The Gushri Khan-themed sculpture complex, located at the Cypress Mountain Scenic Area in Delingha City, Qinghai Province, has long stood out as a distinctive new cultural tourism landmark in the region with its magnificent momentum, exquisite craftsmanship and profound cultural connotations. It draws tourists from all over the country to stop for photos and trace the historical heritage embedded within the artwork. As the world’s largest sculpture cluster themed on Gushri Khan to date, the piece adopts diverse sculpting techniques to vividly recreate precious historical scenes of ethnic integration, serving as a vital showcase of local ethnic culture.It is learned that this giant sculpture complex was elaborately crafted by Hebei Xinte Sculpture Group. Headquartered in Quyang, China’s renowned "Hometown of Sculptures", the group is a large comprehensive artistic sculpture enterprise integrating sculpture design, processing, production and installation. It holds the First-Class General Contracting Qualification for Sculpture Projects and has been listed among China’s Top 20 Sculpture Enterprises for seven consecutive years, boasting robust strength and superb craftsmanship. Stretching 39.9 meters in total length and standing 6.8 meters tall, the entire Gushri Khan-themed sculpture complex is carved from hard, fine-grained granite by the group’s master artisans. Boasting a grand and imposing overall shape, it blends seamlessly with the natural landscape of Cypress Mountain Scenic Area, bringing out the best in each other.In terms of sculpting techniques, the work ingeniously combines round sculpture, semi-round sculpture, deep relief and shallow relief. It features smooth, natural lines and exquisitely rendered details, delivering outstanding artistic aesthetics and powerful visual impact. Every carving detail embodies the superb skills and ingenious craftsmanship of artisans from Xinte Sculpture Group.The sculpture cluster boasts an ingenious design centered on historical narration, presenting the legendary life of Gushri Khan and the profound heritage of ethnic integration from all dimensions and perspectives. A towering standing statue of Gushri Khan stands at the center of the complex. With an upright posture and dignified bearing, it fully embodies the poise and charisma of a great tribal leader, forming the visual focal point of the entire artwork.On both sides of the front face, key episodes from Gushri Khan’s life are depicted in a pictorial narrative style, unfolding a coherent and vivid story that allows visitors to intuitively experience the extraordinary historical era while appreciating the sculpture. The reverse side shifts focus to warm daily life scenes, vividly portraying the harmonious and prosperous coexistence of Mongolian and Tibetan people during Gushri Khan’s reign. Lively details of herdsmen grazing, family reunions and neighbors helping one another spring to life on the stone surface. These scenes convey the profound bond forged through ethnic integration and harmonious coexistence, and highlight the age-old history and fine tradition of all Chinese ethnic groups sharing the same bloodline and advancing hand in hand.As a multi-ethnic inhabited region, Delingha City boasts abundant ethnic cultural resources and unique regional charm, with Cypress Mountain Scenic Area acting as a key platform for integrated cultural and tourism development. Since the completion of this world-leading Gushri Khan-themed sculpture complex, it has greatly enriched the cultural depth of Cypress Mountain Scenic Area. It has also become an important carrier for inheriting and promoting ethnic culture and showcasing the history of ethnic integration, injecting lasting new vitality into the cultural tourism industry of Delingha City.In recent years, Delingha City has continuously explored its regional and ethnic cultural connotations, deeply integrating characteristic cultural elements into scenic area construction and tourism development, and creating highly recognizable cultural tourism calling cards. Since its unveiling, the Gushri Khan sculpture complex has enabled more people to gain an in-depth understanding of Gushri Khan’s historical feats, further advanced the inheritance and dissemination of ethnic culture, and supported Delingha in building its signature cultural tourism brand "Poetic Delingha · A Cultural Exploration Journey". It attracts a growing number of tourists to visit the city and experience the unique cultural charm and natural beauty of this highland town.Moving forward, Delingha City will continue to leverage this important cultural landmark alongside the natural scenery advantages of Cypress Mountain Scenic Area to develop more immersive cultural experience activities. Visitors will be able to admire the highland natural scenery while gaining an in-depth understanding of local ethnic history and cultural heritage. The city will consistently advance high-quality integrated development of culture and tourism, enabling outstanding ethnic cultures to shine more brilliantly in the new era.
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