Very few inventions of man can match the perfect marriage of delicacy and sturdiness than that of the paper umbrella from China. The dainty surface, with its paintings of flowers, birds, characters and the picturesque Chinese landscape, ...
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Cloisonne (Jingtai Lan) is a famous traditional craftwork made by a unique technology combining the porcelain with copper. While making Cloisonne, the red copper is made into a body on which the craftsman draws pictures and sticks out the ...
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The coiled embroidery is unique to the Tu minority. It embodies profound cultural connotations of the Tu people. In eastern mountain areas on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the industrious and sincere Tu women have inherited the traditional ...
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The horsetail embroidery is a distinctive embroidery handicraft that uses horsetail as an important material and has been passed down by the Shui women for generations. Although no records can be found about its history, this handicraft has ...
Zhuang brocade has a long history. Way back in the Han Dynasty, ancient Zhuang ethnic people wove what was known as "banbu" or "streaky cloth", the predecessor of brocade. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, archeologists ...
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Needlework is included in Chinese folk arts. In the past, it referred to women's needlework-related jobs like spinning, weaving, sewing, embroidering, applique work, patching, pattern cutting, starching, dyeing, and making caps, shoes etc. ...
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The theme of transportation is to "Travel Safe." Art works for decoration on vehicles and horses are mostly symbols of "good luck" or an "eight diagram." At Maojin ferry, Henan on the Yellow River Mid-stream, an area where monkey totem ...
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The Qiang people are an ethnic group of China. They form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, with a population of approximately 200,000, living mainly in northwestern part of Sichuan ...
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Lacquer engraving, also called "lacquer carving", is a traditional Chinese handicraft presented by painting the objects with multi-layers and engraving the lacquer layer to form various decorated patterns. Wooden objects are the most ...
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Wuhu boasts advanced iron metallurgical industry as early as in the ancient times, and earned a reputation of "The iron will become steel automatically in Wuhu". It is the basis of the development of production skill of Wuhu iron picture. ...
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As a sort of demolded clay figurines exclusively made in Tibet, "Tsha-Tsha" is mainly small stupa and joss, which was the Buddhist artwork introduced from ancient India. Being a halidom used to express devout belief to Buddha and pray for ...
Birch-bark handicrafts are unique to nomad nationalities in northern China. The handicrafts, with strong ethnic and regional flavors, are widely popular in the Heilongjiang River Basin as well as in areas like Oroqen Autonomous Banner, ...
Cross-stitch embroidery is an embroidery art that creates fairly strong decorative effect. Popular in Huangmei County of Hubei Province and Longhui County of Hu'nan Province, the art has its unique regional features in these areas, with ...
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A carved bottle gourd is a work of art made of a bottle gourd carved with calligraphy works or paintings.It is said that carved bottle gourds first caught on in and around Gansu. Originally, people just made some casual carvings ...
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Located in the center of Shanxi Province, Le'an County is known nationwide for its manual-made flower lanterns. The Le'an flower lantern was originated in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and has enjoyed a history of over 300 years. ...
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