Fujian prepares for dragon year with meticulous wood carving work
By HU MEIDONG
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chinadaily.com.cn
Updated:
04:37 PM (GMT+8) Jan 30, 2024
Zheng Baoshu, inheritor of Panshan's temple wood carving, showcases a dragon-pattern manuscript in Panshan village, Jinjiang, Fujian province, Jan 27, 2024. [Photo by Jiang Kehong/For chinadaily.com.cn]
As the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon approaches, workers in a wood carving factory work diligently to fulfill orders in Panshan village, Jinjiang, Fujian province. The workers meticulously craft exquisite temple wood carvings, such as dragon pillars and heads.
Panshan's wood carving, characterized by temple sculptures, boasts a long history and exquisite craftsmanship. Its products are exported to Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
In 2021, Quanzhou wood carving, with Panshan's temple wood carving as a representative, made it to the fifth batch of the national intangible cultural heritage list.
Yang Zishuo contributed to this story.
Zheng Baoshu, inheritor of Panshan's temple wood carving, carves a dragon head in Panshan village, Jinjiang, Fujian province, Jan 27, 2024. [Photo by Liu Lianfen/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Zheng Baoshu, inheritor of Panshan's temple wood carving, polishes a wooden dragon head in Panshan village, Jinjiang, Fujian province, Jan 27, 2024. [Photo by Jiang Kehong/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Workers carve dragon pillars inside the Jinjiang Yida Ancient Architecture Engineering Co Ltd workshop in Panshan village, Jinjiang, Fujian province, Jan 27, 2024.[Photo by Liu Lianfen/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Zheng Baoshu, inheritor of Panshan's temple wood carving, inspects a dragon pillar in Panshan village, Jinjiang, Fujian province, Jan 27, 2024. [Photo by Liu Lianfen/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Workers transport dragon pillars inside the Jinjiang Yida Ancient Architecture Engineering Co Ltd workshop in Panshan village, Jinjiang, Fujian province, Jan 27, 2024.[Photo by Jiang Kehong/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Zheng Baoshu, inheritor of Panshan's temple wood carving (left), guides his son Zheng Zhenbo in carving a dragon head in Panshan village, Jinjiang, Fujian province, Jan 27, 2024. [Photo by Liu Lianfen/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Workers carve dragon pillars inside the Jinjiang Yida Ancient Architecture Engineering Co Ltd workshop in Panshan village, Jinjiang, Fujian province, Jan 27, 2024. [Photo by Jiang Kehong/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Workers clean dust from the dragon pillars inside the Jinjiang Yida Ancient Architecture Engineering Co Ltd workshop in Panshan village, Jinjiang, Fujian province, Jan 27, 2024. [Photo by Liu Lianfen/For chinadaily.com.cn]
A carved dragon sculpture in Jinjiang Yida Ancient Architecture Engineering Co Ltd in Panshan village, Jinjiang, Fujian province. [Photo by Liu Lianfen/For chinadaily.com.cn]
Zheng Tingjin, the General Manager of Jinjiang Yida Ancient Architecture Engineering Co Ltd, introduces dragon pillar and head wood-carving exhibits to visitors in Panshan village, Jinjiang, Fujian province, Jan 27, 2024. [Photo by Jiang Kehong/For chinadaily.com.cn]
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