Laofeng Context

In the ancient inkstone studio in Laoshan Town, Chen Yanzhi, who was in his early twenties, kept the old shop left by his grandfather and a Ming Dynasty Duan inkstone engraved with Taoist cloud patterns. He also kept his dying instructions to "keep the ancient inkstone studio and preserve the cultural heritage of Laoshan." His mother is seriously ill and the embarrassment of rent calls makes it difficult to persevere. The olive branch of Jinan's top cultural relics restoration institute puts him in a dilemma - on the one hand, he has the hope of relieving his difficulties and improving his skills, and on the other hand, he has the legacy of his grandfather's last wish and the weight of his cultural heritage. By chance, he found fragments engraved with the Taotie pattern in a scrap pile, which matched the remains of the Queen Mother Pond in Mount Tai in his grandfather's notes. This royal sacrificial vessel from the Ming Dynasty is a testimony to the blending of Laotai and Tai culture. It is also what my grandfather has been pursuing all his life. It happened that the Ming Dynasty stone carvings in the Taiqing Palace needed to be restored, and his grandfather's old friend Zhou Jingran recommended him. This not only solved his urgent need, but also allowed him to enter the Sutra Pavilion to search for fragments and clues. Chen Yanzhi took his grandfather Duan Yan, followed the "cloud patterns as a guide", and traveled across Laoshuang and Taizhou. He persevered in the hearts of the craftsmen who restored cultural relics, grew up with obstacles and companionship, uncovered the century-old secrets of the legacy, understood the meaning of the persistence of his ancestors, and used the strength of his youth to inherit the responsibility of the cultural heritage and let the glimmer of Laofeng's cultural heritage illuminate the long river of time.