On the vast and bleak plateau north of the Great Wall in Shanxi Province is Datong, a historical city of China. With a history of more than 2,300 years, it has retained rich and brilliant cultural relics, including the Yungang Grottoes from ...
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Clay figurines are Wuxi's most famous folk craft. The techniques for making and decorating the figurines developed among the ordinary people of the area of many centuries, and these traditional styles and techniques are still used ...
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Nashishi, also called Gold-Wefted Brocade, is a kind of silk embroidery woven with flat or round gold threads and it is regarded a typical representative of the silk weaving craft of the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). Brocade ...
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Kesi,or Cut Silk,refers to silk tapestry with cut designs, and is a unique Chinese traditional silk weaving technique. Archaeological evidence indicates that silk tapestries with cut designs were produced in China at least as early as the ...
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The Government of Indonesia aims to exceed the one billion USD mark in batik exports during 2013, Coordinating Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa, has said. The Minister said the Government intends to earn higher recognition for batik in ...
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Yushu, a remote county in the depths of northwestern China's Qinghai Province, used to be two days' drive from the nearest airport in the provincial capital Xining. As the source of China's three major rivers, center of Kham Tibetan ...
Tags: Yushu, remote county, Myths and Legends
ABACA to participate at THREADS OF LIFE exhibition, starting in Kutch city from tomorrow, Thursday, October 18th for two weeks until Nov 2nd. SHRUJAN is a 42 yr old NGO working with more than 3,000 women artisans in Kutch. Their primary ...
Tags: Embroideries, Threads of Life, hand embroidered pieces, daily wear
Adoption of modern marketing channels can greatly help in boosting the state’s handloom sales, Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Industries and Commerce SS Slathia has said. Unveiling the revamped Handloom Showroom at Silk Weaving ...
Tags: handloom, handloom sales, Silk Weaving Factory, handloom items
Yunnan used to be an isolated frontier region in China. Yet, 25 ethnic minority groups reside there. Meanwhile, Yunnan boasts of different climatic zones. The great differences in folk customs and climatic diverse in Yunnan always made ...
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee conferred 20 Shilp Guru Awards, 18 Sant Kabir Awards along with 74 National Awards to master craftspersons and master weavers at a function in Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Speaking on the ...
Tags: handloom sector, handicraft sectors, craftsperson, handloom market
Sri Lanka Design Festival 2012 (SLDF) invites hoteliers, architects and interior designers to attend a preview of products designed and developed for the hotel industry using craft at an exhibition presented in partnership with Sri Lanka ...
Tags: hotel textile products, craft products, textile industry
The Los Angeles International Textile Show (LA TEXTILE) will debut a well-rounded showcase October 22-24, 2012 for Fall/Winter 2013/2014. Located at the California Market Center (CMC) since 1993, this edition of the Show features a number ...
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Pakistan’s Aik Hunar Aik Nagar (AHAN), a non-profit organization that supports small rural enterprises engaged in the production of handmade non-farm products, has imparted training in embroidery techniques to rural women. ...
Tags: AHAN, rural enterprises, handmade non-farm products, training
Next month's Sri Lanka Design Festival (SLDF) has broadened its scope with the inclusion of several new elements, including design education and logistics forums, alongside its flagship South Asian Apparel Leadership Forum (SAALF). SLDF, ...
Folk customs reflect the life of the people -- their habits and customs, ideologies and beliefs, social activities and the like. Traditionally, folk customs and folk arts have been congenial twins. since the New Stone Age, folk arts have ...
Tags: paper charms, Paper Joss, Folk customs, Paper, crafts, arts, china culture