In the past, an emperor took a fancy to the celadon bowl produced in the Cizhouyao Kiln very much but...
Chinese Traditlonal Crafts
This legend is about a story of the return of a prodigal. The legend has it that an artisan proficient...
This is a legend about famous variety of porcelain named "ji hong"(the red for sacrifice). The color of "ji hong"...
Yixing, Jiangsu, is known as the "pottery capital with a history of one thousand years"and the fame of the zisha...
Qiu Chuji, also known as Taoist Changchun, was the earliest ancestor of jade trade in Beijing and was called Ancestor...
At the end of the Southern Song Dynasty there was a kiln artisan named Hulu at the Cizhouyao Kiln. He...
The kesi silk is a variety of Chinese silk weaving complicated in workmanship but rich in expression. When the troops of...
The Longquan celadon is one of the notable varieties of the traditional ceramics of China. This legend was about how two...
In the Western Zhou Dynasty when King Mu was on the throne there was an artisan named Yanshi. The puppet...
In the ancient times, the Chinese people held that all sorts of articles used in daily life and production were...
Packaging is closely related to people's daily life. Traditionally the guidelines on packaging in China are always "for the convenience of...
Puppet made its appearance for the first time in the Spring and Autumn Period. In 1979,a puppet was unearthed from...
Kite is one of the most typical Chinese folk toys. It incorporates into a whole appreciation, entertainment, competition, exercise, and...
Since ancient times to this day, toys have always accompanied human life. Early in the Neolithic Age, primitive toys already...
New Year picture is an image carrier of the Spring Festival culture. In China, by the close of the year,...
Paper cutting is a long-standing decorative folk art in China. The cutter first drawsthe designs on a piece of paper...
Jade has been cherished by the Chinese as a symbol of many virtues.Its hardness suggests firmness and loyalty, and its...
Early in the Neolithic Age, the Chinese ancients already started to use articlesmade of bones, fangs, and horns from animals...
Woodcarving in China constitutes three major categories: architecture carving, furniture carving and artworks carving. Woodcarving as handiworks for display or...
The enamelware manufacturing craft is actually a complex process combining enamel process and metal process. It is prepared by first...