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"No building comes without carvings(雕刻),and carvings make buildings more ." It's an old saying in Minnan,Fujian Province. The saying describes brick carvings,an important feature of the old red brick buildings in the area.
"The carvings were once found on the main entrance of Minnan's buildings. However,with development,the number of ancient red brick buildings has become ,and Minnan's brick carvings have disappeared from sight," said Wu Jiandong,a young master brick carver from Quanzhou City.
Wu has learned the traditional skill and connected it with modern tastes to develop his own of brick carvings. "Market needs have changed in recent years,and so has our thinking," he said,"We hope to help pass down and develop traditional crafts(工艺) through adding elements(元素)."
People in Minnan love ,so Wu created a series of carved brick tea decorations,including tea plates,cup holders,pot holders and other items. They have been warmly received by people and foreign visitors.
Earlier this year,a pendant(挂件) decorated with a swallow tail and a bright was bought by an overseas Chinese man from the Philippines. The customer told Wu that he would hang the pendant in his office to remind him of the buildings and the moon of his hometown.
The art form during the Song Dynasty and became popular during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is now an important part of national cultural heritage(传承). Some short videos about Wu and his brick carvings have been made and they will help Minnan brick carvings all over the world.

valuable;easily;smaller;style;modern;tea;local;moon;started;spread

(1)根据“carvings make buildings more...”及首字母v，雕刻让建筑更有价值，填valuable。
(2)修饰动词found，首字母e，表“容易地”，填easily。
(3)“the number...become...”结合发展，古建筑数量减少，填smaller。
(4)“develop his own...”结合传统与现代，指发展自己的风格，填style。
(5)前文“connected with modern tastes”，添加现代元素，填modern。
(6)后文“tea decorations”提示，闽南人爱茶，填tea。
(7)与“foreign visitors”对应，指本地人，填local。
(8)后文“the moon of his hometown”提示，填moon。
(9)“during the Song Dynasty”指艺术形式始于宋代，填started。
(10)短视频帮助在全世界传播，填spread。