Milestones

A Chronicle of the Brand

2020

The first national platform in Quyang for training skilled craftsmen

2019

Recognised as a world record for the largest granite horse relief ever made

2008

A benchmark commission at the highest national level, praised by the acceptance panel as another immortal masterpiece after the Monument to the People's Heroes

2001

The step from a single studio to an industrial group

1994

The first to bring 3D design and professional project planning to Quyang's sculpture trade

1915

Quyang stone carving's first international award, and the opening chapter of Chinese carving on the world stage

Late Qing and early Republic

He directed the carving of Zhaozhou Bridge and took part in the carving programme for the Ten Great Buildings in Beijing, establishing the standing and the lineage of the Gao family craft