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The "Exploring Tainan Tourism Endemic Species in 2023" slash craftsman series tour, teamed up with the traditional craft "Eggplant into Shiliu" teacher Liu Jinwen, leads tourists to slash wood carving craftsmen for one day, carving out a new in-depth travel experience. Wood carver Liu Jinwen is even the hand model for the famous Taiwanese drama "Uncle". He integrates personal memories into the plot of the drama, presenting a perfect combination of wood carving art and drama.
Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe said that Tainan is the city with the largest number of temples. Combining traditional crafts related to temples with tourism can produce more different types of tourism experiences and allow tourists to better understand the beauty of traditional religious art during the experience; "Eggplant into Shiliu" is a unique local wood carving technique in Tainan. It has been widely used in architecture, furniture, shrines, sculptures and other fields since the Qing Dynasty. It is also called "exotic wood inlay", which refers to the inlay of dark "Eggplant" wood. The base plate is decorated with light-colored "Stone Willow" wood carvings, creating a strong visual contrast. Shiliu is a general name for various light-colored woods, including dog bone, mountain pomelo, Taiwan boxwood, Xiaonan, etc. It is a unique woodworking craft in Tainan Fucheng. Due to the complex construction method, "Eggplants and Willows in Stone" has a high cultural status in the field of Tainan wood carving art. Wood carving master Liu Jinwen has more than 30 years of experience in wood carving. He has won the first prize in the traditional craft category at the Tainan Fine Arts Exhibition and has been reported by many media. He is an outstanding figure in the field of wood carving in Tainan.
Lin Guohua, director of the Tourism Bureau, said that the unique properties of eggplants and willows embedded in stone have attracted many tourists and art lovers. This wood carving experience tour was personally led by wood carving art master Liu Jinwen, allowing tourists to better understand Tainan’s local wood carving culture and experience it. Tainan has a rich historical and cultural heritage. In addition, during the tour, we also visited the popular walking and food places that cannot be missed in Tainan - Guohua Youai New Business District, Shennong Street, known as the Holy Land of Literary Youth, and Shuixiangong Market, which can be said to be the kitchen of Tainan. There are all kinds of ingredients, and there are also many old snack shops with a long history, which can not only enrich the mind of exploring history, but also satisfy the empty belly after walking through the streets.
The tourism bureau stated that in this game [How did the eggplant enter Shiliu? ! 】The Fucheng Wood Art Craftsman Wood Carving Experience takes visitors through history and into the beauty of Tainan's wood carving art. They can experience the ingenuity of wood carver Liu Jinwen up close and understand the cultural value of the unique technique of "cutting eggplant into willow". All participants of the "2023 Visit Tainan Tourism Endemics" slash craftsman tour event, share their participation experience through the social community during the event period, and use the designated hashtag to participate in the lottery and have a chance to win a double room at Crowne Plaza Tainan Tainan One accommodation voucher (valued over NT$5,000), the lottery is expected to be held within one week from the day after the last event, and will be announced on the Facebook "Tainan Tourism" official fan group within 3 days of the lottery. Friends who love in-depth cultural tourism are invited to search "2023 Visit to Tainan Tourism Special Slash Craftsmen" to register on Accupass . Each session is limited to 20 places, so please seize the opportunity!
Tainan Mayor Huang Weizhe said that Tainan is the city with the largest number of temples. Combining traditional crafts related to temples with tourism can produce more different types of tourism experiences and allow tourists to better understand the beauty of traditional religious art during the experience; "Eggplant into Shiliu" is a unique local wood carving technique in Tainan. It has been widely used in architecture, furniture, shrines, sculptures and other fields since the Qing Dynasty. It is also called "exotic wood inlay", which refers to the inlay of dark "Eggplant" wood. The base plate is decorated with light-colored "Stone Willow" wood carvings, creating a strong visual contrast. Shiliu is a general name for various light-colored woods, including dog bone, mountain pomelo, Taiwan boxwood, Xiaonan, etc. It is a unique woodworking craft in Tainan Fucheng. Due to the complex construction method, "Eggplants and Willows in Stone" has a high cultural status in the field of Tainan wood carving art. Wood carving master Liu Jinwen has more than 30 years of experience in wood carving. He has won the first prize in the traditional craft category at the Tainan Fine Arts Exhibition and has been reported by many media. He is an outstanding figure in the field of wood carving in Tainan.
Lin Guohua, director of the Tourism Bureau, said that the unique properties of eggplants and willows embedded in stone have attracted many tourists and art lovers. This wood carving experience tour was personally led by wood carving art master Liu Jinwen, allowing tourists to better understand Tainan’s local wood carving culture and experience it. Tainan has a rich historical and cultural heritage. In addition, during the tour, we also visited the popular walking and food places that cannot be missed in Tainan - Guohua Youai New Business District, Shennong Street, known as the Holy Land of Literary Youth, and Shuixiangong Market, which can be said to be the kitchen of Tainan. There are all kinds of ingredients, and there are also many old snack shops with a long history, which can not only enrich the mind of exploring history, but also satisfy the empty belly after walking through the streets.
The tourism bureau stated that in this game [How did the eggplant enter Shiliu? ! 】The Fucheng Wood Art Craftsman Wood Carving Experience takes visitors through history and into the beauty of Tainan's wood carving art. They can experience the ingenuity of wood carver Liu Jinwen up close and understand the cultural value of the unique technique of "cutting eggplant into willow". All participants of the "2023 Visit Tainan Tourism Endemics" slash craftsman tour event, share their participation experience through the social community during the event period, and use the designated hashtag to participate in the lottery and have a chance to win a double room at Crowne Plaza Tainan Tainan One accommodation voucher (valued over NT$5,000), the lottery is expected to be held within one week from the day after the last event, and will be announced on the Facebook "Tainan Tourism" official fan group within 3 days of the lottery. Friends who love in-depth cultural tourism are invited to search "2023 Visit to Tainan Tourism Special Slash Craftsmen" to register on Accupass . Each session is limited to 20 places, so please seize the opportunity!
