The four carvings of Dali: silver carvings, wood carvings, plum carvings and stone carvings.
The reputation of "Tsurukawa Craftsmen" spreads overseas.
The Bai craftsmen here not only inherit the essence of their own crafts, but also constantly absorb the culture of other ethnic groups to produce ingenious, unique and elegant gold, silver, copper utensils and various accessories.
Dali Wood Carving Crafts The wood carving technology in Dali area arose along with mankind and is widely used in house construction, furniture manufacturing and arts and crafts production, playing a role in decoration and beautification.
Among them, Jianchuan wood carving is the most famous, and Jianchuan is known as the "hometown of carpenters".
Jianchuan stone carvings have a long history and are deeply influenced by the Shizhongshan Grottoes. The more famous stone carvings include the Yuan Dynasty's "Avoid Evil" and "Buddha Mother", the Ming Dynasty's "Su Yong'an Statue Stone Niche", "The Number One Scholar's Inspection Picture", Duan Gaoxuan and Yang Hui's Cemetery
Stone carvings of horses, sheep, tigers, unicorns, figures, etc.
The largest number and vivid shapes are stone lions used for architectural decoration in temples, tombs and other buildings. Zhongkeshan Ancient Cemetery alone has thousands of stone lions carved since the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with various shapes and styles.
There are standing lions, lying lions, prone lions, and supine lions, sleeping lions, awake lions, drunk lions, male lions, female lions, and cubs, thin lions, fat lions, laughing lions, angry lions, and roaring lions...
…Folk stone carvings are also used for flower, bird, insect, fish and other graphics for house building wall bases, steps and flower beds decoration.
The little green plums on the fingertips are turned into jade chrysanthemums with skillful hands; the honey is soaked in delicious food, which is suspected to be a fairy flower that fell into the world.
Dali has a delicious and beautiful food, sour and sweet, with unique shapes.
At first glance, it is round and flat, like a watery little relief chrysanthemum.
Anyone who sees it can't help but be drooled by its "beauty" and delicious taste.
It is the famous traditional delicacy of Dali - Diao Mei.