国之瑰宝大足石刻——重庆大足石刻艺术博物馆见闻录

大足石刻是重庆市大足县内表现为摩崖造像的石刻艺术的总称。大足县内石窟多达75处,造像5万余尊,其中尤以北山、宝顶山、南山、石门山、石篆山石窟最具特色。这些造像始建于唐初,历经唐末、五代,盛于南北宋,是中国古代石窟艺术史上的最后一座丰碑。大足石刻植根于悠久的巴蜀文化沃土,在吸收、融化前期石窟艺术精华的基础上,推陈出新,开拓了石窟艺术的新天地。它以民族化、世俗化、生活化的特质,成为具有中国特色的石窟艺术的典范,被称为国之瑰宝,展示了由唐至宋中国民间宗教信仰和石窟艺术的发展变化,大足石刻与敦煌、云岗、龙门等石窟,构成…     

剑川石宝山石钟寺石窟造型艺术

位于大理白族自治州剑川县的石宝山属老君山脉，因山上有石如钟而得名，这里的沙岩特别适合开凿石窟和造像。石窟寺艺术发源于印度，自佛教传入，云南历史上的南诏大理国受其影响，在这里开凿了一批石窟群，计有石钟寺区8处，狮子关区3处，沙登村区5处。这些石窟及造像不论是对研究佛教艺术，还是对研究云南南诏大理国时期的社会生活，     

西南石窟艺术中的“川渝风格”微探——以安岳、大足石窟为例

正作为物质文化和非物质文化遗产的最大集成者,石窟艺术造就了民族文化的文化空间,必然反映地域文化特点。西南石窟艺术中,四川安岳、重庆大足石刻以其鲜明的地域文化特点,造就了独树一帜的"川渝风格"。安岳主要以摩崖石刻著名,全县境内现有217处,10万余尊宗教造像。安岳石刻盛于唐、五代、北宋,元、明、清渐少。蔚为壮观的石刻文物,成为研究1000多年来社会史、文化史、宗教史、书法史、美     

中国古代石窟艺术

石窟寺雕刻艺术,一般简称为石窟艺术。这里所讲的石窟,是指在河畔山崖等处开凿出来的佛教寺庙。我国佛教石窟造像在三国两晋时随佛教的广泛传播而盛行,隋唐时与日俱增,一直持续到13世纪,这时期是中国造像艺术的黄金时代。石窟艺术包括石雕、泥彩塑和壁画等内容,从今天遗存的窟群看,其     

石钟山石窟

云南省剑川县城西南二十多公里,有座石钟山,是云岭流脉石宝山南峰,著名的石钟山石窟就开凿在一片片高耸入云,形态万千的紫砂石岩上。石窟现存一十七窟,分布在石钟寺、狮子关,沙登村三个地点,一九六一年国务院公布为第一批全国重点文物保护单位。石窟造像共一百多躯,创于南诏中晚期,盛于大理国,经三百多年陆续开凿而成,距今已有一千多年历史。     

大足石刻是佛教援儒入佛的集中体现

正大足石刻是世界文化遗产,石窟造像七十五处,造像五万余尊,铭文十万余字,所以享有"石刻之乡"之美誉。大足石刻在内容上集佛、道、儒三教造像之大成,以浓厚的生活化、世俗化在石窟艺术中独树一帜。其中以佛儒造像为最,使源于印度的佛教造像经过长期的演变和发展,在大足完成了佛教中国化的历程。佛教传入巴渝时,儒学占有显著的地位。由于佛教的基本教义和儒学的忠、孝、节、义思想有相违背,所以他们互相攻击和对抗。佛教为了在中国得到发     

天龙山

游人常赞叹“天龙山秀美”，其秀美在于天龙山的自然风光和古朴精美的石雕艺术。天龙山集石窟艺术哲学和森林游览避暑为一体，包括天龙山石窟、天龙山森林公园、圣寿寺、蟠龙松等景点。天龙山位于太原市区西南40公里处，海拔1700米。天龙山自古以风景秀美、石窟群集而著称，历史上曾是北齐(公元550年)开国皇帝高洋之父高欢的避暑行宫所在地，现在是太原市新兴的旅游热点景区之一。天龙山石窟创建于东魏年间（公元534--550年），北齐、隋、唐均有开凿增建，历时近五个世纪，反映了我国南北朝至隋唐时期石窟艺术的不同风格特点及石刻造像发展…     

济南黄石崖摩崖佛像

正黄石崖位于济南千佛山东南,罗袁寺顶山阴。相传秦时黄石公曾在此隐居,又因此处山体为寒武系石灰岩质,颜色青灰色偏黄,故而得名,崖上旧有"乐缘寺",俗称"螺丝顶",演化至今称为罗袁寺顶。绝大多数佛像开凿于北魏正光四年(523年)至东魏兴和二年(540年),是山东地区现存最早的佛教摩崖造像。原造像群有一个天然大窟和28个小龛,共计100余尊,另有8则造像题记和1处刻经。在经历了1500年的自然剥蚀和数次人为     

浅析须弥山石窟造像艺术审美特征与表现技法的变迁

本文对宁夏固原须弥山石窟总体造像艺术审美特征,及其形成进行论述。重点分析造像艺术审美特征与表现技法的内在与外在两方面的动态变迁过程。主要包括两个方面。一方面由外来佛教教义、典籍等对于佛教思想形而上的抽象;另一方面是须弥山石窟造像艺术历经千年富于时代特色的样式,从＂秀骨清像＂＂张家样＂到＂水月观音＂等形而下的具象。两者共同形成了须弥山石窟审美特征与表现技法的变迁。     

美丽的石头会歌唱

青田石雕是以青田石作为材料雕制而成的艺术 品。以秀美的造型、精湛的技艺博得人们喜爱,被喻为 “在石头上绣花”,令人叹为观止。 青田石雕自成流派,奔放大气,细腻精巧,形神兼 备。基调为写实而尚意;手法有圆雕、镂雕、浮雕及线 刻;工序分相石,开坯,粗雕、细雕、封蜡、润色等。石雕     

Managing Money Online

正Internet financial products have enjoyed huge success,but will they change the landscape of China’s financial sector?Wang Kang,27,works for a Beijing branch of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China(ICBC),a major state-owned commercial bank in China and the largest bank     

International Reactions

正China Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi severely criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to the Yasukuni Shrine,calling it a brazen affront to people of all countries that suffered from Japanese aggression and colonial rule.     

PEOPLE

正"Reading books gives you access to the knowledge and culture of the people of different countries.The main problem facing China and Turkey in the field of literature is the lack of translated books."Chinese writer and Nobel laureate Mo Yan,calling for more translated literature works at a news briefing in Istanbul on February 22     

NUMBERS

正58 Number of approval items that the State Council canceled or delegated to lowerlevel governments to streamline administration on November 24 $2.3 blnvalue of agreements signed between businesses from Singapore and east China’s Zhejiang Province at the 10th SingaporeZhejiang Economic and Trade Council meeting held in Singapore on November 24 4% Decrease in business revenues in China’s telecom sector in October     

WORLD

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A White-Hot Battle

正Backing a price war between cab-booking apps serves the larger ambition of China’s Internet companies Han Yonghui is a cabbie in Beijing.After a taxi fare increase in 2013,he makes roughly 5,000 yuan($823)a month,just about enough to feed his family.Recently,Han started using cab-hailing mobile software to pick up customers who order taxis via smartphone.Benefiting from an increasingly fierce competition of rewards between two of the most popular apps for this purpose,he can receive up to 2,250 yuan($370)     

ThePolitical TricksofAbe

正Japan’s leader hopes to salvage his power by way of an early election Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved the House of Representatives,or the lower house in the country’s bicameral parliament,on November 21.A consequent snap election will be held on December 14,two years ahead of schedule.In recent months,the Japanese economy has continued to slide and entered a technical     

Mid-Term Misfortune

正Barack obama strives for a sound legacy Predictably,the U.S.Republican Party(GOP)took back the Senate after eight years in a landslide victory during the mid-term congressional election in November.While the GOP is still in control of the House of Representatives,it also gained ground in state governor elections in Illinois,Maryland,Iowa and Colorado—the traditional spheres of influence of the Democrats.     

Chinese Machinery Maker Explores overseas Market

正The 15th Russia International Show of Construction Equipment and Technologies(CTT)was held in Moscow from June 3 to 7.Liuzhou OvM Machinery Co.Ltd.attended the exhibition with its prestressed products."At the moment,infrastructure construction such as housing,elec-tric power and railway is continuing to expand in Russia,and given that the country’s import of machinery     

Doing Justice To the Past

正China has declared Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe an unwelcome visitor following his recent visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine.When asked whether Chinese leaders would listen to his explanations for the shrine visit in person,a Foreign Ministry spokesman ruled out the possibility by saying that Abe has"shut the door"on dialogue.China is not alone.The U.S.State Department also expressed disappointment at Abe’s visit