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Li Hao, from Xinyang City, was born in 1986. Representative inheritor of intangible cultural heritage leaf carvings in Xinyang City, member of the New Federation, and head of the Xinyang Intangible Cultural Heritage Training Institute.

Influenced and nurtured by the family environment since childhood, I have developed a strong interest in traditional Chinese culture and began to learn from it.

Leaf carving, as the name suggests, refers to carving on leaves. Since being exposed to leaf carving art in 2012, I have been deeply attracted and fell in love with this ancient technique, which has a history of more than 3600 years. I began to read books, search for information, and study. On the basis of traditional leaf carving techniques, we have successively developed leaf body micro carving, leaf vein painting, and leaf hanging painting.

In 2014, Li Hao innovated and developed leaf carving techniques based on inheriting traditional techniques, increasing the production of leaf carving from over 60 to over 70. Innovating in techniques, through special techniques, not only makes the leaf veins of leaf carvings clearer, more colorful, and more layered, but also makes the leaf carvings thin like cicada wings, naturally acid and alkali resistant in color, and resilient in meridians, giving the leaves a new life in the slightest moment.

In 2015, innovative research was conducted on preservation techniques, and through repeated experiments, a unique technique was developed that can preserve leaf carvings for hundreds of years without fading or deformation. Breaking the singularity of carving on paulownia leaves, the carrier of leaf carving creation extends leaf carving to camphor trees, oak trees, chestnut trees, magnolia, osmanthus, maple leaves, and other leaves.

The honors obtained include:

The 2018 work "Yu Gong Moves Mountains" was collected by the Henan Chamber of Commerce in Shanxi Province.

The 2019 leaf carving work "Shui Yue Guan Yin" was collected by the Shanxi Buddhist Association.

In 2020, 2021, and 2022, it was awarded the title of "Outstanding Inheritor of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Xinyang City" by the Xinyang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, and Tourism.

In May 2022, the work won the "Excellent Award" in the "Giant Craftsman Cup" National Sculptor Competition.

The work was published in May 2022 by People's Daily, China News Network, Global Network, Sina, Dahe Network, Phoenix Information, and Tencent. The work was collected by Xinyang Museum in July 2022.

In August 2022, I participated in the Xinyang Craftsman Competition, hosted by the Xinyang Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, and organized by the Xinyang Mass Art Museum and the Xinyang Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center, to promote traditional culture and showcase the spirit of the times. I was awarded the honorary certificate of "Xinyang Craftsman".

In August 2022, he was awarded the title of "Xinyang Folk Craftsman" in the Xinyang Folk Art Craftsman Competition, which aims to promote traditional culture and showcase the spirit of the times.

In November 2022, it was awarded the title of International Peace Artist jointly by the European Philatelic Association of the United Nations Intangible Cultural Heritage Foundation.

In November 2022, the Henan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism awarded an honorary certificate. In the 2022 Rural Cultural Cooperative Talent Competition, I was awarded the title of "Excellent Village Treasure".