Grassland Stone Human Statues in Kazakh Ethnic Cultural Park Review

Grassland stone people are many lifelike statues carved mainly in stone. It is a large historical and humanistic landscape on the grassland of Xinjiang, which is mainly distributed on the grasslands of Altai and Yili Zhaosu. It is related to the cemetery. They are either buried in the tomb, or guarded in front of the tomb, facing eastthe direction of the rising sun, where they can reawaken the consciousness and power of life. This is another mysterious force, from ancient calling. This also has Kazakh sculptures on the seven stages of life. Altay area is the most abundant area of stone people in grassland cemeteries in China, and more than 80 zun have been found. The highest stone people are3.1 meters high, the ground height is2.7 meters, and the lowest stone people are0.6 meters high. After archaeological research, the Altai area has appeared in the Bronze Age gravestone man, there are two types of Samut and Kaynar. Samut stone man type is the most typical of the Samut graveyard stone man in Qinghe County, its characteristics are only to pay attention to the expression of face organs, round face, round eyes. The nose is triangular, the wing is wide, and the bottom is flat. The cheekbones are obvious and the mouth is large. The Kaynar type stone man is the most typical stone man in the Kaynar graveyard in Chemulchek Township, Altai City. The stone man not only carved his face, but also carved his arms. The stone man is obviously stylized and lacks realisticism. Round or peach-shaped face, round eyes, square nose, small mouth, shoulder chest ornamented triangular pattern. According to the research, the Bronze Age stone people in Altay region are closely related to the cultural ties of the "ghost country" people recorded in China's history.