我国是世界上最早使用竹制品的国家,竹子象征中华民族坚强不屈的气节和刚正不阿的品格。留青竹刻起源于唐代,最早装饰在扇骨、茶叶筒等竹制器具上面,多为花纹图案,层次感不强。到明代后期,竹刻艺术家常州府的张希黄发展了前人的刻法,使竹刻与书画艺术结缘,留青竹刻突破了以往的图案形式,融笔墨韵味和雕刻艺术为一 China is the first country in the world to use bamboo products. Bamboo symbolizes the stamina and integrity of the Chinese nation. Stay green bamboo carving originated in the Tang Dynasty, the earliest decoration in the fan, tea barrel and other bamboo appliances above, mostly pattern, the sense of hierarchy is not strong. By the late Ming Dynasty, Zhang Xihuang, a bamboo artist from Changzhou Prefecture, developed the carvings of his predecessors and made the connection between bamboo and calligraphy and painting a success.