Introduction to stone carvings: Guangdong stone carvings are produced in Chaoshan, Zhaoqing, Xiqiao, Panyu and other places. Chaozhou stone carvings are especially famous. In the humid and rainy Lingnan, stone materials are used not only for stone pagodas, stone bridges, stone squares, stone pavilions, and stone carvings, but also for stone carvings. In addition to large stone buildings such as tombs, it is also widely used in building components and decorations, as well as stone incense burners, stone five offerings and other display furnishings.
There are many stone building components in Chen's Academy, many of which are decorated with carvings, such as drum stones, stone lions, platforms, platform bases, wall skirts, column foundations, gates, vertical belts, steps, railings, and railings. As well as the eaves pillars, moon beams, beams, and finials of the eaves corridor, these building components that are easily corroded by sunlight and wind and rain are all made of granite stone, which is moisture-proof, mildew-proof, strong and durable. Artists use techniques such as round carving, through carving, relief carving, and line carving to carve countless Lingnan flowers and fruits, rare birds and animals, and human figures on the components. The images are vivid and expressive, the texture is solid and dignified, and they have strong local characteristics.