Introduction

Dongyang China Woodcarvings City, also known as the “Chinese Woodcarving Capital”, is located in Dongyang and covers an area of 410,000 sq m, making it the biggest market for wooden crafts and woodcarving (rosewood) furniture. Dongyang China Woodcarvings City’s reputation has won it numerous accolades, including its status as a “National AAAA Tourist Attraction”, “Zhejiang’s Four-star Civilized Market” and even “China’s top hundred commodity market”.

Many famous carving factories whose products cover the field of woodcarvings, root carvings, woodcarving (rosewood) furniture, antique-style doors and windows, bamboo weavings and bamboo carvings, wood and bamboo craft tourist souvenirs and gifts can be found here. The high-quality products have made their way to other cities in China and some of them are exported to foreign countries such as Japan, Korea and those in Southeast Asia. In 2011, the turnover of Dongyang China Woodcarvings City reached 11.8 billion RMB.

With the rapid development of Woodcarving tourism and associated leisure industry, the Dongyang Chinese Wood Sculptures Civilization Expo City was held to increase awareness about the woodcarving industry in Dongyang by harmoniously integrating woodcarving arts exhibitions, transaction platforms, industrial investment and entertainment together. In addition, there is a professional Chinese woodcarving museum in Dongyang, and a rare large-scale industrial museum, which can be divided into five halls: Chinese Woodcarving History Exhibition Hall, Woodcarving and Social Life Exhibition Hall, Master Exhibition Hall, World Woodcarving Exhibition Hall and Chinese Bamboo Crafts Exhibition Hall.