Linqu Rong Media News: On May 12, the first selection of intangible cultural heritage craftsmen of the major countries of traditional crafts organized by the China Light Industry Federation and the Beijing Intangible Cultural Heritage Development Foundation was announced, and 60 traditional craftsmen from all over the country won this title. Only two people in the national inkstone carving industry were selected, and Liu Wenyuan of Linqu County was one of them, and he was also the first intangible cultural heritage craftsman in Shandong Province.
Liu Wenyuan, is a senior arts and crafts artist, a master of Chinese arts and crafts industry, a director of China Arts and Crafts Association, a member of the Sculpture Professional Committee of the China Arts and Crafts Masters Working Committee, a member of the China Folk Literature and Art Association, a master of arts and crafts in Shandong Province, a member of the Professional Committee of Shandong Cultural and Creative Design Industry Association, a lecturer at the Nishan World Confucianism Center, a visiting professor of Qilu University of Technology, a distinguished expert of Shandong Industrial Technician College, the executive president of Weifang Arts and Crafts Association and the director of the Red Silk Inkstone Professional Committee, President of Linqu County Arts and Crafts Association, Executive Chairman and Secretary-General of Linqu County Folk Literature and Art Association.
Mr. Liu Wenyuan's artistic attainments are profound, and his works have won the gold medal of traditional art at the 11th China Arts and Crafts Master Boutique Expo, the gold medal of the 12th "Tianyi Garden Hundred Flowers Cup", the gold medal of cultural and creative design of China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Production Expo, the gold medal of "Golden Phoenix Qingdao Division", the gold medal of the 51st "Golden Phoenix" innovative design, the gold medal of 2016 "Qingyi Cup" of arts and crafts, and the gold medal of "National Craftsman Cup" of China Light Industry Federation in 2017.