August 3, Quyang awarded by China Association of ornamental stones, "the hometown of Chinese ornamental stones" title. This is the county following was awarded the "Hometown of Chinese sculpture," after the second-level cards.
Quyang ornamental stones and rich resources, Xuelang Stone, Sha Rock, Tanghe color stone and landscape stone and many other famous brands. Su Song's "portrait master copy Xuelang potential competition, Heavenly Thunder Axe marks not seen" so Quyang Xuelang stone with "great song the first stone" reputation. In recent years, the county ornamental stones industry to set long road and the city as the main support Quyang carving, forming a vertical and horizontal stretching dozens of kilometers sales market of ornamental stones. Currently, the county engaged in mining, transportation, and sale of more than 2,300 industry personnel, 220 million square display a variety of ornamental stones, with annual sales of 35 million yuan, in northern China Xuelang Quyang has become rich in stone and the largest distribution center.

Quyang stone has a long history, is representative of white marble carving marble.

    It stresses modeling realistic way round fine, smooth grain free and easy style.

    Zhang Liang, the master of Yellowstone legend of "carving Book" before a Quyang stone.

    Art began in the Han, mature in the Wei, Jin and Sheng Yu Tang. Many works of the National Museum collection.

    Yuan, Qiong Yang Quyang artists who have carved a lion Hu will be out of a tripod, known as the stunt, and masonry construction for most of the Governor Yannan separate ways, namely, the Forbidden City today, there are the world, "Ham said Quyang stone" theory .

    From the Yungang Grottoes, Mount Wutai Temple, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Summer Palace, Tiananmen Square, the Golden Water Bridge to the Great Hall of the People's Heroes Monument Chairman Mao Memorial Hall and other buildings, people everywhere left Quyang sculpture marks.

    Quyang is acclaimed contemporary stone, forming a tradition of imitation of Western, school gardens and so on, even into the bridge appeared Lu, Chen Yan Cang, An Rongjie and other national arts and crafts masters. Barry pecking stone sound, endless. In 1986, Hu Yaobang, general secretary of the Quyang inspections, is pleased to Inscription "carving town."