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Organizing Committee:
Organizers:
International Wood Culture Society
China National Forestry Wood Culture Association
Co-Organizers:
Zhongyi International Convention and Exhibition (Yiwu) Co., Ltd
World Wood Day Foundation
Arts and Crafts Industry Association of Yiwu City
Co-Sponsors:
Arts and Crafts Industry Association of Yiwu City
Supporters:
Press and Publication Bureau of Yiwu City
Kaihua Root Palace Cultural Tourism Zone Management Committee
Wenzhou School for Special Education
Dongyang Feng's Art Woodcarving Company
With the theme “Wood for beautiful life”, 2018 WWD Regional event - The 2018 WWD “Belt & Road” International Wood Culture Show held in Yiwu City, Zhejiang, China from April 27th to 30th. This event aims to display the charm of traditional wood culture, promote the humanistic connotation of wood and the spirit of craftsmen, and bring up the interconnection and cooperation of artists from the “Belt and Road” countries.
During the event, a Wood & Root Carving Show, Woodcarving Program and Traditional Handicraft Workshop were held to show diverse ways of different roots of humanity and the relationship between different cultures and nature in modern society.
In order to showcase the contemporary carving art and skill, strengthen the exchange of worldwide woodcarving art and culture, and promote the inheritance and innovation of woodcarving art, 3 international (Bulgaria, Egypt and the Philippines) and 6 Chinese woodcarving artists were invited to “Belt & Road” Collaborative Wood Carv...
The exhibition brought 40 pieces of wood carving and root carving works that from 28 international artists. Among them, there are 29 pieces from 15 “Belt and Road” countries such as Switzerland, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Italy, Vietnam, France, Australia, Zambia. Some of these works originated from the creation in previous WWD reg...
Mr. Desiderio Marabella from the Philippines was invited to show traditional Philippine wood whittling skill. He creates intricate designs out of wood through whittling and carving. His works have been published in many magazines and tour documentaries locally and internationally. Mr. Xu liren, an inheritor of Dongyang Wooden Comb Craftsmanship ...
Before the event formally started, 4 international artists had a one-day tour to China Woodcarving Museum and the Lu-family Ancient Folk House in Dongyang City. This professional wood carving museum has six exhibition halls with a total of more than 3,000 pieces (sets) of exquisite exhibits of woodcarvings, bamboo carvings, wood fur...
World Wood Day is a cultural event celebrated annually during the week of March 21st to highlight wood as an eco-friendly and renewable biomaterial and to raise awareness on the key role wood plays in a sustainable world. Starting from 2013, WWD celebrations were held in Tanzania, China, Turkey, Nepal, and United States respectively, involving participants from over 100 countries and regions.