Lacquer carving originated in the Tang Dynasty. Because of Beijing's special political, economic and cultural background, it finally settled down in Beijing after the development of Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. In the course of hundreds of years' development, Beijing lacquer carving technology has integrated the great achievements of China North and South, and is one of the outstanding representatives of China lacquer painting technology. In the 30th year of Guangxu (1904), artists Xiao Li and Li Maolong opened the first modern folk carved lacquerware manufacturing workshop-"Guzhi" in Beijing. After 1949, Beijing, known as the descendants of folk who borrowed lacquerware from scattered places in ancient times, established the Beijing Lacquerware Production Cooperative. 1958 set the Lacquerware Factory in Beijing as one of the main platforms for the inheritance and development of Beijing Lacquerware Technology.
There are many kinds of lacquer carving products in Beijing, with rich themes, and its design and creation are integrated with carving, painting and craftsmanship, which has a solemn and elegant artistic atmosphere. In modern society, it plays an irreplaceable role in improving people's aesthetic quality and beautifying life. Beijing lacquer carving technology embodies China's long tradition of painting culture, and it is an indispensable part of studying China's traditional arts and crafts.
In the 1990s, due to market transformation, long production cycle, large investment and changes in management system, the lacquer carving industry shrank. Beijing Carving and Lacquering Factory exists in name only, and there are fewer and fewer real hand-carved lacquer products. The technicians in the carving and lacquering industry are faced with the cruel reality that the hall structure is aging and there is no new successor. As far as the current situation is concerned, the Beijing lacquer carving technique, which has lasted for hundreds of years, is on the verge of extinction.
The decorative technology of Pingyao push-gloss paint originated in Pingyao county, central Shanxi province, and spread to vast areas in the north. Lacquerware made by this technology was widely known during the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, lacquerware developed greatly due to the rise of Shanxi merchants. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, Pingyao Tuiguang Lacquerware Factory was established, and the old artist Qiao Quanyu Ren Maolin flew to stay, so the production of Tuiguang Lacquerware entered a golden age. Since then, Pingyao Tuiguang Lacquerware has become one of the famous lacquerware arts in China, and its products have been exported to more than 30 countries, and some fine products have been collected by the Great Hall of the People and China Art Museum. 1989, Pingyao faded lacquerware won the National Gold Cup Award.