Coconut carving (Hainan coconut carving)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: coconut carving (Hainan coconut carving)

Applicant: Haikou City, Hainan Province

Project No.: 836

Project No.: Ⅶ - 60

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Hainan Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Haikou City, Hainan Province

Protection unit: cultural center of Longhua District, Haikou City

Introduction to coconut carving (Hainan coconut carving)

Applicant: Haikou City, Hainan Province

Hainan coconut carving is a traditional carving art with coconut shell, coconut wood and coconut palm as raw materials, which is mainly spread in Hainan. Hainan is rich in coconut, accounting for more than 99% of the country's output. This resource advantage provides unique natural conditions for the emergence and development of Hainan coconut carving art. In the Tang Dynasty, there were records about Hainan coconut carving. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the coconut carving was paid tribute to the imperial court as a treasure, winning the reputation of "Tiannan tribute". Since the middle of the 20th century, coconut carving technology has been improved on the basis of inheriting the tradition. There are many kinds of coconut carving products, including daily necessities and ornamental handicrafts. The finished products are carved with exquisite decorative patterns, and the production technology is very excellent. It is cheap to carve on coconut shell, coconut wood and coconut palm, which can turn waste into treasure and embody the principle of making the best use of everything. Coconut carving has strong local characteristics and local flavor, and the related skills are easy to popularize. It is very suitable to be popularized as a family manual labor project, so as to increase the economic income of farmers and solve the problem of social employment.