Introduction to Cheng's Ancestral Hall: Cheng's Ancestral Hall was built during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty and has a history of about 200 years. Among the many ancestral halls in Nanping Village, it stands out for its exquisite stone carving art. On both sides of the gate of the ancestral hall, there is a group of Yixian bluestone sculptures consisting of guardrails, drum bases and stone drums. On the right side are "Three Dragons Soaring into the Clouds" lining the stone drums, and on the left side are "Five Phoenixes Chaoyang" supporting the stone drums, which is called " "Dragon and Phoenix present auspiciousness", the drum base is carved from two rectangular pieces of Yixian green, and is engraved with four landscape paintings such as "Mountains and Flowing Waters", "Green Pines and Flying Cranes", "Pavilions and Pavilions", and "Pagoda City Outline". The bottom of the drum base is completely It is carved according to the format of traditional Chinese painting. In addition to the jade bottle, tripod, green lion and white elephant, there are also inscriptions, inscriptions, and seals in seal script; there are two pictures of "Eight Horses" and "Ten Deer" on the guardrails on both sides. The stone carving is more than 1 meter high and 2 meters long. The plum spots and horse temples on the stone carving are clearly visible, which shows the superb skills of Huizhou stone carving craftsmen at that time.

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