The most famous sculpture of Maonan nationality is

The most famous Maonan sculpture is the Maonan Drum Tower.

Maonan is a minority in China, mainly distributed in Huanjiang Maonan Autonomous County of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The carving art of Maonan nationality has a long history and unique national style and skills. One of the most famous sculptures of Maonan nationality is "Maonan Drum Tower". Besides the Drum Tower, Maonan people have many other carved artworks, such as wooden furniture and folk handicrafts.

Maonan Drum Tower is the representative of Maonan traditional architecture and the concentrated expression of Maonan sculpture art ... Drum Tower usually adopts wood structure, with exquisite construction technology and exquisite carving patterns. The sculpture patterns of Drum Tower mainly include flowers, animals, figures, etc. Among them, liger, the dragon and phoenix, is the most common pattern, which symbolizes the spirit of courage, kindness, hard work and unity of Maonan people.

Development of Maonan Drum Tower

1, initial stage: The origin of Maonan Drum Tower can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty. The early Drum Tower was simple in structure and was mainly used for military vigilance, assembly and sacrifice. At present, the sculpture art of Drum Tower is still immature, mainly based on simple lines and patterns.

2. Development stage: From the Song Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, the Maonan Drum Tower made remarkable progress in structure and sculpture art ... The building scale of the Drum Tower gradually expanded and the construction technology became more exquisite. Carving patterns gradually became rich and varied, including flowers, animals and figures. At present, the Drum Tower has a high artistic value.

3. Mature stage: From the Qing Dynasty to the Republic of China, the Maonan Drum Tower entered a mature stage. During this period, the Gulou building was more exquisite and the carving skills were more mature. Carved patterns are more artistic and symbolic, such as liger, the dragon and phoenix, which symbolizes the spiritual outlook of Maonan nationality. In addition, the drum tower in this period also began to use color painting, gilding and other techniques to make it more ornamental.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Maonan Nationality.