What is the national style of Hui sculpture art?

The carving art of Hui people can be divided into four types: stone carving, wood carving, brick carving and plaster relief. Here is a brief introduction to the artistic customs of brick carving.

Brick carving, also known as Hezhou brick carving, originated in Hezhou, Gansu (now Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture) and has a long history. The brick carving art of Hui nationality is quite influential. It skillfully combines Arabic characters and patterns with China landscape paintings, creating an art with Hui characteristics.

Hui brick carvings are mainly used in mosques, Gongbei and Hui residential buildings. Brick carving is supplemented by "lifting" and "carving", that is, various geometric patterns of flowers, birds, insects, bamboo, golden pine, lotus, grapes and Arabia are carved on special blue bricks, which are vivid, three-dimensional and have strong national and local flavor.

The whole process generally goes through firing, grinding, squaring, sample dropping, carving and other processes. At present, the East Mansion building in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture is a typical representative of Hui brick carving art, with vivid image and magnificent architectural momentum.

Huizhou brick carving art is widely spread all over the country, and many brothers imitate Huizhou brick carving in construction projects, which has a far-reaching influence.

The Hui people's mirror-making art is also very distinctive.

In northwest China, we can see all kinds of craft mirrors, landscape paintings, Arabic couplets and so on made by Kelbaitu in Hui people's homes. Some fixed shops specialize in Hui mirror-making art; Some people with depth went to the Hui people's home to paint, which was well received by the Hui people. Now many Hui craft mirrors have sold well all over the country.