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<p>????</p><p></p><p>Brief Introduction</p><p></p><p>??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????</p><p></p><p>?The culture of ancient Chinese mythical beasts? is profound and extensive finding widespread application across various arts and crafts such as bronze ware ceramics wood carving and stone carving. This book aims to compile ?as comprehensive a collection as possible of these ancient beast motifs? accompanied by detailed textual explanations of their origins historical context evolution and applications. It will feature ?line illustrations? and representative artworks-primarily focusing on ?Shoushan stone carvings? (a renowned carving material from Fujian Province)-to create a richly illustrated accessible guide to over a hundred legendary Chinese beasts. Through visual and textual narratives the book seeks to unravel the symbolic and artistic significance of these mythical creatures in Chinese tradition.</p><p></p><p>????</p><p></p><p>Author Introduction</p><p></p><p>???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????2????????????????????????7??</p><p></p><p>?Gao Yang? is currently an Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor at the School of Art and Design Beijing Forestry University. His research focuses on ?the art of decorative motifs in Chinese Buddhist grottoes?. He has led ?two central university-level basic research projects? published multiple papers in ?core academic journals? and presented at international conferences and authored ?seven books? on related subjects.</p>