Wood Carving

One tree, four years of work and an indescribable amount of talent: that’s what it took to create this incredible masterpiece.

A famous Chinese wood carver chopped down a single tree and tirelessly worked on it for over four years to make this piece.

It all started out with a simple tree trunk…

Then Zheng Chunhui, a famous wood carver, spent over four years creating this masterpiece.

The carving is based on the famous Chinese painting

 “Along the River During the Qingming Festival.”

The original artwork was created over 1,000 years ago.

The piece won the Guinness World Record for the longest

wooden carving and measures over 40ft (specifically,

it is 12.286 meters long, is 3.075 meters tall at it highest point,

and is also 2.401 meters wide).

The intricate carvings of daily life in ancient China

are so detailed and perfect.

It’s no surprise that this incredible work of art is drawing so much attention.

It’s amazing, but not just because it’s so big, but also because it’s so incredibly detailed.

75 "Pictures of the Day for 2013"

Worth taking time to see these 75 fantastic photos.

 

 

"Pictures of the Day for 2013"

At the end of every quarter the Sifter highlights the top 25 ‘Pictures of the Day‘, culminating in an epic Top 100 at the end of the year

It’s hard to believe we’re already in the last quarter of 2013. Below you will find the third installment of this quarterly compilation. All credit goes to the individual photographers and their inspiring visions of our beautiful planet.

For more information on any individual photograph, click the title or image to be taken to the original post.

*Please note the photographs themselves were not necessarily taken in 2013. The pictures are also listed in reverse chronological order. There is no ranking amongst the photos

 

75. THE FACE OF AN ICEBERG

 

 

 

 

74. AIRPLANE VIEW OF A DISTANT STORM

 

 

 

 

73. METICULOUSLY DISMANTLED VW GOLF

 

 

 

 

72. OPEN WATER ROLL CLOUD

 

 

 

 

71. THE TALLEST WATERFALL IN THE WORLD

 

 

 

 

70. AN ALBINO HUMPBACK WHALE

 

 

 

 

69. INVISIBLE REFLECTION

 

 

 

 

68. PORTLAND’S FAMOUS JAPANESE MAPLE

 

 

 

 

67. MEXICO’S GIANT CRYSTAL CAVE

 

 

 

 

66. GRAND CANYON LIGHT SHOW

 

 

 

65. LONE CHAMOIS ABOVE THE CLOUDS

 

 

 

 

64. THE GORGE AT WATKINS GLEN

 

 

 

 

63. IRIDESCENT ANTARCTICA

 

 

 

 

62. LOOK AT THIS BABY MUSK OX

 

 

 

 

61. UFO SPOTTED IN SEATTLE

 

 

 

 

60. COLOGNE CATHEDRAL DURING WWII

 

 

 

 

59. HONG KONG AT NIGHT

 

 

 

 

58. THE WAITOMO GLOWWORM CAVES

 

 

 

 

57. WATERSPOUTS OVER THE ADRIATIC

 

 

 

 

56. THE FULL CIRCLE RAINBOW

 

 

 

 

55. THE STUDLEY TOOL CHEST

 

 

 

 

54. EARTH FROM THE DARK SIDE OF SATURN

 

 

 

 

53. PRAISE THE SUN

 

 

 

 

52. SAN FRANCISCO IS STEEP

 

 

 

 

51. IN THE HEAT OF THE MOMENT

 

 

 

 

50. SAN FRANCISCO FOG

 

 

 

 

49. YALE’S RARE BOOK AND MANUSCRIPT LIBRARY

 

 

 

 

48. SUNSET IN SANTORINI

 

 

 

 

47. THE SKY WHALE

 

 

 

 

46. WHEN ART MEETS NATURE

 

 

 

 

45. SHELF CLOUD OVER TIMISOARA

 

 

 

 

44. PONTHUS’ BEECH

 

 

 

43. FLYBY ECLIPSE

 

 

 

 

42. UNDERWATER PERFECTION

 

 

 

 

41. POOLSIDE MOUNTAIN VIEW

 

 

 

 

 

40. YOKOHAMA CHERRY BLOSSOMS IN BLOOM

 

 

 

 

39. BARN CONVERSION

 

 

 

 

38. FACE PLANT

 

 

 

 

37. THE MULTICOLORED ICEBERG

 

 

 

 

36. JUST ROOM ENOUGH ISLAND

 

 

 

 

35. THE ROMAN POOL AT HEARST CASTLE

 

 

 

 

34. ABANDONED RAILWAY IN PARIS

 

 

 

 

33. THAT’S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR

 

 

 

 

32. THE ROCKY WAVE

 

 

 

 

31. THE ANCIENT BANYAN TREE

 

 

 

 

30. FOREST ON SHIPWRECK ISLAND

 

 

 

 

29. FIRST FLIGHT

 

 

 

 

28. MOONRISE TIME-LAPSE OVER LA

 

 

 

 

27. GLACIAL WATERFALLS

 

 

 

 

26. JUST A BIG CAT

 

 

 

 

25. A HORIZON RAINBOW IN PARIS

 

 

 

 

24. KAMCHATKA ICE CAVE, RUSSIA