Huashan: Why the Whole River Landscape Matters
The red figures at Ningming gain scale and context from the painted cliffs, river bends and inhabited ground that form the wider Huashan cultural landscape.
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The red figures at Ningming gain scale and context from the painted cliffs, river bends and inhabited ground that form the wider Huashan cultural landscape.
Bent legs, raised arms and painted drum forms connect Huashan’s red cliff figures with the bronze-drum culture of ancient southern China.
Huashan conservation protects an original painted surface while research into weathering, mineral layers and the surrounding landscape continues.