From Cultural Heritage To Image Symbolism: The Weibei Calligraphy In The Inscriptions Of Longmen's Twenty Statues

Abstract

The Longmen Twenty Statues Inscriptions, as representative works of Weibei calligraphy, are a significant cultural heritage of China and an important symbolic cultural landscape of Longmen Grottoes. During the development of Chinese calligraphy, Weibei calligraphy not only inherited the calligraphy characteristics of the official script but also laid the foundation for the development of regular script in the Tang Dynasty. In the background, there are also some problems today. Many visitors today are not fully aware of the potential symbolism of Weibei calligraphy and tend to overlook the Longmen Twenty Statues Inscriptions. To address this issue, The research objective is to systematically analyse the cultural value, social background, historical evolution process, and cultural perception of Chinese tourists through the literature review. Moreover, the paper summarizes the image symbolism of the Longmen Twenty Statues Inscriptions. The possibility of enhancing tourists' perception through image symbolism is put forward as a conclusion.