Chinese Jade and New Year

China takes the lead in both jade production and jade processing. There is a unique system of c raftsmanship of jadeware production in China, of which the core is “measuring the material before u sing itand”adopting craftsmanship according to the material, with main procedures covering observing jade, designing””polishing. Jade culture is connected to Chinese Confucian culture, a nd is a special culture of deeply influence in East Asia. It has formed the traditional jade utilization p hilosophy in China, namely, “respecting jade, loving jade, wearing jade, appreciating jade, and playing Jade.

New Year pictures are the embodier of Chinese Spring Festival custom. At the end of the year, people in many places in China will put up New Year pictures, to add joy to the festival and pray for the blessings from God and disasters and misfortune to be removed. As a form of ancient folk art, New Year pictures and Spring Festival custom bounded together is a demonstration of the life, tho ughts and feelings, and aesthetic taste of the folks Paper-cut is an independent category of traditional Chinese folk craftsmanship, boasting long h istory and rich folk features. It is widespread due to the multiple functions, extensive themes, cheap materials, and being easy to make People use scissors and gravers, to cut, engrave and chisel the paper into different images, which are good decorations

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