Gu Qiwang
01 · Lineage & Regional School
Gu Qiwang, Male, Han, from Taizhoushihuangyan, Zhejiang, is a sixth-batch national representative bearer of Bamboo Carving (Ⅶ-46). The tradition is documented in Taizhoushihuangyan, Zhejiang. Within the regional tradition and school record of Bamboo Carving in Taizhoushihuangyan, Zhejiang: The fanhuang (applied-veneer) technique was already popular in bamboo-craft workshops in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang and Hunan regions in the mid-Qing Dynasty. Huangyan began creating its local fanhuang bamboo carving in the ninth year of the Tongzhi era of the Qing Dynasty (1870); it is one of the earliest regions in China to develop fanhuang bamboo carving, and one of the regions where the complete process of this handicraft is most fully preserved today.
02 · Mastery & Signature Works
The bearer record for Gu Qiwang is anchored in the documented technical standards of Bamboo Carving in Taizhoushihuangyan, Zhejiang. Within the documented technical tradition of Bamboo Carving in Taizhoushihuangyan, Zhejiang: Huangyan fanhuang bamboo carving is a traditional folk craft of the Huangyan area of Zhejiang Province; it was first created in the ninth year of the Tongzhi era of the Qing Dynasty (1870) and has a history of more than a hundred years. Huangyan is one of the earliest regions in China to develop fanhuang bamboo carving, and one of the regions where the complete process of this handicraft is most fully preserved today. Fanhuang bamboo carving is named for carving on the veneer surface of the inner wall of moso bamboo; it is also known as “tiehuang” (applied veneer) or “fanhuang” (turned veneer). The technique removes the green skin from moso bamboo to obtain the veneer; after boiling, pressing, planing, and drying processes, the veneer is glued or inlaid onto wooden bodies or bamboo strips and then sanded smooth. With decorative materials such as mahogany added, it is made into various craft objects — vases, tea caddies, brush pots, table screens, and elegant fans — on which landscapes, figures, and flowers and birds are then carved, yielding finished products with a smooth, glossy, ivory-like color and luster. Low relief and line carving are the main decorative techniques of fanhuang wares; the lines are fine amid bold, dense and sparse in combination, capable of expressing different pictorial levels on a veneer less than half a millimeter thick — exceedingly refined. Huangyan fanhuang bamboo carving has a distinct national style and strong local character; within China it can be called a unique art. In making fanhuang, retaining the bamboo node when turning out the veneer and carving with a triangular-section knife are techniques unique to Huangyan fanhuang bamboo carving. Representative repertoire, works and technical entries recorded for the project include: "": "Archival Records of Process Steps": Huangyan is one of the earliest regions in China to develop fanhuang bamboo carving, and one of the regions where the complete process of this handicraft is most fully preserved today.
Archival Records of Process Steps
Huangyan is one of the earliest regions in China to develop fanhuang bamboo carving, and one of the regions where the complete process of this handicraft is most fully preserved today.
Core Technique I
Huangyan fanhuang bamboo carving is a traditional folk craft of the Huangyan area of Zhejiang Province;
Core Technique II
it was first created in the ninth year of the Tongzhi era of the Qing Dynasty (1870) and has a history of more than a hundred years.
Core Technique III
Huangyan is one of the earliest regions in China to develop fanhuang bamboo carving, and one of the regions where the complete process of this handicraft is most fully preserved today.
03 · Transmission & Safeguarding Status
In 2025, Gu Qiwang was announced in the sixth batch of national representative bearers for Bamboo Carving, with Taizhoushihuangyan, Zhejiang as the declared area. Within the documented safeguarding record of Bamboo Carving in Taizhoushihuangyan, Zhejiang: The project was inscribed in the national inventory in 2008 (batch 2), with Taizhoushihuangyan, Zhejiang as its declared area, and Huangyan Xiwanggongyi Factory as its safeguarding unit. Since the project was inscribed in the national inventory, its declared area and safeguarding unit have carried out documentation, transmission and presentation within the national safeguarding framework. Together, the inventory record and the project archive form the public documentary basis for the bearer’s transmission practice.
04 · Associated Heritage Item Dossier
Historical origin
The fanhuang (applied-veneer) technique was already popular in bamboo-craft workshops in the Jiangsu-Zhejiang and Hunan regions in the mid-Qing Dynasty. Huangyan began creating its local fanhuang bamboo carving in the ninth year of the Tongzhi era of the Qing Dynasty (1870); it is one of the earliest regions in China to develop fanhuang bamboo carving, and one of the regions where the complete process of this handicraft is most fully preserved today.
05 · Fellow National Bearers Lineage
National representative bearers recorded under the same item code, ordered from the first to the sixth batch. Batch order is not a teacher–student relationship.
| Bearer | Declared area | Roster code | Relation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cengjiantan | Shaoyang, Hunan | 01-0107 | Other regional school |
| Qiao Jinhong | Wuxi, Jiangsu | 03-1248 | Other regional school |
| Xu Bingfang | Changzhou, Jiangsu | 03-1249 | Other regional school |
| Luo Qisong | Taizhoushihuangyan, Zhejiang | 03-1250 | Same declared area |
| Zhang Zongfan | Shaoyang, Hunan | 04-1790 | Other regional school |
| Wang Wei | Jiading, Shanghai | 05-2619 | Other regional school |
| Hong Jianhua | Huangshanshihuizhou, Anhui | 05-2620 | Other regional school |
| He Huayi | Jiangan, Sichuan | 05-2621 | Other regional school |
| Baijianren | Changzhou, Jiangsu | — | Other regional school |
| Gu Qiwang | Taizhoushihuangyan, Zhejiang | — | This page |
06 · Archival Sources & Bibliography
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