A few days ago, we were shocked to hear that Mr. Zhou Xiyue, a consultant to China Star TV and a famous epigraphic art master, passed away suddenly. All colleagues at China Star TV were deeply saddened. Colleagues from Hong Kong, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Beijing, and Taiyuan sent letters and phone calls to express their deep condolences. My condolences and my deepest condolences.
All the colleagues of China Star TV *** wrote an elegiac couplet to express their grief:
Blood spilled on the border to build a world of powerful weapons Surprised
Praise for the origins of the family history of Jiuzhou with engraved gold and stone on the heart
Looking back on every detail of my interactions with Mr. Zhou Gong, Mr. Xiyue, I feel infinite Feelings came to my heart. Mr. Zhou Gong Xiyue's life,
can be said to be worthy of his country and his parents. I am worthy of my children, relatives and friends.
My husband has been honest and upright throughout his life. Your character and character will last forever.
Looking back on a life spent serving the country: joining the army in the prime of life, from his hometown in Yanshi County, Luoyang, the hinterland of the Central Plains,
Traveling thousands of miles Came to Yinchuan, Ningxia,
He has devoted himself to national defense for decades and made positive contributions to our country's missile and nuclear weapons cause.
Later, he gave up his major and devoted himself to education. He served as the principal of a school within the system and cultivated countless talents for our country's national defense industry.
Mr. Moscow State University in 2019
For the family. When he was 7 years old, he inherited his family education and studied calligraphy and seal cutting diligently. Over the decades, no matter how the work changed or how difficult the conditions, Mr. Xiang never slacked off and gained insights into calligraphy and epigraphy many times, which enabled Yuanyuan to pass on his family knowledge. When he retired, he founded Shiyuanzhai in Yinchuan Cultural City. He used calligraphy as a medium and epigraphy as a friend to spread Chinese civilization and make friends all over the world. The name of Mr. Renyi spreads far and wide across Kyushu. Before his death, he traveled thousands of miles regardless of his old age, so that his parents' remains could return to their hometown of Luoyang. This was a long-cherished wish for him, and he fulfilled his reputation of filial piety.
The tombs rebuilt by Mr. and his parents
As relatives and friends, Mr. was enthusiastic about justice throughout his life and was indifferent to fame and fortune. He was hospitable. His reputation spread far and wide. In his lifetime, he made tens of thousands of seals and wrote countless calligraphy works, which were collected by countless people with lofty ideals at home and abroad. He has been obsessed with stones all his life and has collected thousands of square stones, but has never transferred any of them. His devotion to his love is admirable.
Now, Duke Zhou is traveling to the west, which has made all relatives and friends extremely sad. Looking back on the past interactions with Mr., they are vividly before their eyes. Mr.’s character is admirable.
I wish you peace and happiness forever. We will never forget your teachings, inherit Chinese culture, spread Chinese civilization, and move forward for the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
China Star TV Editorial Department
May 11, 2020
< p> One seal, one world, one chapter, one paradise - A record of seal cutting artist Zhou Xiyue
Introduction to Zhou Xiyue
Zhou Xiyue , male, Han nationality, born in Lanzhou, Gansu Province in 1949, originally from Luoyang, Henan Province, and now lives in Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
He is the vice president of the Ningxia Seal Industry Association, a member of the Excalibur Art Society, and a director of the Ningxia Stone Culture Research Association.
He was born into a scholarly family, and was influenced by the Confucian culture of "loyalty is passed down to the family for a long time, and poems and books are passed down to the next generation" since childhood, which laid a solid foundation for calligraphy and seal cutting. Respecting the "Qin style and Han style", he has developed a unique style and rigorous academic attitude over time, skillfully integrating the realm of playing with stones and the principles of human conduct. He has made great contributions to the dissemination of China's ancient seal cutting art. He has been reported and interviewed by many media across the country. In 2015, he was awarded the title of "Caring Volunteer" in the "Looking at the World" column of CCTV.
The most important thing in the seal is the text, but if the text is not correct, even if it is carved with dragons and phoenixes, it is nothing valuable.
——Inscription
Elegant manners, gentle temperament, erudite and humble conversation; in order to spread the ancient Chinese culture He spared no effort in teaching the art of seal cutting; he picked up a pen and knife at the age of seven, and after half a century of hard work, infiltration of "Qin style and Han charm", and rigorous academic attitude, he finally developed a unique style. Combining seal cutting and calligraphy, each exquisite seal carrying ancient Chinese art has won him a high reputation.
He is the famous seal carver and calligrapher-Zhou Xiyue.
The Qin and Han Dynasties understood the essence of the patriarchal system
"If you talk about learning seal script, it is too early. When I was seven years old, my father started to When I came back from Hong Kong, I brought two ivory seals, which aroused my interest in seal cutting... It was difficult to learn seal cutting at that time, and there were almost no materials to learn from. A copy of "In the Past" by Mr. Yang Yisun of Qiuguzhai Stone Seal and two simple seals were the only books I studied, all by myself with enthusiasm."
After the Cultural Revolution, art finally entered a period of thawing and learning. There is gradually more information.
One day, Zhou Xiyue accidentally got a book "Tianfa Shen Prophecy Stele", "Mighty changes, calm and joyful, like breaking an ancient knife, breaking an ancient hairpin, Since the two Han Dynasties, one cannot be the best of the two. "The seals are from the Han and Qin Dynasties, the poetry is from the Tang Dynasty, and the characters are from the Jin Dynasty." From then on, the study of Han seals was integrated into Zhou Xiyue's artistic life.
"Seal cutting represents the highest level of Qin and Han culture. It has the same long history as the history of Chinese writing. It is the most brilliant chapter in Chinese history and the greatest work of the ancient Chinese people. Creation. Chinese culture is based on the Qin and Han Dynasties. The tension and impetuosity of modern life have made fewer and fewer people reproduce and understand seal cutting. We should shoulder the social responsibility of promoting Qin and Han culture and give it new connotations." This is the voice of an artist who loves seal cutting.
Using iron as a pen, stone as paper, and heart as art are a true portrayal of Mr. Zhou's life. As long as he picked up the carving knife, Zhou Xiyue could only see words in his eyes.
With the infiltration of Confucian culture in the Central Plains, the tempering of the Yellow River culture in the desert, and the practice of more than a thousand Han seals, Zhou Xiyue's seal cutting skills became increasingly mature and gradually formed his own style - —Dignity and mellowness reveal elegance, simplicity and stability reveal freedom and ease, simplicity and vigor reveal elegance.
Carry forward the quintessence of the Chinese nation regardless of fame or fortune
Zhou Xiyue not only studied seal cutting himself, but also taught his "craft" to others . Especially after retirement, I have been free to concentrate on seal carving and teaching students.
"As long as you persevere, you will definitely succeed. Qi Baishi didn't learn seal cutting until he was 32 years old, and he has become a respected teacher all the same because of his perseverance and perseverance." Zhou Xiyue kept encouraging. his students.
In order to let more people understand seal cutting, learn seal cutting. In 2010, Zhou Xiyue joined the Art Department of Ningxia University to teach seal cutting.
From the origin, formation, development, and genre of seal cutting, to the hardships of learning the art, and then to the principles of life. For one year, Zhou Xiyue carefully prepared his lessons, extensively collected materials related to seal cutting, and strived to teach perfection in every lesson.
Gradually, Mr. Zhou’s seal spread out of Ningxia and abroad, becoming a brand that promotes Ningxia and Chinese culture.
When he received a request from former Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita who was eager to obtain a Chinese seal, Zhou Xiyue readily agreed. This is a good opportunity for Japan to let the world know about China, Qin and Han culture, and the art of seal cutting. Zhou Xiyue is determined to do this well to bring glory to Chinese Han culture and the Ningxia seal cutting community. In the following years, Governor Tsuchida Yoshiharu and Vice Governor Etsuro Takahashi of Shimane Prefecture in Japan, Izumi Kitagawa, President of Magen University, and Jung Woo-hyun, President of Seoul University in South Korea... one after another, international friends, in a small space, understood The charm of Chinese seal cutting art also reflects the magnanimity and charm of the seal makers.
As the saying goes, the benevolent are happy in the mountains, and the wise are happy in the water. Mr. Zhou gives life to stones, and this hobby continues to give him vitality. The love between Fang Cun Shi made him neither lonely nor lonely, his life was more meaningful, and he lived happily.