Bamboo handicrafts refer to handicrafts that use bamboo as raw material for carving, painting, and other artistic creations. Bamboo craftsmanship is different from ordinary woodworking products. Bamboo crafts, after being steamed and dried, have a much longer lifespan than wooden products. Due to the indomitable nature of bamboo, it has been highly praised by literati and scholars since ancient times, making bamboo handicrafts more popular and loved by people than wooden handicrafts.
Bamboo handicrafts include various categories such as bamboo slips, bamboo plaques, bamboo hanging paintings, bamboo slips calligraphy and painting, bamboo carving pen holders, bamboo root carvings, etc.
Successful works often focus on one method while using other methods, which inevitably enriches the charm of the knife and enhances the artistic effect. Carving bamboo is a process in which the author’s emotions gallop through the bamboo, using knives to convey their emotions. It is entirely based on their own understanding and appropriate use of various bamboo carving methods.