Great Artwork!!!
*Chinese banquet of 143 dishes* *Looking to lose a few stones? You definitely shouldn't eat any of this then. This entire Chinese banquet is carved out of ROCK!* This artist set a world record with 142 plate *of sculpted meals. **Sculptor Sun Zhaoyong took 20 years* *to create this 'feast'. **Every plate is made from valuable and rare Shoushan stones. **Sun Zhaoyong has spent almost 20 years crafting his culinary works of art out of the traditional Chinese sculpting stone from the village of Shoushan. Among the collection are faithful representations of fish dinners, suckling pig and carved vegetables which have all been painstakingly shaped by hand.* [image: Solid meal: Each dish in the 143 plate banquet has been hand carved from naturally colored Shoushan stones] *Solid meal:* Each dish in the 143 plate banquet has been hand carved from naturally colored Shoushan stones. [image: Tough meat: The set is the work of sculptor Sun Zhaoyong who created the collection over the past 20 years] *Tough meat:* The set is the work of sculptor Sun Zhaoyong Zhaoyong who created the collection over the past 20 years For his hard work, the artist has been handed a certificate by a world record company in Shanghai, where the dishes are currently on display. Sun used only naturally colored Shoushan stones to create his work. The rock is some of the most famous raw material used in Chinese art. They have been used in for carving in the country for over 1,000 years and are one of the traditional 'seal stones' used by emperors to immortalise their regal logos. [image: Bad for your teeth: Among the 'dishes' are plates of traditional Chinese fish and vegetable dishes] *Bad for your teeth:* Among the 'dishes' are plates of traditional Chinese fish and vegetable dishes The rocks are believed to have been formed by tectonic movement more than 100 million years ago and are only found in the village of Shousan. Mining the stones is notoriously difficult, making them rare and valuable. There are around 100 varieties of Shoushan stone, which Tianhuang is the most precious type. [image: Organic food: These fish may look deep fried, but they have been painstakingly shaped from stone] *Organic food:* These fish may look deep fried, but they have been painstakingly shaped from stone! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
