Summer retreats towards the river, while autumn comes from before the river. Recently, led by Li Shiyun, Secretary and Chairman of the Party Group of the Anhui Provincial Federation of Overseas Chinese, accompanied by Ye Juan, Secretary and Chairman of the Party Group of the Qingtian County Federation of Overseas Chinese, a team visited Ante · Ni Dongfang Art Museum located on the banks of the Oujiang River in Qingtian. They appreciated the Qingtian stone carvings and felt the bloodline connection between Qingtian stones and overseas Chinese in Qingtian. Qingtian is a famous hometown of overseas Chinese. Several generations of overseas Chinese have ventured into the world with Qingtian stones, which are full of endless nostalgia and warm Chinese family affection.

Ante · Ni Dongfang Art Museum

Upon entering the museum, the first thing that catches the eye is the large Qingtian stone ornament "Purple Qi Comes from the East" used by the museum to welcome guests from all directions. The artwork is elegant from a distance, and the details up close are also stunning, making everyone stop and stare, expressing their disbelief. How Qingtian stone carving artists depict such a scenery on stones seems to have unique and vibrant vitality in every brick, tile, flower, and leaf in the work. Every detail must have been carefully considered and depicted by the author, which is completely incomparable to the uniform handicrafts made by modern industry.

Building trees with stones, expressing meaning with stones

"Isn't it a pleasure to have friends coming from afar?" Master Ni Dongfang was very hospitable during his lifetime and often came to the museum to exchange Qingtian Stone culture with guests. In the Oriental Treasure Hall, people saw Mr. Ni's welcoming pine "invited" from Mount Huangshan Mountain in the way of "skillfully following the shape, taking advantage of the situation, skillfully selecting colors, and skillfully transforming risks". The welcoming pine in his works is like a person stretching out his arms to welcome guests coming from afar. It is magnanimous and graceful. People showed that the work shows Mr. Ni's feelings for guests, and they could not help but feel a lot of emotion. At this moment, the welcoming pine in his hometown overlaps with the welcoming pine in front of them, merging a unique and beautiful meaning. Everyone can't help but admire Mr. Ni's superb skills and clever ideas. Every piece of Qingtian stone that Mr. Ni has crafted has been endowed with new vitality and spiritual core.

Make friends with stones

At the end of the visit, people's expectations remained unchanged. It was said that Qingtian Stone had countless ties with overseas Chinese. The Federation of Overseas Chinese was the bridge and link between the Party and the government and the vast number of returned overseas Chinese, their families and overseas Chinese. Ante Mete told Chinese stories, promoted Chinese culture through the Ni Dongfang Art Museum, built the soul of Chinese culture through literature and overseas Chinese, strengthened national cultural self-confidence, and made unique contributions to the realization of the Chinese Dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the "the Belt and Road" and the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

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