Research Of The Ancient Cliff Stone Calligraphy Carvings In Lianyungang

Lianyungang is a famous historical and cultural city, which possess plenty of cliff stone calligraphy carvings of different dynasties. The cliff stone calligraphy carvings are important parts of forming Lianyungang’s culture which worth has always been valued. As a typical representative of Chinese traditional art, the culture and form feeling of calligraphy are the breakthrough points to aesthetic acceptance, the lyricism of it is also prone to resonate. The ancient cliff stone calligraphy carving is originated in a kind of recording of ancestors, is a kind of cliff stone carving art. In Lianyungang region, the general cliff painting is also enough to prove the long history of the Lianyungang ancient cliff stone calligraphy carvings.Lianyungang ancient cliff stone calligraphy carvings started in period of Xin-mang Dynasty, the creating time of East Island Border Cliff Carving Between Donghai and Langya County is the fourth year of shijianguo. It is the beginning of the cliff stone calligraphy carvings in Lianyungang, it is also the earliest cliff stone boundary carving in the country so far. After Tang Dynasty, with the disappearance of early political purpose, the cliff stone calligraphy carvings in Lianyungang gradually contains regional culture infiltration and emotional pouring, its regional features is also growing.In this article, the author researches ancient cliff stone calligraphy carvings under the view of regional culture. From the three respects of form, emotion and connotation to explain the manifestation and causes of ancient cliff stone calligraphy carvings regional feature in Lianyungang. On the aspects of form and emotion, the author research from the perspective of the history of calligraphy style and uses the technique comparative analysis to clarify the rule of technique development and creating emotion. In this way, the author can sum up the regional style of Lianyungang ancient cliff stone calligraphy carvings. On the aspect of connotation, the author explores the cause of the regional style under the natural and social environments, and analysis the geographical position, regional political, economic, religious and cultural affecting factors.