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The origin was founded by Lai Chatian, the ancestor of the ancestral wood carving fine art workshop, in the early years of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty. It has been around 160 years since then, and has never stopped despite several turmoils. Shi Lai Chatian was nicknamed Gai Sanyang, namely Haiyang (Chao'an), Chaoyang, and Jieyang. It can be seen that his skills are superb, and his extant works include the wood carvings of Guan Shengdijun Temple in Dongshan Island, Fujian Province. The surviving works of his great-grandfather Lai Ronglin are unknown. The surviving works of his grandfather Lai Yuanshun include the wood carvings of Sanfang Temple in Dacheng Town, Fengtang Town (now being renovated, and the wood carving work is undertaken by Lai Peitian, the founder of the Ancestral Wood Carving Art Workshop). The more famous works of his father, Lai Senhe, include the wood carvings of Tianhou Temple in Fangjishan, Mayu, Shantou, the Tianhou Temple in Suocheng, Pengzhou, and the niches and tables of Guanye Palace in Jieyang Fortress (all of which are cultural protection units). The wood carving works completed by Lai Peitian are listed in the cultural protection units of Guantang Song Temple (Chen Family Temple), Pengzhou Weng Wanda Da Sima Mansion, Pengzhou City God Temple, Ou Ting Xu Family Temple (Green Brick Temple), Chaozhou Qinglong Ancient Temple , Xie's Ancestral Hall on Nanchun Road, etc. There are also wood carving projects such as the Liu Ci Shi Gong Temple in Phosphorus River, the Xiude Shantang and Zhonghong Shantang in Singapore, and the "Taihua Temple" in Longshang Village, Jiedong District, Guangdong. The craftsmanship is exquisite and has received excellent reviews.
Lai Peitian grew up in a family with ancestral wood carving. He was immersed in the atmosphere of wood carving passed down from his family, and slowly developed a love for wood carving. Qing Hou studied with his father Lai Senhe. With his persistent pursuit of wood carving art and his father's careful teaching, he studied hard and studied seriously. Finally, hard work paid off, and I soon became proficient in various techniques from selecting wood carving materials to making. In the course of 36 years of work, with the help of his father and Wuhua colleagues, he created some wood carving crafts and achieved certain results.
Having been in the industry for more than 30 years, I have been meticulous in learning every process and strive for excellence. He quickly became proficient in various techniques and techniques of Chaozhou gold lacquer wood carving such as trimming and blanking. Then he developed a great interest in wood carving pattern design. Since 1985, he has been studying the wood carving pattern design of Master He Dasheng of Shantou. Based on the characteristics of Chaozhou gold lacquer wood carvings, he can design a batch of wood carving patterns that embody the Chaozhou gold lacquer. Wood carving has the characteristics of multi-layer hollowing, but it is easy to advance and move the knife; it is dense and dense, and it is strong and durable. In the design process, we absorb the essence of our predecessors and incorporate our own ideas, gradually improving our own level and forming our own style. Received unanimous praise from peers.
Among the woodcarving works completed since 1995, the "Cultural Protection Units" include Guantang Song Temple (Chen Family Temple), Pengzhou Weng Wanda Da Sima Mansion, Pengzhou City God Temple, and Outing Xu Family Temple. Temple (Green Brick Temple), Chaozhou Qinglong Ancient Temple, Nanchun Road Xie Clan Ancestral Hall, etc. There are also wood carving projects such as the Liu Ci Shi Gong Temple in Phosphorus River, the Xiude Shantang [5] and Zhonghong Shantang in Singapore, and the "Taihua Temple" in Longshang Village, Jiedong District, Jieyang City, etc., which have received excellent evaluations. Special mention is made of the wood carvings designed and created at the "Taihua Temple" in Longshang Village, Jiedong District, which are extremely exquisite in craftsmanship and have been widely praised by all walks of life. Mr. Li Zhuoqi, director of the Guangzhou Chen Clan Ancestral Hall Museum (a national craft master judge), was amazed after just seeing the photos of the ancestral hall.
The wood carving hanging screen "Plum, Orchid, Chrysanthemum and Bamboo" won the "China Arts and Crafts Creativity Award" gold medal at the China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industry Expo. (Chaozhou) Arts and Crafts Exhibition" gold and silver awards. The hollow shrimp and crab basket he created also won the gold medal at the exhibition, and his work "Officials, Agriculture, Industry, Business, Fishing, Woodcutting, Farming, and Reading" won the gold medal at the "16th China (National) Arts and Crafts Masters Expo" Won the gold medal. In April 2014, he was appointed as a member of the Wood Sculpture Professional Committee of the Guangdong Arts and Crafts Association, and in December 2014, he was rated as the Municipal Arts and Crafts Artist. Was named Master of Arts and Crafts in April 2015