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Paper Culture Heritage Highlighted in Beijing

Dec 16, 2015

Great Seed produced a documentary after their 5,000 -kilometer journey across Yunnan, Guizhou, Hunan provinces to explore the ancient art of papermaking. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] As the country is paying more and more ...

Tags: paper culture, Culture Heritage, intangible cultural heritage

The Foreign Ming-Style Furniture Fascination

Nov 26, 2015

Ming-style furnitures. With its fabulous shapes, unique historical value, and impeccable craftsmanship, Ming-style furniture enchants domestic and overseas collectors alike. Western collectors even hail it as furniture in its most perfect ...

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And Lyrical Flow The Classical Notes

Oct 29, 2015

No matter what soothes your soul, the classic or beyond the mainstream, come and be spoiled for choice at the Beijing Music Festival, says Chen Jie. For music lovers, Beijing has too many choices, from high-brow classical to underground ...

Tags: Beijing Music Festival, concert

Cloisonné Is Internationally Considered a Traditional Chinese Art Form

Jul 30, 2013

Cloisonné, or enamel art, is internationally considered a traditional Chinese art form, but according to Mao Jinfu, manager of the Beijing Enamel Factory, the materials were brought from Europe in the 1300s. Cloisonné is ...

Tags: Enamel Factory, Cloisonné

Old Tune Is a Rhythmic Vocal Opera Genre Derived From Local Shadow Puppet Plays in Huayin

Dec 14, 2012

Old Tune is a rhythmic vocal opera genre derived from local shadow puppet plays in Huayin City of Shaanxi Province. It is commonly known as "Old Tune Shadow". Unlike traditional Chinese art that is gentle and simple, Old Tune is ...

Tags: old tone, vocal opera, shadow puppet plays, traditional Chinese art

Sang Liangshu Created a Unique Paper-Cut Art

Dec 6, 2012

Sang Liangshu was once a typical Chinese housewife. That was before being inspired by her family's intense interest in art. She created a unique paper-cut art, which she called "Xiao Sang Paper-cut." Her style of paper-cut preserves ...

Tags: paper-cut, artworks, folk arts, handicraft

Bonsai Is Miniature Landscape in Pots

Dec 6, 2012

Bonsai is miniature landscape in pots of different materials, sizes and shapes featuring certain arrangement of flowers, trees and mountainous rocks. It is a comprehensive plastic art combining garden cultivation, literature and painting ...

Tags: Bonsai, landscape, pots

Hair Embroidery Used to Be Known Also as Moxiu ("Black Ink" Embroidery).

Dec 5, 2012

Hair embroidery, a traditional Chinese art, is a special needle-work of making patterns on silk with human hair as the thread. As Chinese hair is mostly black, it used to be known also as moxiu ("black ink" embroidery). Today the art ...

Tags: hair embroidery, cloth, fabric

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