What does the carving symbolize? A child leading the way forward in front of the old birthday boy?

The Old Longevity Star.

This work was created by the Xi'an Academy of Fine Arts part of the sculptors collectively completed.

Respect for the elderly, filial piety, blessing and caring for the longevity of the elderly is a theme of traditional Chinese culture that is rich in humanity and human feelings. The "magnetic field" of Chinese "filial piety culture" has a huge gravitational pull, and the ethical norms it forms are widely recognized by the Chinese people as noble moral laws. The old man carries the history, the old man paved the way for us to move forward, the old man's command to the next generation to enlightenment, the old man's career achievements to inspire us, the old man's happiness and longevity of the country and society is an important symbol of peace and tranquility. All over the world, most of the children of the Yellow Emperor attach great importance to parental affection, love themselves and their ancestors live, work the land, which is the Chinese nation has a strong cohesion of one of the reasons. Now promote the "life culture" is good to have a lot of ideas, norms, styles and warmth, is a better solution to the problems faced by the aging society can provide us with reference. With the development of modernization and the accumulation of social wealth in China, we are in a better position to provide the elderly with more warmth, health and joy. It is based on this consideration that the authors have creatively designed this stone sculpture art work of "Old Longevity Star".

Let's see, what is presented in front of us is: the old birthday boy is using his hand to receive the birthday peach sent up by a modern young boy. The old man is smiling, the boy is innocent and cute, and there is a deer lying next to him. The structure of this sculpture is lively and full of joy. It alludes to the inheritance of traditional Chinese culture and the docking of traditional and modern culture, and at the same time, it expresses the blessing of the people of Jiaxiang for the elderly. The "longevity culture" will brew the wine that the elderly will enjoy more. To this end, we have to keep making efforts!