刘彦中，籍贯：山东菏泽曹县。一级工艺美术师。国家级非物质文化遗产（曹县江米人）第五代代表性传承人，南开大学艺术与美学研究院研究员，山东省民间文艺家协会理事，菏泽市民间文艺家协会副主席，中国民间文艺家协会会员，山东省青年书法家协会会员。
荣誉称号:
山东手造工匠、齐鲁乡村之星、山东好人（敬业奉献类）、菏泽市先进个人、菏泽市“文艺两新”人才、菏泽市乡村好青年。
近年来荣获奖项
-“花开盛世”2023中国牡丹之都手造创新大赛一等奖
-2022年全国面塑艺术创作展一等奖
-2022年首届“振兴传统工艺·鲁班杯”大赛优秀奖
-2023年7月，作品赴法国卢浮宫展出，荣获三项奖、7个证书，并被联合国教科文组织收藏，获收藏证书
-2023年12月，参展第27届意大利米兰国际手工艺博览会，荣获卓越贡献奖
-2024年5月，作品《牡丹十二钗》荣获“花开盛世”2024中国牡丹之都（菏泽）牡丹民间工艺作品类“金牡丹奖”
-2024年10月，入选中国文艺最高奖——山花奖
-2024年11月，在山东工艺美术博览会暨“山东手造”精品展中荣获“荷花杯”山东省工艺美术设计创新大赛金奖
-2024年11月，在第二届山东省工艺美术设计创新大赛中荣获创新创优奖
-2024年12月，在“大美民艺·2024山东省优秀民间工艺作品展”中荣获优秀奖
-作品多次入选中国非物质文化遗产馆国家级展览，获评山东省“十四五”重点非遗项目带头人，曹县江米人技艺列入“山东手造”重点品牌，为核心传承人。
Liu Yanzhong, native of Cao County, Heze City, Shandong Province, is a First-Class Arts and Crafts Specialist. He serves as the fifth-generation representative inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage "Cao County Jiangmi People," a researcher at the Institute of Art and Aesthetics at Nankai University, a council member of the Shandong Provincial Folk Artists Association, vice chairman of the Heze Municipal Folk Artists Association, a member of the China Folk Artists Association, and a member of the Shandong Provincial Young Calligraphers Association.
Honors include Shandong Handicraft Master, Qilu Rural Star, Shandong Good Person (Category of Dedication and Contribution), Heze City Advanced Individual, Heze City "New Cultural and Artistic Talents", and Heze City Rural Outstanding Youth.
In recent years, the work has received numerous awards: First Prize in the "Flowers in Full Bloom 2023 China Peony Capital Handmade Innovation Competition"; First Prize in the 2022 National Clay Sculpture Art Exhibition; Excellence Award in the inaugural "Revitalizing Traditional Crafts Lu Ban Cup" Competition; In July 2023, the piece was exhibited at the Louvre Museum in France, winning three awards and seven certificates, and was collected by UNESCO with a collection certificate; In December 2023, it participated in the 27th Milan International Craft Fair in Italy, receiving the Outstanding Contribution Award; In May 2024, the work "The Twelve Peonies" won the "Golden Peony Award" in the Folk Craft Category of the "Flowers in Full Bloom 2024 China Peony Capital (Heze)" competition; In October 2024, it was selected for China's highest cultural award—the Mountain Flower Award; In November 2024, it won the Gold Medal at the Shandong Provincial Craft Design Innovation Competition during the Shandong Arts and Crafts Expo and the "Shandong Handmade" Premium Exhibition; In November 2024, it received the Innovation and Excellence Award at the Second Shandong Provincial Craft Design Innovation Competition; In December 2024, it earned an Excellence Award at the "Beautiful Folk Arts 2024 Shandong Outstanding Folk Craft Works Exhibition." The work has been frequently featured in national exhibitions at the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum and recognized as a leading figure in Shandong Province's key intangible cultural heritage projects during the 14th Five-Year Plan period. The Jiangmi People's Craft Technique from Cao County has been included as a flagship brand under "Shandong Handmade," with the artist serving as its core inheritor.（注：来自智能翻译）
