Root carving art

Root carving art root carving art has a long history in Xinbin. As early as the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, Jurchens used trees as platforms and shelves to place things. Later, some people with a heart carved the grotesque roots into works of art with unique aesthetic value, and gradually formed the art of root carving, which has been passed down to this day. Xinbin's root carving is natural, bold and unconstrained, quite a Manchu legacy, which is completely different from the delicate and skillful style of southern root art. Because of the remarkable achievements and profound influence of Xinbin's root art over the years, the "Liaoning Root Art Society" was established in the root art market of Jiahe Town, Xinbin, which was built in 2000. In the north of Shangjiahe Village, on the east side of Southeast Highway. It is about 500 meters long and covers an area of 20,660 square meters, with more than 20 buildings. Covering an area of 4,700 square meters, it mainly deals in root carving art products, as well as bonsai, strange stones, calligraphy and painting, flowers, handicrafts and tourist souvenirs.
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