Yang Qiushi
Lineage & School of Heritage
After finishing junior middle school he taught himself timber-frame building craftsmanship at home, and at the age of 25 he formally became a student of the craftsman Yang Ming'an.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Yang Qiushi, a man of Dong ethnicity, was born in October 1963 in Sanjiang Dong Autonomous County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. He is a national representative bearer of Dong timber architectural craftsmanship, a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project. He completed his apprenticeship two years later and began building Dong timber houses, drum towers and wind-and-rain bridges independently. As a zhangmo master, the carpenter responsible for setting out the ink lines, he has over the years built six large drum towers and two wind-and-rain bridges. His representative works include the Bajiang Guidong Drum Tower and the Buyang Wind-and-Rain Bridge. While carrying Dong timber architectural craftsmanship to many places, he has also trained disciples such as Yang Nenghui, Yang Yunqing, Yang Yongsu and Yang Fuyu by word and example.
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