Chinese Arts and Crafts
It is common knowledge that China has a long history and glorious history in both arts and traditional crafts. These are just two of the many jewels in China's over five thousand-year culture. The arts and crafts are not only the embodiment of the people's longing for aesthetic beauty for themselves and as gifts for others, but also great treasures for China and the rest of the world. Many of the master artisans have had their skills handed down via one generation to the next so that only the offspring of such an artisan could learn the necessary skills required. The result being that they are the most valuable treasures both for a family and for the nation.
Of all the Chinese arts and crafts, the most representative are Bronze Vessels, Folk Toys, Embroidery, Calligraphy, Music, Opera, Painting, Cloisonne, Jade, Kites, Lacquer Ware, Paper-Cuttings, Porcelain, Pottery, Seals, and Silk. They are not only a vivid reflection of Chinese culture but also the embodiment of both the Chinese people, and of the nation itself.
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ChinesePEARLS Pearl History in China As early as 4000 years ago, Chinese people discovered a kind of delicate gem with soft brilliance when searching ocean for food. This is pearl. Since then, countless pearl jewelry and artwork, -----
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Chinese Pi Ying Xi
Chinese Pi Ying Xi, also called leather-silhouette show or shadow play, came into existence almost a thousand years ago. It is said in Yuan Dynasty it once spread to west A---
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Ivory Carving Coarse tools and ornaments made of beast bones make up some of the most ancient artifacts in history. Nowadays, the carved bone ware is one of the finest type of Chinese traditional arts and crafts. With Chinese , ----
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Chinese ShubiShubi is also named as Zhi, including "Shu" (comb) and "Bi"(fine-toothed comb) and was one of eight hair-styles in ancient China. It has a history of more than 1,500 years --- |
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Chinese Brush Writing Chinese brush can be traced back at least 6,000 years. It represents one of the four treasures of study, which also include paper, ink and ink stone. It was said that the brush was invented --- |
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Nut carving:Nut carving, known as Hediao in Chinese, generally refers to two kinds of carvings that respectively use fruit stone (also known as the fruit's pit), like olive or peach stone, and ----
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Chinese wood carving Introduce the category of the wood carving first. The wood carving category of the our country is numerous, Spread all over in the big river south ----
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Chinese paper-cutPaper-cut is a very distinctive visual art of Chinese handicrafts. It originated from the 6th century when women used to paste golden ---
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Chinese Silk China is the first producer of silk in the world: silk production was started in the country circa 4,500 years ago. And today,--- |
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Chinese Jade CultureIn Chinese, "jade" (yu) refers to a fine, beautiful stone with a warm color and rich luster, that is skillfully and delicately ,----
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Classical Chinese furniture Classical Chinese furniture developed from ancient times. The change of the habit of kneeling or sitting cross--legged ---
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Seal Engraving Visitors to China maybe amazed at the many souvenir shops where the service of "Seal Engraving" is readily available. ---
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Chinese Batik Art Batik is a traditional folk craftwork that has been handed down from generation to generation .,---- |
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Chinese Knot Traditional chinese decoration knots, also known as Chinese Knots, are typical local arts of China. This hand-tied knot,
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Chinese Fans Art In China's big cities, you now rarely see anyone using a traditional fan to keep cool.At home,Fans seem to have given ---
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Chinese paper-cut Paper-cut is a very distinctive visual art of Chinese handicrafts. It originated from the 6th century when women used to--
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wheat skeleton picture
The wheat stalk handicraft picture is by Mai Ganwei the raw material, the needed materials security environmental prot----
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theatrical mask The theatrical mask of Chinese traditional drama is a kind of program that the actor face makes up.Generally applied be in two cle----
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China's interior paintings form that is very special to China. With a special paintbrush at a 90-degree angle used to paint inside glass or crystal objects---
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,Lanterns Galore Lanterns (deng in Chinese) are a special handicraft of Chinese tradition. Fancy lanterns are widely used as decorations in the country during festivals and----
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The Art of Chinese ceramics Porcelain, also called 'fine china', featuring its delicate texture, pleasing color, and refined sculpture,
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Cloisonne Cloisonne is a unique art form that originated in Beijing during the Yuan Dynasty (1271 - 1368). ----
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