铜雕，即以铜为材料进行雕刻的工艺，主要表现了造型、质感、纹饰的美。它的艺术渊源可追溯至夏商周的青铜器。 The bronze carving process, namely material with copper as the main performance, shape, texture, decoration beauty. Its artistic origin can be traced back to the bronze wares of Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties. 铜雕分为两类：一是铜刻，即在平面铜材上进行平面刻画，题材有绘画和书法等也称手工铜版画;一是圆铜雕，是用铜材进行立体雕镂，题材有人物、动物、几何图形等。南京铜雕以后者为主。因为铜的硬度比较低，铜雕就是在原料上进行雕刻。南京铜雕在全国有着独特的地位，是国内唯一传承这一传统技艺的地区，影响极其广泛。 Bronze is divided into two categories: one is the bronze is portrayed in the plane plane, copper, theme painting and calligraphy etc. also known as manual chalcography; a round bronze sculpture is three-dimensional carving with copper, theme figures, animal, geometry etc.. The latter dominated Nanjing sculpture. Because of the hardness of copper bronze is relatively low, carving on raw materials. Nanjing sculpture has a unique status in the country, is the only heritage of this traditional art area, extensive influence. 其造型多成威严粗犷、端庄沉稳之态，表现出坚实浑厚、富丽辉煌的质感。铜雕的纹饰主要为饕餮纹，或以动物头部造型，再以鸟、兽、虫、鱼部分形体组成抽象的图案来衬托铜雕造型。 Its shape is more dignified, rough, dignified and calm state, showing a solid and vigorous, magnificent and brilliant texture. The bronze ornamentation is mainly Taotie, or animal head shape, with birds, beasts, insects and fish part body consisting of abstract patterns to form bronze. 现代雕塑里，铜雕在装饰物这一块所占的分量越来越重要。比起古老的商周时代，其装饰性占首要作用。 Modern sculpture, bronze decorations in this piece occupies more and more important component. Compared to the ancient times of Shang and Zhou dynasties, decoration played a major role. 铜雕文化的发展可传承很大一部分取决于相关行业的发展方式。艺术是一种比较高尚的境界，铜雕文化经过历代的沧桑，成为现代的中华民族的铜雕文化，对后一代的影响挺深远的，铜工艺品的展示，就足足证明了时代的进步与发展，充分展示了中华民族文化的博大精深。 Mode of the development of bronze culture heritage depends largely on related industries. Art is a kind of noble realm, bronze culture through the ages of the vicissitudes of life, has become a modern Chinese bronze culture, influence on the later generation of very profound, copper crafts exhibition, fully proved that the era of progress and development, fully demonstrated the Chinese culture broad and profound.