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World Folk Artists Gather at Guizhou Expo
Oct 29, 2015The first China (Guizhou) International Folk Crafts and Cultural Products Expo opened Thursday in Guiyang, Guizhou province and will run through Wednesday. More than 150 craftsmen from 31 countries will show their crafts and skills. The ...
Tags: World Folk Artists, Guizhou Expo, Traditional handicraft
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Preserving Cultural Heritage in Xinjiang
Oct 29, 2015The Xinjiang Uygur Muqam is a term referring to a variety of musical practices widespread among Uygur communities, one of the largest ethnic minorities in China. Born into a musical family, Ablimit Eysa is the 6th generation of the ...
Tags: Cultural Heritage, Xinjiang, Muqam music
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Dancers Find Exhilaration in Feeling 'blue'
Oct 28, 2015On a sleepless night in early spring of 2013, standing on the balcony of his New York apartment, choreographer Cheng Tsung-lung saw the sky begin to fill with a magical blue hue. For some 20 minutes, the sun was still below the horizon but ...
Tags: Dancers, Blue Hour, folk dancing
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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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Chinese Clay Figurines Have Long Played an Important Role in The Chinese Folk Culture
Jun 21, 2013Chinese Clay figurines have long played an important role in the Chinese folk culture. The making of such clay figurines has become an exclusive, one-of-a-kind handicraft. China has established many cultural centers for the display of such ...
Tags: clay figurines, folk culture, one-of-a-kind handicraft
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Sugar Painting - A Sweeter Life
May 23, 2013The sugar painting is just paintings made of sugar, which can not only be eaten but also appreciated. It is always called Inverse Sugar Figure, Inverse Sugar Cake or Sugar Light Figure. The history of this handicraft, with the local ...
Tags: sugar painting, sugar art, sweet art
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It Is Usual to See Some Folk Artists Producing Sugar Paintings Along The Streets
May 23, 2013In Sichuan Province of southwestern China, it is usual to see some folk artists producing sugar paintings along the streets, in the parks, and around the schools. The artist uses the bronze spoon and shovel as the tool, and the slab of ...
Tags: Sugar Painting, sweet art, sugar art
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What Is Sugar Painting?
May 22, 2013In and around China's southwestern Sichuan Province, it is usual to see some folk artists producing sugar paintings with liquid sugar along the streets, in the parks, and around the schools. The artists normally sit before a ...
Tags: Sugar Painting, sugar art, sweet art
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The Development of The Sugar Painting
May 22, 2013The sugar painting is just paintings made of sugar, which can not only be eaten but also appreciated. It is always called Inverse Sugar Figure, Inverse Sugar Cake or Sugar Light Figure. The history of this handicraft, with the local ...
Tags: sugar painting, sweet art, sugar art
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Nuo Is a Phenomenon of Witchcraft Culture
Dec 17, 2012Nuo is a phenomenon of witchcraft culture which has its root in Chinese primitive religion and means to drive away devils. Primitive people thought that all diseases were caused by devils. The ritual activities of Nuo were already in ...
Tags: witchcraft culture, Chinese primitive religion, drive away devils
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Tibetan Play Is an Important Cultural Component of Tibetans' Social Life
Dec 17, 2012Tibetan play is an important cultural component of Tibetans' social life. Called "Ace Lhamo" in Tibetan, it is very popular in Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai and Yunnan Provinces where many Tibetans live. This art form carries strong flavors of ...
Tags: Tibetan play, Ace Lhamo, Tibetan Buddhism
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The Storytelling Art of Northern Shaanxi Is a Very Important Folk Art
Dec 17, 2012The storytelling art of northern Shaanxi is a very important folk art form in northwestern areas of China. It is mainly popular in northern Shaanxi, such as Yan'an, Yulin etc. It originated from the performances of some poor blind men ...
Tags: storytelling art, folk art form
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Tianjin Tune Is One of The Most Representative Folk Art Genres in Tianjin
Dec 17, 2012Tianjin Tune is one of the most representative folk art genres in Tianjin. Sung in local Tianjin dialect, the tune is pellucid and sonorous with strong rustic charm. It is often in the form of a solo or duet show, in which the performers ...
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Storytelling:Tibetan Hero King Gesar
Dec 17, 2012Storytelling is an art for a select few in Nagqu who ensure the many adventures of the Tibetan hero King Gesar will never be forgotten. Tan Hongkai learns more. In the dimly lit hall of Nagqu Popular Arts Center dozens of Tibetan ...
Tags: King Gesar, story about the Tibetan hero, traditional Tibetan art form
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The Introduction of Commercializing Culture
Dec 17, 2012Two lion dancers from the Huang Feihong Lion Dance Troupe perform at Exhibition of Achievements on the Productive Protection of China's Intangible Cultural Heritage. An embroidery by national intangible heritage inheritor Zhao Hongyu ...
Tags: lion dancers, China's Intangible Cultural Heritage, kungfu style