As a folk craftwork in China, fabric art is mainly prevalent in northern regions of China including Shandong, Henan, Shanxi and Shaanxi Province. With cloth, silk, thin silk and satin as main raw materials, fabric art is themed with ...
Among the major schools of traditional Chinese embroidery, Jing Xiu handicraft is at the risk of disappearance and has been listed as works of China's own Intangible Cultural Heritage (a list ensuring that China's best culture tradition is ...
The Dong people, with a population of 2,514,014, make their homes in Qiandongnan, Yuping, Xinhuang, Tongdao, Zhijiang and Sanjiang counties where Guizhou, Hunan provinces and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region meet. Dong people are ...
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Underwear had a discrete niche within ancient Chinese costumery. The ingeniously demure styles, bold colors and ornamentation of delicately crafted undergarments reflected the refined approach of ancient Chinese women towards life, beauty ...
Tags: underwear, ritual and rank, bold colors and ornamentation
Rustic Christmas style looks very sweet and cozy, it's inviting and exactly what you need to relax after a cold winter day. We collected some cool rustic Christmas decorations for you to use in your design. Rustic, first f all, means wood, ...
Tags: decorating, christmas ornaments, christmas wreath, holiday ornaments
Hui'an, a seaside county on the coast of Huidong Peninsula in Quanzhou of Fujian province, is home to a special group of people—Hui'an Women, who are best known for their unique clothing. Originated from the Minyue culture, Hui'an ...
Tags: unique clothing, central plain and sea cultures, unique adornment
Unearthed from Tomb No. 1 and No. 2 of Fangshen, Beipiao, Liaoning Province there are ornaments in the Jin Dynasty such as gold earrings, gold beads, gold rings, gold thimbles etc. The earrings are 2.7cm in diameter and the beads is 1.2cm ...
Tags: Ornaments, Jin Dynasty, gold earrings, gold beads, gold rings, old thimbles
Silver made,2,180g.(Dai Nationality,in Dehong prefecture in Yunnan Provine).Used as an adornment for brides.Hand made by folk artists.Adopts such main techniques as chisel carving,engraving and plating etc.
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Menba nationality has a close relationship with the Tibetan nationality. Its customs are strongly influenced by it, but are still unique in many ways. Costumes of the Menba nationality are usually made of pulu, a kind of woolen fabric that ...
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Gaoshan nationality in Taiwan, one of the ethnic minorities of China, has a population of more than 400,000. Descended from the Baiyue nationality in ancient China, Gaoshan nationality now comprises nine branches including Atayal, Amis, ...
As the men of ancient China, had freedom of movement and women were confined to the house, husbands, wives and lovers often exchanged love tokens to keep the flame of love burning while they were apart.
Tags: Ornaments, The Ancients, love tokens
Patterns are a special language and a branch of cultural categories. Profound ideological connotations are contained in the composition of patterns. Different patterns emerged as a result of differences in country, ethnic group and ...
Tags: Traditional Chinese Embroidery, Chinese Embroidery, embroidery patterns
A saying of the Miao ethnic group goes like this: the beauty of golden pheasants lies in their feather, and girls of the Miao minority their silver ornaments. When walking in hustling markets, lanes paved with slates or mountain paths ...
Silver made,560g (Yi nationality in Yuanyang county in Yunnan Province).Used as an adornment for brides.Composed of 6 groups of decorative patches.Carries other falling down decorative pieces shaped as silver leaf,fringe or silver ...
The Zhuang minority is an agriculture-oriented ethnic group by tradition, with a long history in handicrafts like spinning, weaving and printing, dyeing etc. The Zhuang people mainly live in Guangxi, which is between the central and south ...
Tags: spinning, weaving, printing, dyeing, Clothing, Zhuang Minority