Lin Hengyun
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Male, of Han ethnicity, born in 1930 in Fuzhou, Fujian Province. National representative bearer of Shoushan Stone Carving, a first-batch national intangible cultural heritage project, and a master of Chinese arts and crafts. Lin Hengyun studied carving with his uncle from childhood, progressing from the modeling of Buddhist figures to creative research in wood carving, ivory carving, and Shoushan stone carving. In 1970, Lin Hengyun devoted himself to Shoushan stone carving; while mastering its traditional techniques, he also absorbed carving methods from wood and ivory work, so that his stone sculpture developed a distinctive style of its own, and his rendering of polar bears was considered unrivaled in the world of stone carving. He was also skilled at carving figures and fish with a unique and marvelous technique; representative works include Xiong (Bear), Haidi Shijie (Undersea World), and Jin Yu (Goldfish), among others. His son Lin Fei inherited and further developed his father's craft and is himself a master of Chinese arts and crafts.
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