Tujia Paintings and Woodcarvings in Guizhou and Their Development in the Qing Dynasty (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781487809799)

Liu Yong is a self-taught artist and researcher in various folk styles such as sculptures, frescoes, tapestries, ceramic crafts, and caricatures. He is a member of the China Artists Association and has received prestigious titles such as National First-Class Artist, First-Class Artist in Folk Art from UNESCO, and Chinese Arts and Crafts Master. Liu is also a collector of ethnic minority costumes, batiks, embroideries, brocades, masks, paintings, and other works of art, which he incorporates into his own work. He has held exhibitions in various countries and his works are stored in several museums worldwide. Liu has received numerous international and national awards, and his published works include An Anthology of Liu Yong's Art Work and A Selection of Comical Works from Liu Yong, among others. Tan Yanqin is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of California (UCSD) Literature Department, San Diego, USA. She earned her MA in East Asian Studies from the University of Virginia, USA, and her BA in Chinese Literature from Peking University, China. Her current research field is Cultural Studies, with a focus on documentary theory and Chinese documentary practices. Coming from an interdisciplinary background, she has a broad interest in popular culture, folk literature, folklore, and ethnic minority social history in East Asia. She was a recipient of the Chinese Studies Fellowship at UCSD in 2016.