He Chaozong(1504-1582), styled Hechao, assumedly named Helai (Laifu or Laifo), a native of Dehua County of Fujian Province, was a world-famed artist of ceramic statue arts. His works, reputed as "the Unique Treasure in the World", were best sold at home and abroad in the 1600's. The porcelain Goddess of Mercy with different looks, sculptured by Mr. He, was regarded as treasure in Japan and Southeast Asia and praised as the pearl of oriental art by the Europeans.
At an early age, He Chaozong followed his father to sculpt the statue of Buddha in the temple. The statue figure Guanyin Crossing the Sea which was made by He Chaozong is collected in the History Museum of Marine Transportation of Quanzhou City. The color of the glazed surface was of bright, smooth luster, and milky as frozen fat. Coiling hair Guanyin wears a piece of cloth on head long to shoulder. He has chubby check of ellipse, a cunning nose and a cherry mouth with eyes slightly closed. Wearing a long dress with bag-sleeves he arches both arms inside the sleeves. Round shoulders and slim figure under the dress we can tell the elasticity of his skin from the plump shape of the left part of the dress. The lap of his dress is turnup aweather. One foot shows up under the long dress as he stands on the floating lotus flower
with a surge of wave surround it. A poet once sang high praise of the works in his poem, "Unless Guanyin left the South China Sea, Master Helai would expose his real face." People later called the statue of Guanyin made by He Chaozong "Helai Guanyin". Of course, "Helai" became He Chaozong's another name.
He Chaozong, who is no doubt the most famous Dehua artist to the outside world, laid his "Distinguished Ceramic Craftsman" position by his super technique. He was a most expert modeler of ceramic figures, and the statues he made are transmitted and treasured everywhere. His works were designed by the Louvre Museum in France as postcards to publish and used as the front page of the advertisements or the main pattern design relating to Dehua white porcelains around the world. He Chaozong has created the East Venus. His works are recognized and mentioned in many gazetteers such as The Fujian Gazetteer and The Quanzhou Gazetteer.
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Shihu Hall in the Mt. Stone Ox is a famous Holy Land of Taoism and well-known by Fujian Province, Taiwan Province and the Southeast Asia countries. There are over 100 Master Zhanggong temples. Daiyun Temple is a famous Holy Land of Buddhism in South Fujian Province. Renowned poets and scholars of past dynasties once came here and left poems and words after the visit. The major sights of Nine Immortals Mountain are as follows: Soul Condor Rock, Yongan Rock, the Goddess of Mercy stone inscription built in the Yuan Dynasty in Butuo Cave and the statue of Maitrega, etc.
The service facilities are being perfected at Dehua. At present, there are 6 tourist hotels, including Porcelain Pearl Hotel, Daiyun Hotel, Ceramic Capital Hotel, Stone Ox Mt. Holiday Village, Longteng Hotel and Hot Spring Hotel. The facilities and the network of travel services can meet the demand of the booming tourist industry.
The ceramic culture, the religion culture and the ecological environment all make Dehua become Fujian's another new hot spot for tourism.
The service facilities are being perfected at Dehua. At present, there are 6 tourist hotels, including Porcelain Pearl Hotel, Daiyun Hotel, Ceramic Capital Hotel, Stone Ox Mt. Holiday Village, Longteng Hotel and Hot Spring Hotel. The facilities and the network of travel services can meet the demand of the booming tourist industry.
The ceramic culture, the religion culture and the ecological environment all make Dehua become Fujian's another new hot spot for tourism.
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Dehua is proud of its green hills and clear waters. The charming sites of scenic beauty are great attractions to domestic and foreign tourists. Situated in the middle of Fujian Province, Daiyunshan Natural Reserves is grand and magnificent. Huangshan pines in shades of green, natural "Oxygen Bar" with refreshing air and small stream with clear water give tourists a deep impression.
Stone Ox Mountain, which is the national geology park and forest park, excel in its history, environment and scenery. Strange stones, 99 caves and original plants in the area all give tourists an almost fairy land look. "the First Fall in East China" Daixian Falls was appraised as one of the top eighteen landscapes in Quanzhou City in 2004. And it is a special treat to take the Shilong Stream rubber boat and Taoxian Stream bamboo raft to see the mountain landscapes. In the scenic area of Nine Immortals Mountain the only mountain stands and cloud and mist are all around; the statue of Maitrega and the Goddess of Mercy stone inscription in the Tang Dynasty are welcomed by the tourists. King camphor tree which is the largest and has thousand years of history in China grows exuberantly. Tangzai Mountain Provincial Forest Park covering an area of 6100 mu with dense forest is a good place for your sightseeing and holiday-marking activities. The forest coverage reaches 85% at Dehua. Here comes a special natural "Oxygen Bar".
Stone Ox Mountain, which is the national geology park and forest park, excel in its history, environment and scenery. Strange stones, 99 caves and original plants in the area all give tourists an almost fairy land look. "the First Fall in East China" Daixian Falls was appraised as one of the top eighteen landscapes in Quanzhou City in 2004. And it is a special treat to take the Shilong Stream rubber boat and Taoxian Stream bamboo raft to see the mountain landscapes. In the scenic area of Nine Immortals Mountain the only mountain stands and cloud and mist are all around; the statue of Maitrega and the Goddess of Mercy stone inscription in the Tang Dynasty are welcomed by the tourists. King camphor tree which is the largest and has thousand years of history in China grows exuberantly. Tangzai Mountain Provincial Forest Park covering an area of 6100 mu with dense forest is a good place for your sightseeing and holiday-marking activities. The forest coverage reaches 85% at Dehua. Here comes a special natural "Oxygen Bar".
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The tourism resource of Dehua is rich with deep connotation including three varieties of tourism: the ceramic culture, the religion culture and the ecological environment.
Dehua, famous for its excellent ceramic arts, has a long history of ceramics making and a rich cultural heritage. It is one of the places from which Chinese ceramic culture was originated and of the three famed ceramic capitals in ancient China. Over 230 locations of ancient kilns from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty all have high values for historical and scientific research. The ruin of Qudou Palace ancient kiln, the key cultural relics under the state's preservation, is the representative one at ancient Dehua. It is rare pottery cultural relic at home and important historical materials for the "Ceramic Road on the Sea" research. It is much of the characteristics of the Song and Yuan Dynasties age. Ancient kilns demonstrate systematically the history of Dehua porcelain making industry. The Ceramic Museum exhibits exquisite ceramic wares of different dynasties; the Ceramic Exhibition Center and the Ceramic Street specialize in ceramics with a collection of Dehua ceramic masterpieces of more than 1100 ceramic factories, displaying Dehua County as the biggest arts & crafts ceramic, environment protection ceramic produce base in our country. Moreover, the ceramic tourism including the traditional ceramic workshop, the ceramic bar, the tour of ceramic making and the ceramic making performance by fine ceramic artists attracts tourists all over the world by its special charms.
Dehua, famous for its excellent ceramic arts, has a long history of ceramics making and a rich cultural heritage. It is one of the places from which Chinese ceramic culture was originated and of the three famed ceramic capitals in ancient China. Over 230 locations of ancient kilns from the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty all have high values for historical and scientific research. The ruin of Qudou Palace ancient kiln, the key cultural relics under the state's preservation, is the representative one at ancient Dehua. It is rare pottery cultural relic at home and important historical materials for the "Ceramic Road on the Sea" research. It is much of the characteristics of the Song and Yuan Dynasties age. Ancient kilns demonstrate systematically the history of Dehua porcelain making industry. The Ceramic Museum exhibits exquisite ceramic wares of different dynasties; the Ceramic Exhibition Center and the Ceramic Street specialize in ceramics with a collection of Dehua ceramic masterpieces of more than 1100 ceramic factories, displaying Dehua County as the biggest arts & crafts ceramic, environment protection ceramic produce base in our country. Moreover, the ceramic tourism including the traditional ceramic workshop, the ceramic bar, the tour of ceramic making and the ceramic making performance by fine ceramic artists attracts tourists all over the world by its special charms.
A Brief Introduction of Dehua County(3)
Dehua has a long history of ceramics making and a rich cultural heritage. It is also one of the places from which Chinese ceramic culture was originated. Dehua was listed with Jingdezhen in Jiangxi Province and Liling in Hunan Province as the three ceramic capitals in Chinese history. At present, in China, Dehua is the biggest arts & crafts ceramic produce and export base, also, it is one of the ten main ceramic production areas. With the annual value of over RMB5000 million of ceramic productions, the ceramic industry is becoming the important mainstay in the county's economy. Dehua is commended one after another to be "A Land of Ceramics", "A Land of Folk (Ceramic) Arts", "the Ceramic Capital" by some government offices in China.
A Brief Introduction of Dehua County(2)
which is 184.3 meters high, have the largest single-stage fall in East China. The falls was appraised as one of the top eighteen landscapes in Quanzhou City in 2004. "Penglai on Land" Nine Immortals Mountain is a famous tourist attraction at provincial level and important place for Buddhists' religious activities. The extraordinary and magnificent scenes there impress tourists deeply. Dehua is rich in forest resources and has good ecological environment. The current forest land covers 2.5 million mu, and the forest coverage reaches 85%. The store of forest with above 10 million cubic meters makes up 51% of the total in Quanzhou City. Various kinds of trees and vegetations make a refreshing natural "Oxygen Bar".
The whole county's waterpower resource is sufficient and the power industry is booming. Dehua currently owns about 130 hydroelectric power stations with a total installed capacity of over 230,000 kilowatts. The installed capacity of small hydropower takes the lead in the whole nation, therefore Dehua is appraised as "A Land of Small Hydropower in China".
Dehua is endowed with abundant mineral resources. There are more than 40 mineral products mainly including kaolin, coal, limestone, peat, pyrophyllite, gold, cuprum, tungsten and manganese, etc. Especially the potential reserves of kaolin, iron ore and limestone are up to 100 millions tons and over 30 tons of gold takes the lead in the province.
The whole county's waterpower resource is sufficient and the power industry is booming. Dehua currently owns about 130 hydroelectric power stations with a total installed capacity of over 230,000 kilowatts. The installed capacity of small hydropower takes the lead in the whole nation, therefore Dehua is appraised as "A Land of Small Hydropower in China".
Dehua is endowed with abundant mineral resources. There are more than 40 mineral products mainly including kaolin, coal, limestone, peat, pyrophyllite, gold, cuprum, tungsten and manganese, etc. Especially the potential reserves of kaolin, iron ore and limestone are up to 100 millions tons and over 30 tons of gold takes the lead in the province.
A Brief Introduction of Dehua County（1）
Dehua County lies in the middle of Fujian Province. It is about 200 kilometers away from Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, about 180 kilometers from the harbor city of Xiamen and about 110 kilometers away from Quanzhou, a city famous for historical culture in China. The county is known as the Ceramic Capital of China.
Dehua enjoys the praise of "Treasure in Fujian" with its numerous mountains, sufficient water, abundant minerals and exquisite ceramics.
There are over 280 peaks of more than 1000 meters above the sea level situated at Dehua. Daiyun Mountain, named as "Ridge in Fujian", is a national natural reserve. There are 284 families, 928 genuses and 2066 species of higher plants involving 115 species of rare plants, plants in imminent danger or special plants, 47 species of orchid plants, 38 families and 136 species of macrofungi; there are 34 orders, 99 families and 420 species of terrestrial vertebrates involving 40 species of animals under the state's first or second-class protection; there are 30 orders, 260 families and 1645 species of insects; there are the largest Huangshan pines area of 100,000 mu which is one of the protective zones that have the highest biodiversity value per unit. "the Taoism Land of God" Stone Ox Mountain is the national geology park and forest park. It is praised in 2006 as one of the top ten worthy places in Fujian Province for foreigners to visit. Daixian Falls,
Dehua enjoys the praise of "Treasure in Fujian" with its numerous mountains, sufficient water, abundant minerals and exquisite ceramics.
There are over 280 peaks of more than 1000 meters above the sea level situated at Dehua. Daiyun Mountain, named as "Ridge in Fujian", is a national natural reserve. There are 284 families, 928 genuses and 2066 species of higher plants involving 115 species of rare plants, plants in imminent danger or special plants, 47 species of orchid plants, 38 families and 136 species of macrofungi; there are 34 orders, 99 families and 420 species of terrestrial vertebrates involving 40 species of animals under the state's first or second-class protection; there are 30 orders, 260 families and 1645 species of insects; there are the largest Huangshan pines area of 100,000 mu which is one of the protective zones that have the highest biodiversity value per unit. "the Taoism Land of God" Stone Ox Mountain is the national geology park and forest park. It is praised in 2006 as one of the top ten worthy places in Fujian Province for foreigners to visit. Daixian Falls,
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