Abstract: After thousands of years of baptism, traditional Huizhou woodcarving has undergone through several stages including "color above everything", "writing above everything" and the revival of color in modern times. Color has become a breakthrough in the reform of Huizhou woodcarving and gradually integrated into woodcarving creation, which widens the expressive space of Huizhou woodcarving and enriches expressive form of writing. Under the multicultural context of modern and even the future, Huizhou woodcarving should be rooted in excellent Chinese traditional culture, scientifically draw lessons from other artistic cultures, creatively display the image features of Chinese colors, express the diversified, personalized and abstract aesthetic effects of times, and show the spirit of Chinese art.