The Huangjing rosewood carving craft, with a history of more than 100 years, can be dated back to Wang Rongsi, a carpenter and master architect who lived in Xiangshan, Wuxian County.

Wang participated in renovating the Palace Museum in Beijing. He was a famous experienced artificer in the late Qing Dynasty. He adopted traditional crafts to engrave a range of items and also decorated high-grade rosewood furniture. His carvings feature unique design and superior craft.

Wang Shiming, a craftsman of Huangjing town, became a disciple of Wang Ahe, the son of Wang Rongsi. In 1972, Wang Shiming made a rosewood foundation support, weighing five tons, for a large jade carving piece named “Mountains and Torrents” for the Palace Museum. In 1976, he produced rosewood sutra shelves for ten famous Buddhism temples in the country.

Rosewood carving works of Taicang are almost exclusively made by the Wang’s. Since the 1970s, Huangjing rosewood carving works have become well known in the international markets, including the United States, Australia, India, Hong Kong, Taiwan and particularly Japan.