Yang Ru's Work Experience
Yang Ru's jade carving experience has to start from 1988, when Yang Ru began to engage in jewelry and jade processing in Tengchong. The mysterious channeling of jade aroused his strong interest, and the traditional "Yunnan jade carving" made him have a special liking. To this end, he began to frequent the major jade carving factories in Tengchong, humbly learn from the master, collected many patterns of Yunnan traditional jade carving and ancient jade carving, and began to try to create jade carving tools adapted to the cutting methods and styles of ancient jade carving. In order to improve jade carving skills more quickly, Yang Ru has traveled to many museums, cultural relics shops and antique markets all over the country, and has been studying the charm of ancient jade and the carving art of wood carving, brick carving and tooth carving. In the collection cabinet at the entrance of Yang Ru's studio, there are nearly 100 pieces of ancient jade and various handicrafts in Ming and Qing Dynasties, among which there are many "mountain-picking works" by the last batch of jade sculptors from Yunnan in Tengchong. Since he started his business for more than 20 years, he has been striving for perfection in his works, and it is his unshirkable responsibility to inherit Yunnan Jade Carving. From June 5, 2004 to 10, entrusted by Tengchong County Party Committee and government, Yang Ru raised funds to start a jade carving training course of Tengchong Jewelry Association, and has trained more than 400 jade carving technicians free of charge. The works of many apprentices have won many awards in various jade carving competitions in Yunnan Province.