0267 - Root Carvings. Xiong Yuan, a middle school teacher in Nanchang city,...Front

Root Carvings. Xiong Yuan, a middle school teacher in Nanchang city, Jiangxi Province, is a dab at sculpture and painting. He uses the roots of trees, bamboo, rattan and reed to work out artware of various sorts. The artifacts, true to their original shapes, are peculiar in designs. Here Xiong working on a root article. Photo by You Yungu