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Woodcarving is a traditional craft in ancient Chinese architecture. It shows great achievements of artists who use special tools to shape wood into beautiful objects. People 46. (practise) this skill for thousands of years across different cultures. From ancient Egyptian furniture to Chinese daily decorations, woodcarving 47. (connect) the past and the present, showing how creativity never stops.
Craftsmen use knives and other tools to carve every inch of wood 48. (care). The first step is to choose the wood, which should be hard enough. The creator should make the best use of the wood's 49. (nature) beauty and unique shape. In fact, craftsmen do only about three-tenths of the work. The rest 50. (decide) by nature. That's the second step.
Wu Kongde, a woodcarving artist from a small town in Zhejiang Province, has found more room for 51. (develop) this kind of art in Hainan after many years of study and effort. "Woodcarving teaches patience," he says. "Every cut must be perfect, and every detail must carry meanings." There are far clearer, 52. (strict) standards for the selection(选择) of Chinese Arts and Crafts Masters. Mr Wu's works focus on quality and expressiveness.
"I didn't want my work to be lost in the flood of uncertain quality in the market like machine-made products, so I would carve until I was 53. (satisfy)," he said. In the museum, there is a carving of Su Dongpo done by Wu in his 54. (twenty). "Whenever I see them, I can feel the warmth and life of this folk art," Wu added.
The spirit of these craftsmen is worth respecting. To this day, Wu still continues to carve wood 55. (he) and encourages more people to improve the woodcarving industry.