Introduction of longan woodcarving

Longan woodcarving is the most representative handicraft in Fujian woodcarving. It is also a unique traditional handicraft of Han nationality in China woodcarving art and an excellent folk carving art in Fujian. It is named because the carving material it uses is longan wood rich in Fujian. Longan wood (namely longan tree) has solid texture, fine texture and soft color. The trunk of old longan, especially the root, is a good material for wood carving. Longan woodcarving developed in the Qing Dynasty, and its main producing areas developed from Fuzhou to Putian, Quanzhou, Hui 'an and other places.