Yangzhou woodcarving originated in the Han Dynasty, developed in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and reached its peak in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It has undergone a clear evolution process from simple to complex, from decorative to artistic. The Yangzhou salt merchants' advocacy of exquisite culture, the Yangzhou painting school's innovative creative ideas, the prosperity of Yangzhou gardens, and the rise and prosperity of "Yangzhou craftsmen" have all played a vital role in the development of Yangzhou woodcarving. Therefore, Yangzhou woodcarving has distinct regional cultural characteristics. Yangzhou woodcarving is an art form that closely combines art and technology, integrating painting and sculpture art, using knives instead of pens, wood as paper for painting, or using knives as tools and wood as materials for sculpture. Yangzhou woodcarving selects materials and attaches great importance to carving; the ingenuity of carving is like a picture; the knife follows the painting, and the idea comes before the knife. The main carving techniques include flat carving, relief carving, hollow carving, and three-dimensional round carving. When used specifically, they combine the real and the imaginary, with a certain depth, clear lines, and distinct layers, forming a thick, simple, round, and delicate artistic style. The nanmu carvings are particularly elegant, dignified, and unique. The traditional Yangzhou wood carvings have a wide range of themes, mainly auspicious, mythological, flowers, birds, fish, insects, the four treasures of the study, and historical allusions. A large number of historical Yangzhou wood carvings contain rich historical and cultural information, which provides intuitive and fresh materials for studying the social life forms, people's aesthetic concepts, folk customs, beliefs, and cultural value orientations in different historical periods.