在武汉市武昌繁华热闹的解放路上,有一个不起眼的、只有一米多宽的小胡同,里面有一个闻名全国的“湖北省工艺美术研究所”。研究所里,有一位大名鼎鼎的玉雕奇人、中国工艺美术大师——袁嘉骐。袁嘉骐,祖籍广东韶关,1954年7月出生于河北保定。其父早年留学美国.是国内著名的医学专家。良好的家庭教育,使袁嘉骐从小就显示出极强的求知欲和勤奋执著的秉性。他酷爱画画。1969年底,十五岁的他和姐姐、哥哥一同下放到湖北天门农村。四年的艰辛劳动生活磨练了他。1973年他因病回城,当过搬运工、服装厂打包工。1975年进湖北省工艺美术厂,从此开始了他的玉雕生涯。袁嘉骐勇于冒险。从外表看,他温文尔雅,但在艺术追求的道路上,他内心总是充满着创新的强 Wuchang in Wuhan bustling lively Jiefang Road, there is a humble, only one meter wide and small alley, which has a nationally known “Hubei Arts and Crafts Institute.” Institute, there is a famous jade odd people, master of Chinese arts and crafts - Yuan Jiaqi. Yuan Jiaqi, native of Guangdong, Shaoguan, was born in July 1954 in Baoding, Hebei. His father studied in the United States in his early years and is a famous medical expert in China. Good family education, so that Yuan Jiaqi childhood showed a strong thirst for knowledge and dedication. He is passionate about drawing. At the end of 1969, he and his older sister, his brother, were sent to Hubei Tianmen rural area at the age of fifteen. Four years of hard working life honed him. In 1973 he returned to the city due to illness, worked as porter, garment factory packing. In 1975 into the Hubei Arts and Crafts Factory, from his jade carving career. Yuan Jiaqi bravely adventurous. From the outside, he is gentle and gentle, but in the pursuit of art, his heart is always full of innovation and strong