Stone statue of Emperor Shennong
The stone statue of Emperor Shennong is located on the seventh column of the nine-column mountain, 113 meters above sea level, and looks away from the Shennong Hall of Emperor Yan. The big statue is based on the portrait of Yan Emperor Shennong purchased by Wang Deqiao, a Chinese American, from Huagang Museum of the United States with a lot of money, and created by Xin Xiaoping, president of the Central Academy of Fine Arts; The base side of the sculpture is 56 feet long (about 18.67 meters), meaning the 56 ethnic groups in China; Base height of 42.6 feet, meaning Yan Emperor Shennong was born on the lunar April 26 (14.2 meters); The height of the statue is 95 feet (about 31.67 meters), meaning the statue of the ninth Five-Year Plan.
The carving covers an area of 1,121 square meters and is composed of 1,314 pieces of granite, which took more than 3 months to complete