What is the main source of artistic creation of ancient religious architecture sculpture in China?

The artistic creation of ancient religious sculptures in China originated from primitive religious worship in the Neolithic Age. In the Neolithic Age, many clay sculpture fragments were unearthed from the site of the "Goddess Temple" in Hongshan Culture, Niuheliang, Liaoning Province: "People are the mainstay, followed by animals. The figure statue has fragments such as head, shoulders, arms, chest and hands; Among animal statues, at present, it can be distinguished that the deified animal images are pig, dragon and bird, and the portrait height even exceeds the real person.