A furniture dealer in Houston of the United States recently signed an agreement 
to purchase 280 pieces of classical craft furniture from Xianyou County of 
Putian City in southeast China's Fujian Province, marking another breakthrough 
of China's domestic mahogany industry in recent years after its successful 
export to foreign markets such as the European Union and Australia.

The craftsmanship of classical craft furniture in Xianyou County, referred as 
Xianzuo, is the ingenious fusion of traditional Chinese painting art, carving 
art and furniture production skills. It is the inheritance and innovation of 
the classic furniture styles of Ming and Qing dynasties.

Known as the capital of Chinese classical craft furniture and the world capital 
of Chinese classical furniture, the Xianzuo craftsmanship was included in the 
national intangible cultural heritage protection list and the first batch of 
national traditional craft revitalization list. Xianzuo craftsmanship has made 
its brilliant appearances at the APEC Beijing meetings, Expo 2015,  Ninth BRICS 
Summit, and etc. It has been selected as a national gift and has received 
widespread attention from all over the world.

In respond to China's Belt and Road Initiative, Xianzuo craftsmanship 
enterprises have actively developed international business and expand their 
international sales networks.

In recent years, Xianyou County has made every effort to promote the integrated 
and innovative development of the arts and crafts industries, accelerating the 
transformation and development towards digitalization, intelligence, 
popularization and internationalization, so as to promote Xianzuo craftsmanship 
to the world.

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SOURCE: Xinhua Silk Road

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   Caption: Photo shows the classical craft furniture made in Xianyou County of 
Putian City in southeast China's Fujian Province.