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Traditional Chinese Wooden Craft Characteristics

The craft is characterized by mortise and tenon structure, superb carving skills and experienced craftsmanship.

1, mortise and tenon structure: the key technique in traditional Chinese wood craft is mortise and tenon structure. The mortise and tenon structure refers to the connection between wooden components without the need for auxiliary connecting elements made of other materials, mainly relying on the insertion between the two wooden components.

2, exquisite carving skills: traditional Chinese wood craft in the carving skills are very exquisite. Wood carving is an important form of expression in traditional Chinese wooden crafts, with a long history and strong national traditional colors.

3. Rich craft experience: Chinese traditional wood craft has accumulated rich craft experience. Chinese craftsmen have formed a unique system of building techniques through their unique and systematic methods or techniques for the rational selection of materials, the determination of structural methods, the weighing and calculation of modal dimensions, the processing and production of components, the nodes and detailing and construction and installation.