A Life Carved in Bamboo: The Art of Jin Xiya Jin Xiya, also known as Jin Shaofang (1890-1979), stands as a pivotal figure in 20th-century Chinese bamboo carving. Born into an esteemed family in Nanxun, Zhejiang Province, his life was one of fascinating duality – a trained civil and bridge engineer who found his true calling not in constructing physical structures, but in meticulously crafting delicate worlds within the resilient stalk…