Embroidery art in dress and adornment also embodies original Chinese Philosophy. Likening human body to the universe, the upper part (the head) is the sky, the lower part (the feet) is earth, and the middle (the pubic area) is the center. ...
The cloud cape is a kind of clothing fastened about the neck and covering the shoulders. It evolved from the Sui Dynasty. By the Qing Dynasty, the cloud cape had been extensively spread to all levels of the society, and become indispensable ...
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Clapper Ballad and Allegretto are both story-telling and singing with theatrical rhyming. However, they have slight differences. Although they are both performed with the same form of reciting and singing with a strong rhythm, and the ...
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A total of 14 innovative products, including 13 LED luminaires, represent significant product developments and improvements to the lighting industry. Cooper Lighting, a leader at the forefront of transforming the lighting industry and ...
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US-based Colordyne Technologies (CDT) has announced the launch of the new digital CDT-1600 PC Laser Pro Printing System in collaboration with AzTech Converting Systems and LasX Industries. The new CDT-1600 PC system by AzTech combines the ...
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The new Luxeon T is intended by Lumileds to be the primary LED sold into high-power, directional SSL products such as downlights and MR16 and PAR retrofit lamps. Philips Lumileds has introduced the new Luxeon T series of high-power LEDs ...
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Automated material handling solutions provider in the US, Intelligrated has announced the launch of two new enhancements for its Alvey 950 series hybrid palletizers that are ideal for reduced secondary packaging applications. The new ...
US-based A-B-C Packaging has announced the launch of its new Model 206 case packer for packagers who need to run multiple package sizes and pack patterns for a variety of retailers. The machine helps packagers to reach their goals and ...
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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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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Kesi is a special type of weaving peculiar to China.It is different from embroidery but rather similar to the making of tapestry. It is done on a wooden handloom with raw silk as the warp and boiled-off silk as the weft. The weft ...
There are times when fashion minds meet and make something wonderful. A recent piece in The Guardian's Fashion Blog celebrated the 'perfect fit' of the upcoming collaboration between MIA and Versace. Given both party's elaborate and ...
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Of all farming songs, those boasting the most unique aria mainly come from Liantang, Zhaoxiang, Jinze, Shangta and Zhujiajiao Towns of Qingpu District in Shanghai. In the meantime, they are further developed and well-received in Songjiang, ...
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Colorful cap is part of the Uygur ethnic minority's habiliment, and also one of the symbols of the minority. As early as the Tang Dynasty (618-907), most males of the Western Regions wore a pointed-topped felt hat with a turnup edge, quite ...
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