中国根艺有着悠久的历史,早在原始社会就出现了雕刻木做成的装饰品以及日常生活工具。而它作为我国一门传统的、独立的艺术门类,历代都有优秀作品和民间艺人出现,明清时期发展为一个高峰,在蒲松龄纪念馆就有这个志异小说家创作的根艺作品存世。改革开放以来,这门“自然美”和“雕琢美”结合的造型艺术,以其“奇”“巧”的特色得以发扬广大,大师级艺人不断涌现,刘荣茂就是其中佼佼者。羊年春节前夕,在金州新区文化馆举行的首届大连市民间文艺迎春会上,我与参展者之一大连市民间文艺家协会理事刘荣茂 China Genyi has a long history, as early as primitive society carved wooden ornaments and daily tools. As a traditional and independent art genre in China, both ancient and modern works have emerged as outstanding works and folk artists. Ming and Qing Dynasties developed into a peak. At the Pu Songling Memorial Hall, there was a root-art work created by this extraordinary novelist. Since the reform and opening up, the combination of this “natural beauty ” and “carving beautiful ” The combination of plastic arts, with its “odd ” “clever ” features to carry forward the vast majority of master artists continue to emerge, Leader. On the eve of the Spring Festival of the Year of the sheep, at the first Spring Festival of Folk Arts in Dalian held in Jinzhou New District Cultural Center, Liu Rongmao, one of the participants of the Dalian Folk Literature and Art Association