Huizhou, a region in China’s Anhui province, is well-known for its beautiful sculptures.

Fang Feng is an artist from the area, creating art pieces for the past 20 years. His grandfather is a national master sculptor who introduced him to wood carving when Fang was just 16 years old.

This is the first episode of our “Artisans” series, where we explore China’s rich art history and its dedicated creators.

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0:00 Huizhou wood carving
0:00 This piece took 3 years
0:00 History of wood carving
0:00 How it’s made
0:00 Passing it down

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Producer: Lyn Yang
Videographer: Patrick Wong
Editor: Cliff Man
Mastering: Victor Peña

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