LiZhemakesawoodenpyrographyatastudioofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March15,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.LiZhe,54,isaprovincial-levelinheritorofNanyangPyrography.Havingbeingengagedintheprofessionfor30plusyears,Lifirstusedironneedlegrilledbyoillamptoformpatternsonchopsticksandrulers,whichmadeitadifficulttasktofinishahigh-qualitypyrographyasthetemperatureoftheironneedlewashardtocontrol.Withtheelectricsolderingironreplacingtheoldone,thequalityandefficiencyofthecraftworkaregreatlyimproved."ThekeyofNanyangPyrographyliesinartist'scontrolofthetemperature,speedandstrengthwhenusingtheelectricsolderingiron,"Lisaid,"pyrography'sthemescovercharacters,mountainsandrivers,flowersandbirds,whichareinspiredfromtraditionalChinesepaintings."SinceassumingthedirectoroftheNanyangPyrographyFactoryin2008,LiZheandhiscolleagueshavecreatedthousandspiecesofwoodenandsilkpyrography.HehasalsosetupaninstituteonNanyangPyrography,whichisrecognizedasademonstrationcenterfortheintangibleculturalheritage.Nowadays,LiZheisdedicatedtomakingpyrographyproductscombiningbothutilityandartvalues.Hecooperateswithtouristsitestomakeculturalandcreativeproducts,enablingtouriststobringhomepyrographyworksshowcasingviewsandcustomsinNanyang.Thefactoryalsohasexplorednewwaystopromotethecraftwithschoolsandcompanies.Inthefuture,Lihopesthatthecraftwillbepopularamongcommonpeople,especiallytheyoung."Ihopethattheancientartwilldevelopwellthroughinnovationandinheriting,"saidLiZhe.(Xinhua/GaoSongling)LiZhemakesawoodenpyrographyatastudioofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March15,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/HaoYuan)ThisundatedphotoshowsLiZhemakingawoodenpyrographyatastudioofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua)AloverofNanyangpyrographymakesanartworkofpyrographyatastudioofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March14,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/GaoSongling)AloverofNanyangpyrographymakesanartworkofpyrographyatastudioofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March14,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/GaoSongling)LiZhemakesawoodenpyrographyatastudioofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March15,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/GaoSongling)LiZhemakesawoodenpyrographyatastudioofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March14,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/HaoYuan)LiZhemakesawoodenpyrographyatastudioofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March15,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/HaoYuan)LiZheguidesaloverofNanyangpyrographytomakeanartworkofpyrographyatatrainingclassofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March14,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/HaoYuan)LiZhemakesawoodenpyrographyatastudioofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March15,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/HaoYuan)LiZhemakesawoodenpyrographyatastudioofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March15,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/HaoYuan)AloverofNanyangpyrographymakesanartworkofpyrographyatatrainingclassofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March14,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/HaoYuan)AloverofNanyangpyrographymakesanartworkofpyrographyatatrainingclassofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March14,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/HaoYuan)AloverofNanyangpyrographymakesanartworkofpyrographyatatrainingclassofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March14,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/HaoYuan)AloverofNanyangpyrographymakesanartworkofpyrographyatastudioofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March14,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/GaoSongling)LiZheintroducestheskillsofmakingNanyangpyrographyatatrainingclassofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March14,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/HaoYuan)AloverofNanyangpyrographymakesanartworkofpyrographyonachopstickatatrainingclassofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March14,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/HaoYuan)LiZhemakesawoodenpyrographyatastudioofNanyangPyrographyFactoryinNanyangCity,centralChina'sHenanProvince,March15,2024.NanyangPyrography,atraditionalChineseartoriginatedfromtheWesternHanDynasty(206BC-25AD),hasahistoryofover2,000years.Thecraft,usingtoolswithhightemperaturetodrawpatternsoncarbonizablematerials,createsvisualeffectsresemblingtraditionalChinesepaintings.Itwaslistedasanational-levelintangibleculturalheritagein2021.(Xinhua/HaoYuan)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.