Introduction to Huashan Cliff Paintings: Huashan Cliff Paintings are mainly distributed in areas inhabited by the Zhuang people such as Ningming, Longzhou and Chongzuo in the Zuojiang River Basin in western Guangxi. Among them, Ningming Huashan Cliff Paintings are the largest and are collectively known as Huashan Cliff Paintings or Huashan Cliff Gallery. . There are 64 large murals on the cliffs of Mingjiang and Zuojiang. Among them, a picture of Huashan facing the river is about 200 meters long and 40 meters high. There are more than 3,100 images of various figures. The painting was painted before the Eastern Han Dynasty. It has a history of more than 2,000 years.
The entire cliff of Huashan is covered with various earth-red human figures and objects. The portraits have two postures: frontal and sideways. The frontal figures hold their hands high and spread their legs in the horse position. The side profile of the figure stretches its hands flat and squats slightly with its legs in a jumping position. It looks like training soldiers and martial arts, but also like dancing and singing. Some of the objects resemble horses and dogs, and some resemble shields, gongs and drums, and the sun.
Huashan Cliff Painting is an artistic treasure in the treasure house of the Chinese nation. How ancient ancestors painted on cliffs, the meaning of the paintings and when exactly they were painted are still unsolved mysteries. Huashan Cliff Paintings are known for their mysterious ancientness. Its charm attracts many domestic and foreign scholars and tourists to come for investigation, research and exploration.

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