What are the characteristics of Chaoshan woodcarving?

Wood carving meets people every day, every month and every year, which requires it to have a wide range of themes, rich contents, different forms and diverse techniques; Can meet the different appreciation needs of different objects of men, women and children; Even from a distance, it is suitable for close viewing. It can be viewed roughly or examined carefully. The more interesting it is, the more interesting it is.

Wood carving has a wide range of subjects. As for the common works, people can be divided into five categories: patterns, Bo Gu, animals, flowers, insects, landscapes and immortals. The themes of characters are mostly taken from famous stories such as Romance of Gods, Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties.

In addition, Lan Guanxue praises Han Yu's coming to Chaozhou as a historian, and shows the "Seven Sages Going to Beijing" in Chaozhou in the Ming Dynasty. It is a theme with unique local characteristics.

Infinitely rich themes urge woodcarvers to explore various forms and techniques, and use them flexibly independently, alternately or comprehensively according to different themes, different uses and different parts.