Audio poster|Auspicious clouds, lotuses, wings… “mixed” elements tell the story of cultural blending


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“A man is sitting in the clouds, wearing cloud shoulders, a necklace on his neck, and two pairs of full and powerful wings behind his back… It sounds like this is a character from mythology, and he has always been ‘living’ with me. On a stone carving. Why are these elements from different ethnic groups and cultures mixed together so harmoniously, such as auspicious clouds, lotus flowers, and wings? Don’t forget, my ‘birthplace’ Quanzhou has witnessed the ‘Maritime Silk Road’ belt. The prosperity and integration of cultures in the past also demonstrate the innovation and tolerance of Chinese traditional culture.”

——A self-narration from the Nestorian four-winged angel stone carvings of the Yuan Dynasty

Introduction to cultural relics:

Cultural relics of the Yuan Dynasty. 53.5 cm long and 51 cm wide. It is in the shape of a pointed arch with a hollow under the pointed arch. “Wait in the room, the servant will be back in a moment.” After saying that, she immediately opened the door and walked out through the crack in the door. In the sky, there is a male figure sitting in the sky in relief on the monument. Before him, Bachelor Lan was a knowledgeable and amiable elder, without the slightest awe and awe, so he always regarded him as a figure like a top scholar, making Angel Phi Cloud He is wearing a wide-sleeved robe, holding a blooming lotus in front of his abdomen with both hands, and holding a cross on the flower. There are streamers behind the two pairs of unfolded wings behind his shoulders, and he is sitting on the clouds. It is now collected in the Quanzhou Overseas Transportation History Museum.

Producer: Zhang Ning Planning: Li Zhengwei “Mother.” Lan Yuhua shouted reluctantly, her face flushed. Production: Kong Fanxin, Li Fei Design: Du Dan