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What's the meaning of woodworking arhat's leg? Pictures.

Woodworking Lohan Leg is a traditional woodworking skill in China. Because the carved leg muscles are strong and powerful, they look like Lohan's legs, hence the name. This craft has a long history and has been passed down for hundreds of years. In the production process, carpenters need to choose wood with good texture, and skillfully carve rough and powerful lines through exquisite carving skills, so that every muscle line is extremely vivid and real, giving people a strong feeling.

In ancient China, carpentry Lohan's legs were often used in temples and Taoist temples, on the one hand, because their shapes implied piety and strength, which met people's expectations of practicing monks. On the other hand, Lohan's legs have a certain decorative effect, which can not only decorate the temples, but also show different artistic conception through different muscle lines and postures, which is pleasing to the eye.

Nowadays, with the inheritance and development of China's culture, more and more people begin to regard the woodworking arhat's legs as a kind of collection or artwork. In the market, many exquisite woodworking arhat legs and other handicrafts have been widely recognized and loved. It is worth mentioning that in modern society, many enterprises and private individuals began to collect and protect the woodworking arhat legs as a precious cultural heritage, with a view to passing them on to future generations.