“宁可食无肉,不可居无竹,无肉令人瘦,无竹令人俗”是苏东坡咏竹的诗句,竹茎中空代表虚怀若谷,竹节分明代表志气节操。竹子象征文人雅士的高风亮节,所以赋予竹“君子”雅称。李荣烈一生与竹为伍,终身从事竹艺的创作和推广,为人谦虚、有教无类,桃李满天下,是受人敬重的工艺导师,而他所传授的不仅仅只是竹艺的技法,还有他效仿竹“君子”的人生态度和处世哲学。 “Eat meatless, non-bamboo, meat is not thin, no bamboo is a folk ” is Su Dongpo bamboo poem, hollow bamboo stem on behalf of the emptiness, bamboo represents the ambition. Bamboo symbolizes literati high style, so give bamboo “gentleman ” elegant name. Li Ronglie life with bamboo, Wu life engaged in the creation and promotion of bamboo, humble, teach no class, peaches and plums all over the world, is admirable process mentor, and he taught not only just bamboo art techniques, as well as his Follow the Bamboo “gentleman ” life attitude and philosophy of life.