Liu Yaosheng
Lineage & School of Heritage
His grandfather Liu Jingsong and his father Liu Jingshu were renowned Chaozhou flower-lantern makers.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of Han ethnicity, born in November 1960 in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province. After graduating from middle school in 1978 he learned the craft from his father and took up flower-lantern creation; in the same year he joined the Chaozhou Special Arts and Crafts Factory, where he created and supervised flower-lantern production. He is especially skilled at making carp lanterns. His lanterns are finely worked, with well-judged spacing and rational layout; their subjects are mainly opera stories, and the figures are vivid and lifelike. He uses power tools to make various animated lanterns, so that they are more lively to view. He attaches importance to collecting and organizing documentation on the traditional craft of Chaozhou flower lanterns, and has been engaged as a lecturer by several schools to teach students about lanterns.
Honors & Recognition
He is a representative bearer of Lantern Art (Chaozhou Flower Lanterns), a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
- Lantern Art Ⅶ-50
Profile
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