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Han Meilin's Influence of Cultural Traditions
Jan 3, 2017Through his six-decade career, Han Meilin-who is well-known as the chief designer of Fuwa, the good-luck mascots for the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008-has always turned to Chinese cultural traditions for inspiration. The 80-year-old began ...
Tags: Fuwa, Han Meilin
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Chinese Folk Art Expo
Apr 10, 2015A Chinese folk art expo featuring handicrafts by eleven outstanding folk artists from eight provinces of China will tour Eastern US from April 10—20. The exhibition, entitled "Slow Made in China", will be held at several ...
Tags: Chinese Folk Art, folk art expo, handicrafts
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Gaomi Was Named "Hometown of Chinese Folk Art" by The Ministry of Culture
Nov 5, 2014Gaomi is a county-level city of eastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China, under the administration of Weifang City. It is the hometown of writer and 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan, who has set some of his stories ...
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The Introduction of New Year Pictures
Jun 21, 2013In China's cities and the countryside, New Year pictures are closely linked with the Spring Festival (the Chinese New Year). Pasting up New Year pictures is a part of the festive celebrations. The aim of pasting up New Year ...
Tags: New Year pictures, Spring Festival, festive celebrations
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Words in Chinese and Traditions in China
Dec 27, 20121. What's "guanxi"? Guanxi is regarded as the central idea in Chinese society with long historical and cultural roots. It is understood and utilized by virtually every Chinese person in greater or lesser measure. Understanding how the ...
Tags: Focus Vision, Culture, China, Customs
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Tea Houses in Beijing and Tianjin Use Green Tea or Jasmine Tea Instead of Wulong Tea
Dec 19, 2012Unlike Kongfu tea in South China, the tea houses in Beijing and Tianjin use green tea or jasmine tea instead of Wulong tea. They don't have the same level of ceremony that is used for Kongfu tea. Lao She Teahouse is a famous teahouse ...
Tags: Focus Vision, China Culture, Tea
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Jingjing Garland Originates From The Folk Flower Fairs on The Festivals
Dec 7, 2012Jingjing Garland originates from the folk flower fairs on the festivals, temple fairs and celebrations and is popular in the Jingjing County of Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. Since it has a history of hundreds of years and is well ...
Tags: Jingjing garland, north Yangko, hometown of Chinese folk art
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A Unique Chinese Ink Painting About Chinese Opera
Dec 7, 2012When ink play is mentioned, we would usually think of the literate ink play of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, a reference to the practice of playing with ink brushwork. The title of this exhibition borrows the word play from this phrase ...
Tags: ink play, ink brushwork, link between Chinese opera and painting
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New Year Paintings Is a Unique Art Form in Chinese Folk Culture
Dec 7, 2012Also known as "paper paintings" and "painted pictures", New Year paintings is a unique art form in Chinese folk culture. The paintings are called "New Year paintings" because they are mostly posted during the New Year holiday for decoration ...
Tags: paper paintings, Chinese folk culture, New Year's greetings
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Shehuo Ladle Mask Is Mainly Painted on The Wooden Ladle
Dec 6, 2012Shehuo ladle mask is mainly painted on the wooden ladle – a utensil used to scoop water or grain in ancient China, so it is called ladle mask. The ladle was a daily utensil used by ancient Chinese to feed the horses; usually the ...
Tags: Shehuo ladle mask, the beautiful wishes for peaceful and happy life
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Sang Liangshu Created a Unique Paper-Cut Art
Dec 6, 2012Sang 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
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The Keynote for Funeral and Memorial Service Is Spiritual Eternity and Continuation
Dec 6, 2012The keynote for funeral and memorial service is spiritual eternity and continuation of life after death. This is also the main theme of Chinese folk art works on the subject. Death at old age is a normal course of life referred to as ...
Tags: artworks, folk arts, handicraft, culture
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Chinese Folk Art
Dec 6, 2012Rooted in the original Chinese philosophy and social customs, nourished by cultures from diverse nationalities, geographical localities and through different historical times, Chinese folk art has now blossomed and laden with fresh fruit, ...
Tags: folk art, fresh fruit, multiple categories, paper-cut
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Chinese Folk Art Is Vastly Different From Western Traditional Art in Philosophy Concept
Dec 6, 2012Chinese folk art is vastly different from Western traditional art in philosophy concept, art structure and form, and color composition. Philosophy concept — Chinese folk art, and the art of Chinese officialdom and professional ...
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Life with The Folk Art-Historical Themes
Dec 6, 2012Chinese folk art and Chinese philosophy are unified in the belief that yin-yang produces all living things on earth and all living things stay alive through propagation. Originated in Chinese primitive society, this was the philosophical ...
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