Zhoushan, the birthplace of modern nuclear carving industry in China, has more than 3,000 nuclear carving practitioners and more than 300 nuclear carving studios. Formed a complete industrial chain from olive core acquisition to nuclear processing, carving and sales, including carving tool production. It is a veritable pillar industry and rich industry in Zhoushan Village. Three generations of nuclear carving artists supported Zhoushan's nuclear carving industry. Among them, Songshuiguan is the national intangible cultural heritage inheritor of nuclear carving, 2 provincial intangible cultural heritage inheritors and 9 senior arts and crafts artists. Four years ago, the sales revenue of the nuclear carving industry in this village exceeded 65.438+0 billion yuan, and in 2065.438+02 it exceeded 65.438+0.5 billion yuan. At present, the average annual income of employees is about 6,543,800 yuan, which even attracts artists from afar. A young man from Harbin studied art under the guidance of teacher Xu Peijin.

Zhoushan nuclear carving industry has been formed for more than 100 years. At that time, Yin Genfu, a Zhoushan native, opened Yongxing Zhai in Shanghai City God Temple to sell olive nuclear carved arhat heads, which was all the rage. Influenced by Yin Genfu, nuclear carving became a craft of Zhoushan people. More than 80% of the families here are engaged in nuclear carving, which has also promoted the employment of several surrounding villages. 20 10 Zhoushan Nuclear Carving Industry Association was established in Wuzhong District, Suzhou to promote the healthy and orderly development of the industry.

The raw material of Zhoushan nuclear carving is olive stone produced in Guangdong. On a small core, you can carve landscapes, flowers and birds, figures, arhats and bodhisattvas. The carved olive core can be made into a single piece, or it can be strung into bracelets and beads, which means good luck. Exquisite modeling, smooth lines, delicate style, framing by materials and seeing the big from the small are the values of Zhoushan nuclear carving. Since ancient times, nuclear carving has been a good taste of literati, and the theme of expressing the beautiful scenery of strange mountains and ancient nostalgia is more popular among literati. Nuclear carving entered a prosperous period in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, when the exquisite nuclear carving art became one of the hot spots in people's collection. Nowadays, the collection of nuclear carvings has entered a booming era, which can be used as a single item of mobile phone pendants and become the favorite of young people.

It is reported that the traditional best-selling nuclear carving works include Very Happy, Harmony and Richness, Carp yue longmen, Happy Event and Eighteen Arhats. A long list of works by famous artists is of great value. The transaction price of bracelets at the senior craftsman level is 60,000-70,000 yuan, and the transaction price of long strings is178,000 yuan. As for the master's works, "a string of nuclear carvings for a BMW" is not an illusion, but a real person.