Mr. Wong Chau Shing (1946-2025)
黃就成

The life of Master Wong Chau Shing was a profound dialogue with nature—a legend rooted in bonsai and blossoming through time. Born on July 11, 1946, in Guangzhou and later settling in Hong Kong, he formed a bond with plants from a tender age. In 1964, he first encountered the Lingnan school of bonsai. Like a seed falling into fertile soil, he took root swiftly, growing into a majestic tree. For over six decades, he devoted himself wholeheartedly to the art—using pots as canvas, trees as ink—to paint landscapes and carve the passage of time. From 1988 onward, he immersed himself in theoretical research and artistic creation, elevating the Lingnan aesthetic of “branch cultivation and natural harmony” to new heights.

 

His bonsai creations were not merely shaped plants—they were poetic expressions of life. Every branch and leaf reflected temperament; every pot and scene evoked mountains and rivers. Though he garnered prestigious accolades both locally and internationally, his humility remained unwavering. He demonstrated his craft at the 8th Crespi Cup International Bonsai & Suiseki Exhibition in Italy, and graced major stages such as the 2008 The 8th Crespi Bonsai Cup (Italy), the International Bonsai Congress in 2013 (Yangzhou), 2015 (Guangzhou), the 7th World Bonsai Friendship Federation Convention and 12th Asia-Pacific Bonsai & Suiseki Convention (Jintan), the 9th China Bonsai Exhibition (Panyu), and the 2025 London Craft Week “Crafting Connections” showcase. Each cut and carve was not only a display of skill, but a transmission of culture.

 

Master Wong understood deeply that the soul of art lies in its transmission. For over twenty years, he taught horticulture and bonsai, transforming ordinary plants into poetic landscapes, and nurturing students into bonsai virtuosos. Through both word and deed, he imparted not only technique but philosophy—a reverence for nature, a devotion to beauty, and a guardianship of tradition.

 

Though Master Wong has departed, his spirit endures. The bonsai he cultivated remain verdant; the students he mentored continue to sow and shape. His life resembles a Lingnan bonsai: deeply rooted, boldly branched, tenderly leafed, and serene in the face of storms. Master Wong did not merely shape trees—he illuminated lives.

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師傅黃就成先生的一生，是與盆景相契、與自然對話的傳奇。他1946年7月11日生於廣州，後遷居香港，自少年時便與草木結緣。1964年，初涉嶺南盆景藝術的他，猶如一粒種子落入沃土，迅速生根發芽，終成嘉木。自此六十餘載，他心無旁騖，以盆為紙，以樹為墨，寫意山河，雕刻時光。1988年起，他全身心投入盆景的理論研究與藝術創作，將嶺南派盆景“截杆蓄枝，渾然天成” 的美學理念推向新的高峰。

 

師傅的盆景作品，不僅是植物的塑形，更是生命的詩篇。一枝一葉，總關性情；一盆一景，可見山河。他屢獲國際國內重要獎項，享譽四海，卻始終謙和如初。他曾遠赴意大利，在第八屆克雷皮斯杯國際盆景雅石展中示範表演；亦曾於2008國際盆景大會（意大利）、2013國際盆景大會（揚州）、2015國際盆景大會（廣州）、第七屆世界盆景友好聯盟大會暨第十二屆亞太盆景賞石大會（金壇）、第九屆中國盆景展（番禺），以及英國倫敦工藝周2025“工藝連心”展覽等重要舞台上，展現嶺南盆景的獨特神韻。一剪一鋸之間，不僅是技藝的展示，更是文化的傳遞。

 

師傅深知，藝術的生命在於傳承。他長達二十餘年教授園藝與盆景課程。在他手中，無數尋常草木化為詩意景觀；在他門下，許多平凡學子成為盆景俊才。他言傳身教，不僅授人以藝，更傳人以道——那份對自然的敬畏、對美的執著、對傳統的守望。

 

如今，師傅雖逝，然其風範長存。他手植的盆景依然蒼翠，他教導的學生仍在耕耘。他的一生，彷彿一盆精心雕琢的嶺南盆景：有根基的深厚，有枝幹的剛勁，有葉片的溫柔，更有那雖經風雨仍從容靜美的氣度。黃就成師傅不僅塑造了樹，更點亮了人。

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盆景展覽及示範表演:

BONSAI EXHIBITION & DEMONSTRATION PERFORMANCE

 

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2025 - London Craft Week 倫敦工藝週

Bonsai Making Demonstration 盆景制作示範

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2025 - Embracing Craft, Connecting Culture 工藝連心

Group Exhibition 集體展覽

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2024 - nm2.space x Something Somewhere Gallery x Shing Realm 黃就成盆景制作示範

Bonsai Making Demonstration 盆景制作示範及展覽

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2024 - Wong Chau Shing Bonsai Making Demonstration & Exhibition 黃就成盆景制作示範及作品展

Bonsai Making Demonstration & Exhibition 盆景制作示範及展覽

 

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2023 - Wong Chau Shing Bonsai Art Exhibition 黃就成盆景藝術作品展

Solo Bonsai Art Exhibition 個人盆景藝術作品展覽

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2023 - Lalique x Wong Chau Shing Bonsai Art Exhibition 萊麗 x 黃就成盆景藝術作品展

Bonsai in Lalique Collaboration Art Exhibition 《林野晶景》盆景藝術展覽

 

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2023 - Mindful Bonsai Art Day (Hong Kong Fringe Club) 靜觀盆景藝術日 (香港藝穗會)

Bonsai Art x Professional Photography x Sound Therapy Workshop 盆景藝術x專業攝影x音療治療⼯作坊

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2018 - The First National Bonsai Masters and International Bonsai Master Works Exhibition(Shanghai) 首届全國盆景大師及國際盆景大師作品展(上海)

Demonstration Performance: Production of Lingnan Bonsai

52 masters from all over the country participated in the exhibition showcasing their excellence, displaying more than 100 high-quality bonsai pieces, including masterpieces.

Chinese bonsai art masters and International bonsai masters are considered the backbone and leaders in the Chinese bonsai world. Together they have played an important role and made outstanding contributions in the promotion and development of Chinese bonsai art, by collaborating and exchanging ideas of bonsai between China and foreign countries, and to further enhance the international recognition Chinese bonsai. The purpose of the event was to bring together bonsai masters to share their work, showcase their expression, build a platform for exchanging and cooperation within the industry. Events included promoting exchanges between masters of different genres to enhance the development of bonsai on the global landscape and at the same time, offer Shanghai residents and travellers and a vast display of beautiful bonsai art pieces.

 

示範表演：岭南盆景的製作

來自全國52位大師攜佳品參展，共展示100餘盆精品盆景，包括大師精品。

中國盆景藝術大師和國際盆景大師是中國盆景的中堅力量和領軍人物，對推動中國盆景事業的發展、促進中外盆景交流和提升中國盆景的國際地位發揮了重要作用，做出了突出貢獻。本次活動旨在匯集大師精品，展現大師風采，搭建盆景行業交流與合作的高端平台，促進各流派大師之間的交流，推動我國盆景事業的發展。同時，也將為上海乃至全國人民奉獻一場盆景的饕餮盛宴。

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2016 - The 9th Bonsai Clubs International Convention and Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Viewing Stone Convention & Exhibition (Guangzhou) 第九屆中國盆景展覽暨首屆國際盆景協會中國地區盆景展(廣州)

Demonstration Performance: Stone Integrated Bonsai Production

In order to strengthen the exchange of bonsai circles both locally and abroad, during the exhibition, the organizing committee invited reputable bonsai art masters to perform on-site bonsai creating performances. The exhibition also arranged for the student of Lingnan Bonsai, and the students from Peihong Primary School in Guangzhou to performed the making of bonsai and sketching bonsai, in order to achieve the purposes of combining improvement, popularization, development and inheritance.

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示範表演：附石盆景製作

為加強國內外盆景界的交流，展覽期間組委會特邀多位盆景藝術大師進行現場盆景製作表演，嶺南盆景傳承基地-廣州市培紅小學的學生表演製作盆景和盆景寫生，達到了提高與普及、發展與傳承相結合的目的。

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2015 - Bonsai Clubs International Convention and Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Viewing Stone Convention & Exhibition (Guangzhou) 國際盆景大會暨亞太盆景賞石大會(廣州)

Demonstration Performance: Pine Root Forest Bonsai Production.

Large-scale bonsai and stone appreciation exhibitions were held in the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and the Guangdong Provincial Science Museum. During these exhibitions, more than 400 pieces of high-quality bonsai were exhibited, being mainly Lingnan bonsai pieces, as well as known styles in Yang, Su, Hai as well as other major and emerging styles. The conference also arranged demonstration and performances by bonsai masters. All types and specifications were on display, reflecting the characteristics and diversity of bonsai in the country.

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示範表演：雲松連根林盆景製作

在中山紀念堂和廣東省科學館展場分別舉辦大型盆景、賞石展覽。這次展出的各類精品盆景共400多盆,以嶺南盆景作品為主,也有國內揚派、蘇派、海派等主要流派及其他新興流派的作品,樹種繁多,形態各異,大中小及微型各種規格齊全, 基本體現了我國盆景的基本特色和水平。大會還安排了盆景大師創作示範表演。

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2013 - The 7th World Bonsai Friendship Federation Convention (Shanghai Jintan) 第七屆世界盆景友好聯盟大會(上海金壇)

Demonstration Performance: Waterlogging and Drought Bonsai Production

Baosheng, the main venue for the conference, is located in Maoshan National 4A Tourist Resort, consisting of five major sections: The Bonsai Hall, Art Hall, Natural History Museum, Educated Youth Hall, and the Chinese Culture Hall. The number of on-site demonstration performances from artists had then hit a record high of 47 bonsai masters and artists travelling from 21 countries and regions across six continents. Together they performed live bonsai creations, which is considered a significant feat in the history of bonsai art in the world.

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示範表演：水旱盆景製作

大會主會場寶勝位於茅山國家4A級旅遊度假區內，由盆景館、藝術館、自然博物館、知青館、中華文化館五大板塊組成 現場示範演出場次創歷史新高。來自六大洲21個國家和地區的47位盆景藝術家分三個時期現場表演盆景創作技藝，堪稱世界盆景史上的壯舉。

 

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2008 - The 8th Crespi Bonsai Cup (Parabiago, Italy) 第八届克雷皮斯國際杯盆景雅石展(意大利)

Invited as a Chinese Bonsai Demonstration and Ribbon-Cutting Guest

Demonstration Performance: Waterlogging and Drought Bonsai Production | Stone Integrated Bonsai Production 

Lecture & Workshop: Bonsai with Stone (Yashi)

The 8th International Bonsai Gathering of the Crepis Cup was held at the headquarters of Crespi Bonsai in Parabiago, province of Milan, from September 12th to 21st. Initiator Luigi Crespi was convinced that bonsai is not just an art, but a way of life, a way of interpreting nature through respect and the desire to learn. Over the years, the event has also become a meeting point of East and West bonsai enthusiasts.

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示範表演：水旱盆景製作 | 附石盆景製作

教學及工作坊: 盆景雅石

第八屆克雷皮斯杯國際盆景聚會-於†9 月†12 日至†21 日在米蘭省帕拉比亞戈的克雷斯皮盆景總部舉行。

發起人路易吉·克雷斯皮Luigi Crespi 深信盆景不僅僅是一門藝術，是一種生活方式，是一種通過尊重和學習慾望來詮釋自然的方式。該公司多年來也已成為東西方文化的交匯點。

https://www.yumpu.com/it/document/read/16467412/speciale-in-formato-pdf-crespi-editori

 

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盆景藝術作品獎項:
BONSAI ARTWORK AWARDS

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2019
International Horticultural Exposition 
中國北京世界園藝博覽會
Silver Medal 銀奬: <<喜相逢>>（迷你組合）
Silver Medal 銀奬: <<一脈相承>> (雀梅）
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2016
9th Bonsai Clubs International Convention and Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Viewing Stone Convention & Exhibition 
第九届中國盆景展覽暨首屆國際盆景協會中國地區盆景展
Gold Medal 金奬: <<欢聚>> (组合)
Bronze Medal 銅獎: <<紫袍玉带舞春风>> (红果)
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2015
Bonsai Clubs International Convention and Asia-Pacific Bonsai and Viewing Stone Convention &
Exhibition (Guangzhou)
國際盆景大會暨亞太盆景賞石大會(廣州)
Silver Medal 銀奬: <<誓不低头>> (博楠)
Silver Medal 銀奬: <<香飘九里客寻来>> (九里香)
Bronze Medal 銅獎: <<一脉相承>> (雀梅)
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2012
Zhongshan (Ancient Town) Chinese Bonsai Boutique Exhibition
中山(古镇)盆景精品展
Gold Medal 金奬: <<水郷情>> (雀梅)
Gold Medal 金奬: <<一生一世>> (雀梅)

China Bonsai Exhibition  (Jinzhou, Shaanxi)
第八届中国盆景展 (金州,陝西)
Gold Medal 金奬: <<南柯一梦>> (榆树)
Bronze Medal 銅獎: <<硕果>> (火棘)
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2010
International Bonsai Invitational Exhibition (Guangzhou)
國際盆景邀請展(廣州)
Gold Medal 金奬: <<喜相逢>> (组合)
Gold Medal 金奬: <<灵蛇归洞>> (香楠)
Silver Medal 銀奬: <<龙腾>> (两面针)