远古时期，雕塑最早称为不动的艺术。雕塑常常以人为主要表现对象，即使表现的对象不是人，它所揭示的也是人的情感、思想与精神，这是雕塑的灵魂所在。
In ancient times, sculpture was first called immovable art. Sculpture often takes people as the main object of expression, even if the object of expression is not human, what it reveals is also human emotion, thought and spirit, which is the soul of sculpture.
雕塑艺术可以突破语言、文字、国家及民族的界限，生动形象地记录科学、文化、经济、政治、社会生活等，是全人类共同享受的艺术。
Sculpture can break through the boundaries of language, character, country and nation, record science, culture, economy, politics and social life vividly and vividly. It is an art enjoyed by all mankind.
中国雕刻艺术起源于新石器时代早期，古代先人们首先从石器的制做过程中，获得雕刻技术的训练，并孕育着雕刻艺术的才能和审美观念，又从陶器的制做中获得制做人物和动物的造型功能。
Chinese carving art originated in the early Neolithic age. In ancient times, people first obtained the training of carving technology from the process of making stone tools, and nurtured the ability and aesthetic concept of carving art, and obtained the modeling function of making people and animals from the production of pottery.
中国雕塑的艺术形式和特点与古希腊与古罗马雕塑不同，带有明显的中国传统文化和艺术表现的特征。比如，古希腊雕塑多以石雕写实为主，而我国的雕塑常常为写意的泥塑、铜铸、木雕和陶制作品。
The artistic form and characteristics of Chinese sculpture are different from those of ancient Greek and Roman sculpture, with obvious characteristics of Chinese traditional culture and artistic expression. For example, ancient Greek sculptures are mostly realistic, while Chinese sculptures are often freehand clay, bronze, wood and pottery works.