In Suqian, there once stood many well-known urban sculptures. Some of these sculptures have been buried in the dust of history, but some of them are still standing in some corner of the city and continue to act as the city's guardian. To many citizens, urban sculptures, to some extent, are witnesses to the history of the city. Although these sculptures can not be described, they can tell us the past through the fog of history, just like the "blooming" scenery in the years.
On December 3, along the winding and quiet path of the park, the reporter came to the Nanhu Park of Shuyang County, where you can see the harmonious ecological beauty. Among them, the sculpture of pomegranate fairy, which is about 5 meters high, is one of the most dazzling landscapes. She stands in front of the Shuyang flower and wood museum in a beautiful posture. From a distance, she steps on a pomegranate flower, and her skirt is decorated with pomegranate flowers. She also holds a pomegranate flower in her hand. Her expression is peaceful and elegant. Under the sunshine, it is beautiful, harmonious and tranquil, which can arouse people's reverie.
In the book Shuyang volume of Jiangsu county and city scenery series published in 1992, this is the description of pomegranate fairy sculpture: "I saw her jump out of the cracked jade pomegranate, dance in the air, and scatter the petals in her hands to the world. She is like an elegant ancient painting of the Tang Dynasty, a beautiful lyric poem and a melodious serenade, bringing people into the world of beauty. "
It is understood that the legend of pomegranate fairy comes from the book "flowers in the mirror". It is said that when Wu Zetian ascended the throne of the Zhou Dynasty, she moved pomegranates from the western regions to Shanglin garden in Chang'an in order to plant flowers and trees widely. When Wu Zetian's nephew served as a garrison envoy in Haizhou, he had no children at forty. Because pomegranate has the meaning of "many sons", Wu Zetian gave 200 pomegranates to her nephew. At that time, Shuyang was under the jurisdiction of Haizhou. The people of Shuyang had the tradition and skills of flower cultivation. Haizhou garrison envoys moved hundreds of pomegranates to Shuyang. After careful cultivation, the flowers and branches are luxuriant and fruitful, and there is a miracle that the same tree is blooming with five colors of flowers. Therefore, it is said that "Shuyang pomegranate is the best in the world". Later, pomegranate was designated as "county flower" of Shuyang.
In "Jing Hua Yuan", Li Ruzhen wrote: "this flower (referring to the pomegranate flower of Shuyang) was sent to Donghai County and spread nearby, so it can not be protected. Therefore, there are still different species in Shuyang, and there is one plant with five colors. Every pot of flowers is not available without dozens of gold. It's really in the world. " It is said that when Emperor Qianlong went down to the south of the Yangtze River, he rode a horse to the Xinhe river of Shuyang County to watch pomegranate flowers, which is enough to illustrate the fame and splendor of Shuyang pomegranate at that time.
Yang Hegao, a famous cultural celebrity in Shuyang, said: "in addition, there are folk legends that the flower god pomegranate fairy also came here. As a flower Town, Shuyang people worship the flower god and respect pomegranate very much. They regard it as an emissary to call on their descendants and win happiness. In the event of marriage, pomegranate patterns with cracked seeds are often cut and pasted on the pots and bowls in order to hope for more children and more happiness and a full house of children and grandchildren. Therefore, there are also tourists who write poems for pomegranate Fairies: "the fairy leaps out of jade pomegranate, and dances endlessly; Shuyang pomegranate is the best in the world, and the Milky way is in spring."
"I can't remember which year it was. It should have been in the early 1990s. At that time, I also attended the sculpture seminar as a representative. " Yang Hegao said that up to now, he still remembered that all the participants were people who had studied the urban culture of Shuyang County.
"Finally, the meeting decided to design four sculptures:" Shen Kuo statue "," pomegranate Fairy "," galloping horse to take off "and" holding up the sun of tomorrow ". Later, he also found Jiang Xi, who was the vice chairman and Secretary General of Nanjing Artists Association. He was from Shuyang and was very concerned about the changes in his hometown. " Yang Hegao said that through Jiang Xi, four sculpture experts were contacted, each of whom designed a sculpture. Among them, the author of "pomegranate Fairy" is Wu Xianlin, a national first-class sculptor.
On the morning of December 4, the reporter contacted Wu Xianlin, who was over 70 years old. On the phone, he said excitedly, "yes, I designed the pomegranate fairy.". Is she still there? Are you ok? "
Many of them are very happy to know that the sculpture of "Wu Shuyang" is well preserved.
"It was about 1991 that I received an invitation from a good friend to go to Shuyang to participate in the design of several sculptures. I was responsible for the pomegranate fairy. After reading the information provided by the local county government staff, I understood that this was a romantic figure." Wu Xianlin said.
With sculpture language, it shows high image beauty, pays attention to the facial expression and dance movement of the characters, and pays attention to the form to convey the spirit, which makes the sculpture more aesthetic and appreciative. "Pomegranate Fairy" belongs to the theme sculpture in function, with romantic legend color. When I designed, I thought over the expressions and movements, and sent the design samples to Shuyang. Later, I came to Shuyang many times to communicate with local cultural celebrities. Finally, I carried out mold extension and installation. The whole process took about four months Wu Xianlin said that after the "pomegranate Fairy" sculpture was erected at that time, many people came to watch it. Many people said that "from a distance, it is like a real fairy.".
Each era has its own unique historical characteristics, in different times, sculpture with its unique art form, shows the style and features of different times. "Pomegranate Fairy" has changed several places, but she is like a special brand of time for this city, recording the rapid changes of Shuyang
