What is the development history of Dongyang woodcarving?

Dongyang woodcarving is a folk art in China, which belongs to the category of folk carving technology. The origin of his name is also due to the local place name. You should know what the local place name is, right? Yes, it's Dongyang, located in Zhejiang.

Next, let's talk about the development history of Dongyang woodcarving. This carving art began in the Tang Dynasty, but it did not reach its peak in the Tang Dynasty. The peak of this carving art was in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, with three dynasties in the middle, namely the Tang Dynasty, the Song Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty. So why did it reach its peak in Ming Dynasty 2?

This is due to the rise of another technology, which prevailed in the Ming Dynasty when carving wooden boards to print books. However, due to the prevalence of this behavior, it was followed by the rise of wood carving technology. At that time, many productions needed this technology, such as building palaces, temple gardens, houses and other buildings. Because this kind of art runs through these buildings, it will bring long-term benefits after becoming famous. At this time, Dongyang woodcarving has been famous all over the country, and many places know this skill.

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Dongyang woodcarving, one of the folk carving arts in China, is named after its production in Dongyang, Jinhua, Zhejiang. Dongyang Wood Carving, Qingtian Stone Carving and boxwood carving are also called "Zhejiang Three Carvings". Dongyang, Zhejiang, known as the hometown of wood carving in China, has a history of wood carving for more than 1000 years. There are exquisite Dongyang woodcarvings in the Forbidden City in Beijing, Jiangsu, Hangzhou and Anhui.

Dongyang woodcarving is a carving art mainly based on plane relief. Its multi-level relief, scattered perspective composition and plane decoration have formed their own distinctive characteristics. Because of its elegant color and elegant style, it retains the natural texture and color of logs. Also known as "white wood carving" (representing the natural color of wood, different from painting). It has a history of more than 1000 years since the Tang Dynasty. It is one of the best folk crafts of the Chinese nation and is known as the "national treasure". On May 20th, 2006, Dongyang woodcarving was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.