In the Neolithic site of Garlic Garden, pot-shaped ding and pot-shaped ding mixed red-brown pottery, grayish-brown pottery, red pottery, clay black pottery, pottery pieces with pile patterns and chord patterns, as well as stone tools such as stone axes, stone brooms and stone rollers were unearthed. The remaining half-moon double-hole stone knives, the remaining flat stone tools and red pottery pieces were unearthed at the Neolithic site in Guanjiaqiao. Remaining stone knives and red pottery pieces with sand were unearthed from Neolithic sites. It was identified as a site in the middle and late Neolithic age by archaeologists from the National Academy of Social Sciences. Prove that they are the birthplace of ancient culture in Laizhou city.
the ruins of the ancient city
Ancient city sites include Xia Guo Capital, Shangdun City, Dangli City, Linqu City, Yangyue City, Shi Yang City, Gwangju City and Qutai City. Bronzes unearthed from the site of the old town of Dangli in Han Dynasty include: square lettering bronze seal, bronze dog, bronze shop head, bronze lens and so on. Currency includes five baht, goods spring, cloth, big cloth and yellow thousand. The ironware includes kettle, iron bar, dagger, shovel and so on. Pottery has the remains of urns, pots, boxes, flat pots, beans, and rectangular ones. Other unearthed cultural relics include rope patterns, pottery pieces with cloth patterns, five coins, knives and swords. These ancient city sites and unearthed cultural relics from 2000 to 4000 years ago respectively show the changes and development of Laizhou's social history and culture over the past 4000 years and 2000 years, and participated in the creation of the whole Chinese civilization. Laizhou jade carving
Laizhou jade carving Laizhou produces many stones, including frozen stone, Maogong stone, bamboo leaf stone, leopard stone and Jade Stern. Among them, frozen stone is green, moist and greasy, similar to jade, ranking first among all species, hence the name Laizhou jade. Jade carvings in Laizhou have been handed down from generation to generation by artists. After liberation, famous old artists brought out a large number of technical backbones, and Laizhou jade carving developed rapidly. There are many jade carvings in Laizhou. There are a lot of high-end masterpieces worth thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan, as well as exquisite and unique small carvings; There are graceful goddess of scattering flowers, driving auspicious clouds and holding flower trays, goddess of the Goddess Chang'e flying to the moon, who embraces jade rabbits and soars in the blue sky, Tathagata, Guanyin, Cowherd Riding Cow and Flying Horse, and a wide variety of flower and bird products, including stoves, bottles, statues, stamps, paperweights, books and flying horses.
Laizhou jade carving pays attention to both form and spirit. Sculptors use materials and perform artistic performances according to them. Combine the natural beauty of materials with the technical beauty of skills and forms to create a more unified and harmonious artistic beauty. The "Aquarium" designed and manufactured by Liu Yongxing takes advantage of the similarity between green and transparent frozen stone and raw materials. Fish, shrimps, crabs and mussels carved with realistic realistic techniques, meticulous carving, interspersed echoes and proper layout, as if swimming in the clear water and waves, give people an elegant and quiet artistic feeling. Now it is sold to more than 20 countries and regions in the world and all over the country, and has won many awards at home and abroad.
Marble carving
The white marble produced in Laizhou is fine and white, which is an excellent material for large-scale carving. The local carving skills have been handed down from generation to generation, leaving many precious relics to Gulai. The archway stands along the street, all over the old county. Among them, the "Three Peaks from the East" archway is the most magnificent, with layers of buildings overlapping and cornices upturned, and the birds and animals carved on it are also the most exquisite. In addition, the statues of Cliff Grottoes in Hantongshan Mountain, and the stone carvings of maoji Cemetery, Taijitang and Haishen Temple are magnificent in shape and concise in carving, which can be called the treasures of stone carving art.
After liberation, Peng Zhenhai, a famous old artist, led a stone carving artist from Yexian to Beijing, where he made great efforts to build the top ten buildings in the capital. 1985, the sculpture factory hired 15 famous sculpture experts as technical consultants, and set up a sculpture service center in Shandong Province, and successively completed the sculpture of Ji by the garden figure group of the refinery of Qilu Petrochemical Company and the abstract figure group of Shanghai Jiaotong University, the large relief mural of Longshan Culture in Jinan Shungeng Villa Hotel, the relief mural of Laiwu Iron and Steel Plant, and the sculpture of Dong 'e County. Marble carving enterprises are surging, and hundreds of them have emerged. There are many kinds of sculptures, from small to large-the group tiger sculptures in Laohutan, Dalian, and their products are all over the province and exported at home and abroad.
paper cutting
Paper-cutting has a long history in Laizhou, and it is pasted on ceilings, windows, doors and walls. There are many kinds of patterns, including myths and legends, drama scenes, flowers, birds, insects and fish, auspicious celebrations and labor scenes. Such as "the magpie goes to the plum blossom", "the mandarin duck plays in the water", "the phoenix peony", "the Eight Immortals cross the sea", "the mouse marries" and "the pattern of wealth".
folk song
Folk songs include Liang Chaoge, Chao Ge, Salt People Suffering, Love Song, Big Daughter, Rooster on the Platform, Life Song, Little Mouse Tutting, Cutting Big Saw, Children's Songs Playing Seven Skirts, Full Moon and Salt People Suffering. The scorching sun came and went in the salt pond, barefoot and untidy. Bitterness drives out frost flowers all over the ground, and halogen gas invades muscles and cracks the skin. The chaff potherb didn't satisfy the hunger, and tears fell like rain after eating. There are thirteen lyrics in Song of the Legacy of Liang, which are rich and vivid, and sing the festive atmosphere of building a new house. The last paragraph reads: "Open the golden bucket, open the silver bucket, and take out the treasure of Liang. Don't fight east or west, give the master a hand first. After the restoration of the main square, first hit the east and shoot golden light. The four seas are equal to Wan Le, and the happy days are like water. "
folk music
What lasted for many years was the drumming class that appeared in weddings and funerals. They brought wind instruments such as suona, flute, sheng and trombone, percussion instruments such as big gong, small gong, cloud gong, big cymbal, musical drum and bell, and stringed instruments such as erhu, Sanxian and Jinghu. Play marching and sit in the shed. The repertoire is divided into ancient songs, operas and so on. There are more than 60 suona tracks, such as Chao, Evergreen, Marrying the Marriage, Nagato's Complaint, and more than 20 opera tracks, such as Second Palace and Rangsu. There are more than 40 drum classes in the county.
martial arts
Laizhou is the world-famous hometown of Wu Taiji, and many villagers have the habit of teaching boxing and martial arts in their spare time. China Wushu School, located in Laizhou, Shandong Province, is an international Wushu school with the largest scale, the strongest teachers and the youngest principal in China. There are nearly 200 professional teachers and excellent coaches, and more than 2,600 students at home and abroad. This school offers both civil and military courses. The liberal arts department consists of six teaching departments: preschool, primary school, junior high school, senior high school, technical secondary school and university correspondence. Wushu has 10 events, including routine, Sanda, boxing, judo, wrestling, Thai boxing, taekwondo, women's self-defense, Chinese stunts, film and television performances, etc. The school carries out the policy of "moral education first, both civil and military" and strives to cultivate first-class talents.