Tujia bamboo carving is an artistic expression of the Tujia carving art in western Hunan, which combines traditional Tujia carving with Tujia characteristic buildings. It absorbs the essence of traditional bamboo carving technology, integrates wood carving and stone carving techniques, takes various characteristic buildings of the Tujia ethnic group as the subject matter, and miniaturizes the characteristic buildings of the Tujia ethnic group on the palm of your hand. The most representative works are "Tujia Diaojiaolou", "Pavilion Bridge" and "Bai Shou Tang". The series of Tujia bamboo carving works are all made of high-quality Nanzhu in western Hunan, and are carefully carved with more than 30 tools such as commonly used bamboo knives, hand knives, axes, hammers, chisels and self-made 1 mm wide oblique chisels. Its shape is simple and elegant, and its expression skills are exquisite and unique. The works such as "Tujia Diaojiaolou" and "Pavilion Bridge" are completely carried out in accordance with the construction process and methods of Tujia characteristic buildings from design, material selection, eye opening, chiseling and other processes. The design is unique, the proportions are harmonious, the structure is tight, the doors and windows are exquisite, the small objects are delicate and round, the images are lifelike, and the earthen jars, pepper strings, corn baskets, figures, flowers, livestock, etc. are vivid and lifelike. Each architectural work is a combination of movement and stillness, and the doors can be opened and closed, the pestle can be pounded, and the mill can be rotated. Tujia bamboo carvings are not only exquisite in appearance, but also strong in structure, not easy to damage, and conducive to preservation. The connection of each frame part in all products is based on the chisel and mortise structure, without any glue, firm and solid, and no damage is caused by knocking with a small hammer. Because each step is carried out according to the construction method of the actual building, the number of columns, beams, squares, boards, etc. used in each work is the same as the real object, so Tujia bamboo carving also plays the role of inheriting and building Tujia characteristic buildings. In other words, as long as you learn the skills of Tujia bamboo carving, you can build Tujia stilt houses, pavilions and bridges and other characteristic buildings. Tujia bamboo carving not only has high carving artistic value, but the construction skills it contains are also a rare cultural heritage of the Tujia people.