Mr. Jiang was in a good mood when he saw that Jiulong was buying things for him, and told Jiulong that there was a large-scale national strange stone exhibition in Wuyi Mountain, mainly wax stone, and asked Jiulong if he wanted to participate.

Kowloon said that he was embarrassed, he was not familiar with that area, and he didn't know who to find when he went.

Mr. Jiang smiled: "The stone world in that area still recognizes me as a person, not to mention that I am one of the members of the organizing committee, you can find me." ”

And such a good thing? I originally wanted to make a name for myself in the wax stone world, but Jiulong didn't even think about it, and agreed to it.

The trip to Yingtan surprised Kowloon, there are so many new stone species in their hometown, this national strange stone exhibition is placed in Wuyi Mountain, is there also wax stone there?

Kowloon had an urge to think about it immediately, but he also knew that whether there was a wax stone or not there, the important thing was to find out if it was good or bad.

This time, although there is a preliminary understanding of the big red jelly, but everyone admires Fuzhou workers, or hurry up to Fuzhou for a walk, only with more contact with the masters, they can more accurately judge the quality of the seeds.

Saying goodbye to Chairman Cui and Han Jiangsuo, Jiulong and Xiao Qiao simply took the train from Yingtan to Fuzhou.

The weather in early autumn, cloudy and sunny, just like a child's face, to Fuzhou, a little stuffy, the sky is gray, want to meet with the master, you must understand the Shoushan stone market, Kowloon and the two of them then went to the most famous Tibetan Garden and the special city to walk.

These two places are basically the Shoushan stone world, and what is displayed in each store is Shoushan stone seals and carvings.

Shoushan stone, the first of the traditional Chinese "four seal stones", the texture is moist, colorful, variety, soft and easy to attack, because it is produced in Fuzhou Shoushan and its nearby villages, it is a unique precious colored stone in China, and has always been cherished by collectors at home and abroad.

In October 2002, Shoushan Stone appeared in Beijing to participate in the 4th National Stone Selection, and was officially named "China National Stone" by China Gem and Jade Association.

Kowloon watched and photographed in these two places, appreciated the richness and beauty of Shoushan stone, and also had a further understanding of stone carving techniques.

Shoushan stone carving, one of the folk carving arts of the Han nationality, uses the Shoushan stone produced in the north peak of the northern mountainous area of Fuzhou as the material, and makes small carvings for people to enjoy through special skills.

Its techniques are rich and diverse, exquisite and sophisticated, and in the process of development, it is widely absorbed, integrating the carving skills and artistic essence of Chinese painting and various folk crafts.

The techniques mainly include round carving, seal button carving, thin carving, hollow carving, bas-relief, high-relief, inlay carving, chain carving, seal carving and miniature carving.

Shoushan stone carving works have a wide range of themes, including people, animals, landscapes, flowers and birds.

The Shoushan stone carvings of Fuzhou, together with the reborn lacquerware and cork paintings of Fuzhou, are called the "Three Uniques of Rongcheng".

This is the first time in Kowloon to fully understand Shoushan Stone, although the carvings in the shops are dizzying, there are many high-quality products, but I always feel that something is missing, perhaps, the upcoming Master Zheng Wu can make Kowloon find the answer.

Zheng Wu, a Chinese jade carving master, was also specially recommended by Gao Jianjun, and at dusk, Kowloon came to the island in the middle of the lake next to the city government.

It was a secluded island, and a small road meandered to a small courtyard house, where I saw a kind old man about sixty miles away getting out of his car.

Kowloon asked the old man if Master Zheng Wu lived here, and he said yes, and walked towards the courtyard after speaking.

Jiulong wondered, who is he, how can he be with Zheng Wu?

Just as Kowloon was about to ask what was going on, a hearty laugh came: "Haha, you guys have come by chance and met my master." ”

It turned out that Master Zheng had arrived, and he had a cute little round face, and his specially grown beard added a kind of masculine beauty.

"Teacher Zheng, who is your master?"

Kowloon asked, puzzled.

Zheng Wu is a master himself, and it is definitely not easy to be his master.

"Lin Hui!"

Master Zheng replied very simply.

Isn't Lin Hui a well-known master of Chinese arts and crafts and a master of jade carving? He is a double master, and he actually let Kowloon meet, it is really fate.

Lin Hui was born in 1956 in Gushan Town, Fuzhou, which is famous for his stone carving skills, and his father is Lin Yun, a master of Chinese arts and crafts who is famous for his stone carving works such as "Bear" and "Underwater World".

Lin Hui, who graduated from the art academy, started from the traditional Shoushan stone carving, and actively innovated in the field of art, and his works integrate traditional and modern, Eastern and Western artistic elements, especially his "**" series of works have a strong sense of modernity and artistic appeal, creating a new expression technique, subject matter and field for Shoushan stone carving art.

Master Lin Hui draws on the strengths of others in terms of expression, and is good at round carving, relief carving, thin meaning, figures, animals, etc.

He created dozens of works such as "Fishing the Cold River Snow Alone" and "Pangu Tiandi" won the "Hundred Flowers Award" and other national awards, and he himself was awarded the title of "Chinese Jade Carving Master" in 2004 and "China Arts and Crafts Master" in 2006.

In 2009, Lin Hui became one of the 12 contemporary stone carving artists whose works were collected in the Palace Museum in Beijing after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

As a recognized new generation leader in the Shoushan stone carving industry, Lin Hui is not only a national master of arts and crafts, but also a master of teaching skills.

He has trained more than 3,000 students and apprentices, including Pan Sisheng, a master of Chinese arts and crafts, Chen Jianxi, Huang Zhongzhong, Huang Lijuan, a master of arts and crafts in Fujian Province, and Zheng Wu, a master of Chinese jade carving.

Talking about Shoushan stone, the two masters are like a number of treasures, telling Kowloon where to start to appreciate Shoushan stone, they believe that Shoushan stone carving attaches great importance to the shape of the stone, so there is a "one to nine work" said.

Appreciating Shoushan stone focuses on "three looks": to see whether it is appropriate to "apply art according to aptitude".

The biggest feature of Shoushan stone carving art is to use the natural color of the stone to carve out works that match the shape and color.

When appreciating and purchasing Shoushan stone carving works, it is necessary to see the unique skills of the carving artists in "applying art according to their aptitude".

See if you can make full use of the stone, stone shape, stone color, and stone pattern to determine the corresponding theme and shape, rather than far-fetched.

Second, see whether the technique is reasonable.

Shoushan stone carving has been developed from the extremely concise techniques seen in the culture unearthed from ancient tombs to modern fine high-relief, open-through carving and round carving.

A piece of Shoushan stone carving boutique often comprehensively applies a variety of traditional techniques.

Third, see whether the knife technique is sufficient.

The technique of Shoushan stone carving is reflected through the knife technique of moving the knife.

The knife technique of Shoushan stone carving has a unique artistic style, with concise knife technique, Pu Mao's knife technique, strong knife technique, and Xiuling's knife technique.

Such as thin carving, flower and bird carving, more use Xiuling's knife technique; such as figure round carving, ancient beast seal button and other carvings are more with Pu Mao's knife technique, it is suitable for collectors, connoisseurs to take in the hand "play", without stabbing the hand, another taste.

The place where the two masters worked was given a very poetic name: Treasure Workshop.

For the red frozen in Kowloon, Master Lin Hui felt that it was necessary to combine the stone origin with the local tourism resources, this stone is mainly red, if he carved, he would carve it into the site of the Gutian Conference, and introduce the red tourism and red frozen resources together, so that the carving is more meaningful.