Putian, Fujian Province Holds Arts and Crafts Exhibition in Beijing

In order to further promote the brand “Putian craftsmanship world”, promote the development of arts and crafts industry, and create a one-hundred-six billion arts and crafts industry. From September 25th to October 7th, Fujian Putian held the 2010 Putian Art and Fine Arts Exhibition in Beijing.

Putian is known as the "name of the document state", "Zou Lu". It is originated from Mazu culture on Weizhou Island in Putian. There are more than 200 million believers and more than 5,000 Matsu Temples in the world. In September 2009, “Mazu Folklore” was successfully included in the “Introduction to the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Mankind” and became China’s first world class heritage of worship. Putian's traditional arts and crafts have a long history and can be traced back to the millennium. They are known for their subtlety. Among them, the most representative of the Putian wood carvings were prosperous in the Tang and Song dynasties and flourished in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. They contained profound historical and cultural heritage and rich traditional styles. This year they were successfully selected as the third batch of national intangible cultural heritage list recommended items.

Since 2003, Putian has successively won titles such as "Chinese City of Woodcarving", "Capital of Chinese Classical Craft Furniture", "China's Jewellery and Jewelry Industry Base", "China's Silverware Hometown" and "Chinese Government Affairs Business Gift Industry Base", etc. It is a city with the largest number of domestic arts and crafts regional brands.

At the same time, Putian City has also cultivated a group of leading enterprises, brand-name products, famous trademarks and patents. The products developed by a number of companies are the first products in China, filling the technological gap in China's technology industry. The century-old “Jin-Jade Jade” and “Jade-Jin-Jin” products have made stunning appearances in the Expo's most prosperous “Golden Expo Axis” and have attracted worldwide curiosity. At present, there are many types of arts and crafts products in Putian, including more than 1,000 varieties including art wood carvings, color carvings, and crystal carvings, covering a large number of fine collections, tourist products, craft gifts, and decorations for hotels, gardens, and monasteries, among others. Application area. Among them, the output value, output, and export volume of wood carvings, jade carvings, and classical craft furniture accounted for the highest in the nation.

During the “Eleventh Five-Year Plan” period, the arts and crafts industry of Putian City showed a rapid development trend. Within 5 years, the output value above designated size increased by 12.5 times and maintained an annual growth rate of over 80%. By the end of 2009, it had reached 7.856 billion Yuan. The industry's output value reached 20 billion yuan. Putian has become one of the most active and prosperous representative cities for the development of the domestic cultural industry. By 2015, Putian City will achieve the production value target of 100 billion yuan in the arts and crafts industry.