Activity of 500 masonry artists in Mashhad stone workshops
General Manager of Coordination of Executive Agencies of Mashhad Municipality: Serpentine stone as a special souvenir of Mashhad creates a special opportunity for the development of employment, entrepreneurship and added value.
According to the International Iranian Stone Exhibition, Ali Qanavizchi, pointing out that saffron and barberry have been included in the pilgrim souvenir basket as a souvenir of Mashhad for many years, said: "This is while the best type of stone is extracted from the Mashhad mine."
The General Director of Coordination of Executive Bodies of Mashhad Municipality stated that the development of this industry can provide a suitable platform for creating a purposeful network to manage the production cycle of handicrafts and souvenirs of the city: The presence of raw materials for serpentine (mine) in Mashhad, a large number of production workshops Artifacts of every stone and the artists of this section and the narration of Imam Reza (AS) in Ayoun Akhbar al-Reza (AS) regarding the stone of every work, has created the need for the artifacts of this stone to be placed in the pilgrim souvenir basket.
He added: "Masonry is one of the artistic activities of Mashhad and Khorasan Razavi province, which has a history of 14 centuries and its utensils are more than 200 years old. Also, the existence of suitable mountains around Mashhad has caused craftsmen to engrave on Stones should always have the raw materials available, but the neglect of this industry and the lack of public awareness of this stone, which is beneficial for their health, has led to a significant reduction in the use of this stone in people's kitchens.
Qanavizchi stated: At present, 500 masonry artists in about 100 workshops offer this stone to the market with different designs and molds, so that for the first time in history, the latticework of all-purpose stones by Mashhadi masonry master And has made the market of this stone more prosperous.
He stated: This stone is mined in other provinces as well, but none of these mines have stones of the quality of serpentines in the Mashhad mine, so this stone should be used as an identity and one of the souvenirs for Mashhad. This city should be known.
He added: "For this purpose, Mashhad Municipality, as the economic deputy, the first serpentine stone event to support the production activities of the private sector, further prosperity of the masonry industry and the rise in price of this industry, show the works of masonry artists in urban train stations." Lays.
Ali Qanavizchi stated: In the first step, the works of serpentine stone artifacts production workshops in cooperation with Mashhad city train operation company have been exhibited in 38 showcases and booths in urban train stations.
* ILNA
