Where is woodcarving an intangible cultural heritage?

Wood carving is the intangible cultural heritage of Fujian Province.

Woodcarving (Putian Woodcarving) is a traditional art in Putian City, Fujian Province, and it is one of the national intangible cultural heritages. Putian woodcarving is the floorboard of woodcarving artworks produced in Putian City, Fujian Province. Materials are longan, boxwood, sandalwood and mahogany. Putian wood carving has a long history. In the Tang Dynasty, Putian woodcarving was used to decorate buildings, and to carve Buddha statues and books.

There were many artists who were good at Buddha statues and decorative carvings in Putian in the Ming Dynasty, and the wood carving art in Putian in the Qing Dynasty was further developed. During the Qianlong period, there were already gold-plated carvings as tributes. Putian woodcarving has a beautiful shape and exquisite craftsmanship, especially the traditional crafts such as three-dimensional round carving, fine micro carving and triple carving.

The origin of woodcarving:

It is generally believed that the woodcarving art in China originated from the Neolithic Age. But in fact, woodcarving art, like other sculpture arts, was born with the appearance of human beings; At first, it was just an involuntary behavior, and it was not until people had aesthetics that woodcarving really became an art.

Wood carving originated in China in the Neolithic Age. Woodcarving fish appeared in Hemudu culture in Yuyao, Zhejiang Province more than 7,000 years ago. The woodcarving skills in Qin and Han dynasties tended to be mature, and the painting and carving skills were exquisite and perfect.

The appearance of colored woodcarving indicates that the ancient woodcarving technology has reached a quite high level. The Tang Dynasty was a glorious period of China's craft, and the woodcarving craft became more and more perfect. Many woodcarving Buddha statues preserved to this day are masterpieces of ancient Chinese artworks, which have the technological characteristics of concise modeling, skillful and smooth knife work and clear and bright lines, and have become the "darlings" of today's domestic and international art markets.