The formation of a temple is formed by various buildings. What we see include various facade reliefs, dragon pillars, incense burners, gold furnaces, railings, Buddha statues, door drums, stone Buddha pillars (food tables), scripture towers, archways, mountain gates, lanterns, pa

The formation of a temple is formed by various buildings. What we see include various facade reliefs, dragon pillars, incense burners, gold furnaces, railings, Buddha statues, door drums, stone Buddha pillars (food tables), scripture towers, archways, mountain gates, lanterns, pavilions, stone windows, altars, pillar foundations, , flower bowls, etc., and it can be seen that various temple stone sculptures are lifelike. Temples are both a place of refuge for people's religious beliefs and a place of gathering of history and culture. In ancient temple buildings, most of them are usually decorated with stone carvings and wood carvings. Among them, stone carving is the most prominent and ingenious traditional stone carving technique.

Incense burner should be a very familiar utensil for people. It is not only an important utensil used in various temples, but also an offering for every family. People worship the gods of heaven and earth and worship ancestors; burning incense to express respect is a major item in the worship ceremony, so incense burners are also used.

The incense burners we see include stone incense burners, copper incense burners and porcelain incense burners. In ancient times, these incense burners were actually used, and the incense burners used in different purposes are also different. In today's temples, choosing a stone incense burner is more grand and solemn than a copper incense burner, and the patterns on the incense burner will highlight the carving characteristics. Whether it is the material selection or the overall situation, it is a relatively atmospheric feeling. The stone incense burner is vivid and vivid animal patterns displayed by hand carving. Moreover, for the placement environment, the stone incense burner is more suitable for outdoor environments, especially when it rains, and is not afraid of long-term damage.

So what stones can be selected when processing this kind of stone incense burner? There are many types of stone, and the incense burners suitable for use in temples include marble, granite , sky bluestone , yellow rust stone and so on. Then these stones have one thing in common, that is, they are not easy to corrode and not easily damaged, and they are also strong wind resistance and are a type of retention time for a long time. This is also a great advantage of choosing stone as an outdoor incense burner. Let’s take a look at several common stone options.

granite has a hard texture and is difficult to be eroded by acid and alkali or weathering. Its appearance and color can be maintained for more than a hundred years, and there are many patterns. The main granite is sesame ash, sesame white . The sesame white looks white from a distance, which is close to white marble , while the sesame ash is gray, which is a bit like bluestone. Marble is not as hard as granite, so it is prone to friction and damage, and is not suitable for outdoor display.

Bluestone is also a type of marble. The color is blue-gray. The carvings made of bluestone look very simple, so they are suitable for making stone carving incense burners in antique style. It also has excellent characteristics of good hardness and weather resistance. It can be said that bluestone is not just an incense burner. In temple buildings, many stone carvings also use bluestone carvings , mainly to show a quaint atmosphere, which is also a feature of temple buildings.