Lu Yaozu
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Male, of the Han ethnic group, born in 1949, a native of Suzhou, Jiangsu. A national representative bearer of the Xiangshanbangchuantongjianzhu Building Craftsmanship, a first-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. In his youth Lu Yaozu learned from his father such traditional architectural techniques as damuzuo (major carpentry) and wood interior finishing; he has now comprehensively and skillfully mastered woodworking techniques as well as a number of traditional crafts that were on the verge of being lost. Since the 1970s Lu Yaozu has successively undertaken the restoration of historic buildings, including the Tiger Hill Bonsai Garden, the first phase of the North Pagoda Park, and the repair of the Cold Mountain Temple, earning unanimous acclaim from society and experts alike. More recently he has also directed the construction of the Lan Su Garden in the United States and the Lake Heart Pavilion in France, presenting to foreign friends the superb artistry of Chinese classical woodworking. He has actively trained workers in traditional architecture techniques, and their total number now exceeds one hundred. He has also compiled technical appraisal standards for traditional architecture workers, thereby raising the overall technical competence of the workforce.
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