Handmade wood carving works demonstrated Wood carving artist Lu Xieqiang demonstrates a finished work and a piece of raw material in Tongx...

Handmade wood carving works demonstrated

Wood carving artist Lu Xieqiang demonstrates a finished work and a piece of raw material in Tongxiang, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 27, 2012. Mr Lu, a fan of Chinese calligraphy, seal sculpture and painting when he was young, has been dedicated to the wood carving art involving Chinese characters for over two decades. The wood carvings created by Mr Lu and members of his studio have won prizes both home and abroad. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Wood carving artist Lu Xieqiang works on a piece of carving created for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Tongxiang, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 27, 2012. Mr Lu, a fan of Chinese calligraphy, seal sculpture and painting when he was young, has been dedicated to the wood carving art involving Chinese characters for over two decades. The wood carvings created by Mr Lu and members of his studio have won prizes both home and abroad. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Wood carving artist Lu Xieqiang works on a piece of carving in Tongxiang, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 27, 2012. Mr Lu, a fan of Chinese calligraphy, seal sculpture and painting when he was young, has been dedicated to the wood carving art involving Chinese characters for over two decades. The wood carvings created by Mr Lu and members of his studio have won prizes both home and abroad. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Wood carving artist Lu Xieqiang (1st L) and members of his studio create works for a national Chinese character carving exhibition in Tongxiang, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 26, 2012. Mr Lu, a fan of Chinese calligraphy, seal sculpture and painting when he was young, has been dedicated to the wood carving art involving Chinese characters for over two decades. The wood carvings created by Mr Lu and members of his studio have won prizes both home and abroad. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Wood carving artist Lu Xieqiang adds colour to a piece of work created for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival in Tongxiang, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 26, 2012. Mr Lu, a fan of Chinese calligraphy, seal sculpture and painting when he was young, has been dedicated to the wood carving art involving Chinese characters for over two decades. The wood carvings created by Mr Lu and members of his studio have won prizes both home and abroad. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)

Mr Lu, a fan of Chinese calligraphy, seal sculpture and painting when he was young, has been dedicated to the wood carving art involving Chinese characters for over two decades. The wood carvings created by Mr Lu and members of his studio have won prizes both home and abroad.