Copper lions have all been seen, but how it is cast, many people do not know. Anyone who has been to the Forbidden City in Beijing and the Chengde Mountain Resort will be praised for the gilded bronze lions in front of the palace. In ancient times, how did such a large copper lion art be cast without advanced equipment and precision instruments? According to historical records, ancient bronze lions, bronze bells, bronze Buddha statues, and copper tripods were all cast by the "wax casting method". First select a flat land 'on the flat with lime, triple soil plus water and mud' and then shape the lion model, after the statue is dried, 'paint a layer of thick butter and yellow wax. After the butter and yellow wax are condensed, 'start carving the details and face' and then apply the mud with the fine mud and charcoal. After the layer is dry, apply a layer and apply it until it is a few inches thick. After drying, bake with fire. The butter yellow wax is annealed and melted, and flows into the pit that is first dug. 'There is a sandwich (hollow) in the statue. This is the model of the copper lion. Then, the soil is piled up around the model. The soil must exceed the top of the model. Then in the soil More than a dozen furnaces were built on the mountain, and each furnace has a groove leading to the copper lion type (hollow interlayer). After the copper water is refining, it begins to infuse. Here, a dozen strands of refined copper water are used along the trough. The trench is injected into the model interlayer. This process requires one-shot process, no stop or multiple infusion. This is the ancient "sort furnace will cast copper water, wait for cooling and solidification, then transport the soil and mud, dump The first type of Sanhe soil is called “reborn.†Finally, the craftsman refined and studied, removed the sand burrs and impurities, and then removed the edges and corners, or put a gold or gold sheet, a beautiful copper lion was born. In ancient times, casting such large-scale artworks not only solved a series of extremely complicated technical problems such as metal melting, model making and protection, but also needed to select a technician with a certain level to work together and work together to ensure a satisfactory completion. China Copper Sculpture Industry Network Recommended: http:// YKK AUTHORIZED DISTRIBUTOR , https://www.ykkzipperdw.com