[Explanation] There is a KitKat craftsman in Yinchuan, Ningxia, who can sculpt and paint on fruit cores.
He carved Chinese mythological figures, Buddha statues, animals, etc. on peach pits, olive pits, date pits, and pine nuts. His exquisite skills are amazing.
[Concurrent] Nuclear carving artist Li Wenbin
Among them, I am most proud of this olive pit work. The raw material of this work was damaged by insects, but I did not throw it away. I think I can use its natural flaws to create a new theme. .
Later, I carved (carved) half of an elephant's face on one side, and carved (carved) the side that was damaged by insects into the skeleton of an elephant, calling on everyone to protect the wild animals.
[Explanation] The history of nuclear carving can be traced back to the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty. There is a fragment in "Hezhou Ji" by Wei Xuezhen, a prose writer in the Ming Dynasty, praising the superb skills of peach kernel carving.
[Concurrent] Nuclear carving artist Li Wenbin
In my personal collection, there is a nuclear sculpture from the Qing Dynasty. This nuclear sculpture is the raw material for a peach pit. The ancients were able to carve a peach pit so exquisitely with limited tools. This skill is very superb. .
[Explanation] Li Wenbin has been a nuclear sculptor for more than 20 years. From his hobby to now owning his own studio, he thinks it is a very happy thing to be able to turn his hobby into his own profession.
[Concurrent] Nuclear carving artist Li Wenbin
I have been in contact with nuclear carving since I was in my 20s. During this period, I did many other jobs, including restaurants, bars, and clothing wholesale, but I found that only when I was doing nuclear carving, could I really calm down. .
So I want to be able to turn my hobby into my own job. I think this is a very happy thing.
So later I went to the Suzhou system to learn the skills of nuclear carving. After I came back, I opened this nuclear carving studio in my hometown Yinchuan.
[Explanation] Li Wenbin has his own sentiment from the nuclear carving, and it also allows him to find his own peace in the hustle and bustle of the city.
He hopes that more young people can learn about carvings, understand Chinese traditional culture, and pass on and carry forward Chinese traditional culture.
[Concurrent] Nuclear carving artist Li Wenbin
What I feel after doing nuclear sculpture for so many years is that it is a process of self-cultivation.
In this process, people's mood can be exercised. At the same time, I hope that more colleagues and friends can exchange and learn from each other.
In addition, I hope that more young people can fall in love with nuclear carvings, like carvings, and be able to better inherit and develop this traditional Chinese culture.
(Xie Yu Ningxia Yinchuan report)
Editor in charge: [Zhang Kaixin]