The 2nd “Belt and Road” International Roots Carving Show Week continued the form of last year’s event. After the selection of root carving raw materials, the international wood artists started to make their art creation on the same stage together with the Chinese root carvers of the 5th “Drunken Root Cup” root carving competition. Their different cultural backgrounds and carving techniques make the event site the highlight of the cultural exchange week.
Abd Muhaimin Bin HASBOLLAH Malaysia
Abdelhay ADAYDAY Morocco
Aleksandre PHOPHKHADZE Georgia
Didier SCHAUTERDEN Belgium
Edward James LECOMTE New Zealand
Guilhem BOUISSOU France
Issam Abd El Aziz SABBAH Palestine
Libor FRANK Czech
Mohit JANGID India
Pavel KHATSILOUSKI Belarus
Rim ROEURN Cambodia
Robert Kancsev CANEV Bulgaria
Sangay PENJOR Bhutan
William Robert PRICKETT United Kingdom
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.