1autumn 1999, authorized by WSSA, the first China Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival was held in Nansha, Zhujiajian Island Island. 10 foreign teams from eight countries including Britain, Netherlands, Denmark, USA, Canada, Mexico, Japan and Singapore, and10 domestic teams from Shanghai Oil Painting Sculpture Institute, sichuan fine arts institute, China Academy of Fine Arts, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Hong Kong, Macau and Zhoushan participated. Sand sculpture artists and enthusiasts have created 2 1 vivid and lovely sand sculpture works with the theme of peace and friendship with rigorous attitude, ingenious conception and skillful techniques, which showed the charming style and unique charm of sand sculpture to Chinese people for the first time and caused a great sensation. During the first Sand Sculpture Festival, * * welcomed nearly 200,000 domestic and foreign tourists.
From July 7th to August 5th, 2000, the second China Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival was held in Nansha, Zhujiajian Island Island. The Sand Sculpture Festival attracted 1 1 international professional sand sculpture teams from Britain, Spain, Netherlands, Denmark, Mexico, USA, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore and China, as well as sichuan fine arts institute, China Academy of Fine Arts, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai Academy of Oil Painting and Sculpture, Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts, Shandong Academy of Fine Arts and Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan Province Province. Around the theme of wonders of the century, sand sculptors carved 23 sand sculptures ranging from 5 meters to 10 meters in 7 days. These sand sculptures bring together the cultural wonders of various countries and create a unique seaside tourist landscape in Nansha, Zhujiajian Island Island. The sand sculpture art and the coastal natural scenery are integrated and reflect each other. People are amazed at the artistic level of artists, and have a deep understanding of sand sculpture, a new artistic miracle in China.
In September, 200012000, when the third China Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival was presented to people with a brand-new look, everyone was amazed at the greatness of human art. With the close cooperation of local volunteers, 34 world-class sand sculpture experts organized by Inasi Company of the Netherlands sweated profusely and made every effort to build it, giving Jinsha a fresh soul and a fresh image. The theme of this sand sculpture festival is the origin of European civilization, with the story of Homer's epic Odyssey as the main content. In the form of sand sculpture, the bizarre experience of Odyssey, the king of Etta in ancient Greece, is told. This year's Sand Sculpture Festival changed the way of the previous two individual works and competitions, and adopted the form of group combination for the first time. On the beach with a length of 1.50 m and a width of 50 m, 44 works of different sizes were created around the story of Odyssey. The combination of individuals and groups was magnificent and huge, setting a new record for sand sculpture in Asia. This year's Sand Sculpture Festival is the first time to cooperate with a world-renowned professional sand sculpture company. INAXI, a Dutch company, has been active in the international sand sculpture field since 199 1, and has created sand sculptures in the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and the United States, which has twice set the Guinness Book of Records for sand sculpture. This Sand Sculpture Festival was broadcast live to the whole world for the first time by the Oriental Time and Space column of CCTV, which pushed the international sand sculpture image of Zhoushan, China to the world in all directions. This year's Sand Sculpture Festival attracted more than 200,000 Chinese and foreign tourists. Wonderful sand sculpture art, vivid artistic theme and colorful activities have sung the unique brand of sand sculpture in China, leaving a good impression and endless aftertaste for people who love art. In September 2002, the 4th China Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival, which was listed as the key activity of China folk art tour by the National Tourism Administration, was held in Nansha, Zhujiajian Island Island, Zhoushan Islands, Zhejiang Province. The theme of this year's Sand Sculpture Festival is the eight wonders of the ancient world, with the creation and display of sand sculptures as the main content. The magic sand sculpture art is displayed to tourists in the form of super-large combined sand sculptures, and the outstanding representative works of our planet civilization are displayed. Sand Sculpture Festival The whole sand sculpture scenic spot is surrounded by the Great Wall of Wan Li, China, and divided into four Little Square, which respectively create historical wonders reflecting the civilizations of four continents. Specific works include: Terracotta Warriors and Horses in China, pyramids in Egypt, the Sphinx and the story of King Khufu, statues of Zeus and gods in Greece, ancient hanging gardens and Babel, ancient Mayan cities, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Italy's Central Cathedral and Stonehenge in prehistoric times.
The 5th China Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival, held in 2003, was the first time to combine competition and exhibition, and to combine centralization and decentralization. For the first time, domestic sand sculpture artists completed the theme sand sculpture creation. The "Silk Road" displayed in sand sculpture works is mainly composed of prosperous China, spiritual Xinjiang and ancient foreign countries. The sand sculpture is over 3000 meters long. The large-scale combined sand sculpture is displayed in a concentrated way with a length of 300m and a width of 50m, with a theme-attached length of150m and a total sand consumption of 20,000m3, with the highest point of13m, which will once again set a new record for the scale of sand sculpture in Asia.
The theme of the 6th China Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival in 2004 is "Forever Love", and the sub-themes are "Love in the World", "Love Songs in China" and "Love in the West". Each group of works is composed of several monomers, either scattered or connected, and organically combined through the internal context of love to create a grand view garden of love. The sand sculpture exhibition area of this year's Sand Sculpture Festival is 250 meters long and 55 meters wide, and the sand consumption exceeds 20,000 cubic meters, which is unprecedented in scale and the highest in history. The layout of the sand sculpture exhibition area is garden-style, changing the previous single entrance layout. The whole tour route is winding and secluded, designed according to the garden style. At this year's Sand Sculpture Festival, artificial fog and water were made on the sand sculpture for the first time, which made the images of figures, terraces and mountain scenes more realistic. This year's Sand Sculpture Festival invited Li Xiang, a famous program host, as the image spokesperson of the Sand Sculpture Festival for the first time. Li Xiang came to promote sand sculpture.
In 2005, the theme of the 7th Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival in China was "Going to the Ocean", and the diplomatic activities were more innovative by combining competitions and exhibitions. This year's sand sculptures are on display in Nansha Beach and nearby black pine forests. There are many sand sculptures with marine characteristics, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Fisherman's Story, The Daughter of the Sea and so on. In the beach area, the following sculptures of Zheng He's voyages to the West were created.
Theme of the First Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival: Peace and Friendship
Theme of the 2nd Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture: Wonders of the Century
Theme of the 3rd Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival: The Origin of European Civilization
Theme of the 4th Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival: Eight Ancient Wonders of the World
Theme of 2002 National Sand Sculpture Invitational Tournament: "Man and Environment"
Theme of the 5th Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival: Silk Road
Theme of the 6th Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival: "Forever Love"
Theme of the 7th Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival: "Towards the Ocean"
The theme of the 8th Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival: "Animation Party-Make the seaside holiday more romantic"
Theme of the 9th Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival: Olympic History
Theme of the 10th Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival: World Island Park
Theme of the 11th Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival: Future Ocean City
Theme of the 12th Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival: African World
Theme of the 13th Zhoushan International Sand Sculpture Festival: Sand Sculpture Disney