Where is the most famous pyrography technology in history?

Nanyang is the birthplace of pyrography in China. Pyrography, also known as blazing painting, pyrography and fire painting, is known as one of the "three treasures of Nanyang" (silk, jade carving and pyrography). Nanyang pyrography originated in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty and was founded by Zhao Xing III who lived in Nanyang. Zhao pyrography was first popular among dignitaries and celebrities, and gifts were regarded as fashion gifts. Since then, some people have followed suit and burnt chopsticks have become a commodity in the market. Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, pyrography only existed in Nanyang, and then it gradually spread to other places.

The early business model of Nanyang pyrography industry was mostly self-produced and self-sold handicrafts. In the 1920s, there were more than 70 pyrography enterprises with hundreds of employees in Nanyang. Fang Jinxiang, Liu Fuxiang, Yang Wende, Fang Yutang and Qian Wanshun run famous shops. Among them, Fang Yutang's "Fujuheng" chopstick shop has the most funds and the longest maintenance time. In addition, there are many artists engaged in pyrography in Nanyang countryside. Many families, men, women and children will burn pictures, which is a very prosperous cottage industry in the local area. Pear chopsticks sell well in Shaanxi, Shandong, Gansu, Sichuan, Hunan, Hubei and other provinces, especially Nanyang. In the 1940s, due to frequent disasters, pyrography artists switched careers or fled to other places, and production came to a standstill.