connotation of Guangxi stone carvings through popular language. And according to the classification of stone carvings, each part is very distinctive, which impressed me deeply. The efforts of the authors have made it easier for us to understand the history and culture of Guangxi, which is really great! I think this book is worth reading.