What are the artistic features of Jianchuan woodcarving in Yunnan?

? A: Jianchuan, Yunnan is an area where the Bai people have lived for generations. Mu Yun, produced locally, is a very good carving material with tall trunk, delicate and beautiful texture, tough material and easy polishing. Many local people are engaged in cloud wood carving. According to Travel Notes of Dali in Qing Dynasty, in more than 70 state capitals in Yunnan and neighboring Guizhou, Sichuan and other provinces, swordsmen are good at rules and knives and axes. There are still many woodcarvings in the Tang Dynasty in Shi Baoshan, only 5 kilometers away from Jianchuan. Jianchuan woodcarving is mainly composed of architectural decorative woodcarving components and carved furniture, and circular carved Buddhist statues are also famous. Many buildings, such as the Three Archways in Kunming, the Stone Zhaobi in Jianshui, Feilai Temple in Baoshan and Guihua Temple in Zhongdian, have the works of Jianchuan carpenters. Famous buildings in Yunnan Province include carved wooden windows and lattice doors made by Jianchuan carpenters. Jianchuan woodcarving flourished from Dali to Qianlong in Qing Dynasty. At the end of Qing Dynasty, Jianchuan woodcarving declined for a time. After liberation, Jianchuan woodcarving was restored and developed. The traditional skills of woodcarving in Jianchuan have been passed down to this day. Artists have made many exquisite woodcarving furniture by using complicated traditional patterns such as one fall, three rises, three falls, five falls, eighteen bachelors beating plum blossoms, phoenix wearing peony, pine crane topping plum (eyebrow). The woodcarving in Yunnan Hall of the Great Hall of the People was made by Jianchuan artists. The traditional patterns of Jianchuan woodcarving include camellia, plum blossom, magpie, lion, peacock, dragon and phoenix, etc. Especially the dragon wind, flowers and birds are the best, with full composition and rich layers, full of auspicious and festive meanings. It shows simple folk customs.