In 1991, Huang Kuosu happened to see a notice in the newspaper that the Ministry of Education was accepting applications for "students of woodcarving arts." After a few months of screenings and demonstrations of his work, Huang and three other artists were chosen to study under Li Sung-lin, a nationally acclaimed woodcarving master.
1991 年，黃國書無意間從報紙得知教育部招收「木雕藝生」的公告，經過幾個月的習作、篩選，包括黃國書在內的 4 名藝生，得以受教於國寶級木雕藝師李松林先生門下。