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Zheng Chunhui, a wood carving craftsman for nearly four decades, has recently been busy with a new creation—a wood carving 100 meters long 1 2. 6 meters high, depicting(描绘)the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal. In his carving, Zheng 2 (hope)to show local traditions and customs of the areas along the canal’s route.
Born in 1968, Zheng 3 (become)a wood carving craftsman in 1983. His birthplace. Putian. Fujian Province, is known 4 Putian wood carving. “I was 5 (real)interested in painting and other arts during childhood, so I chose to become a craftsman,” Zheng said.
His love of painting can 6 (see)in his wood carvings. Similar to the landscape themes of 7 (tradition)Chinese paintings, Zheng’s artworks are also about nature. “I often draw my inspiration from the poems and paintings of ancient 8 (artist), and then express my understanding of them by creating new works with different types of wood,” Zheng said.
9 (exhibit)his works and promote the craft, Zheng opened a wood carving gallery in Putian in 2015, the first run by an individual artist and free to the public.
Zheng plans to finish the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal wood carving in three years. “ 10 will take a lot of time and energy to complete, but I am confident in my skills and experience,” he said.
