Featuring inheritance and innovative development of Fuzhou wood carving craftsmanship, Fuzhou Wood Carving Art Inheritance Exhibition was staged at Cross-StraitsFolk ArtMuseumin Fujian Province on August 16.

The participating works in this exhibition, by artistis who all have won reputations in the Fuzhou wood carving industry, show the richness and diversity of the atheistic characteristics of carving. Some artists carry forward the tradition of Xiangyuan wood carving highlighting god statues and figure carving, while some prefer the freehand style of contemporary sculpture. Besides, there are works depicting the young people's imagination and interpretation of Cyberspace and the so-called two-dimensionalworld. The contrast and difference generated by the display of antique styleand modern elements shape the main landscape of the exhibition.

Eight famed mastersand eight young promising artists of Fuzhou wood carving have participated together, presentingworks of masters and apprenticesintothe limelight at the same time. The visitors can enjoy, from the creative works by these 16 inheritors of Fuzhou wood carving, the clashand integration of antique style and modern elements, tradition and modernity, and inheritance and innovation.