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Here are some Chinese crafts to share with you:
Paintings: with a long history of seven to eight thousand years, Chinese paintings are rich in content, style and technique.
The four treasures of the study: writing brush, ink stick, ink slab and paper.
Paper-cuts: the most popular folk arts in China.
Fan: there are fans of various qualities and styles in China, including wooden, bamboo, paper, ivory, jade, hawksbill, feather, straw fans and fans of palm and areca tree leaves.
Textiles: including silk, brocade, damask, yarn, cotton, flax, carpet and so on.
Printing & dyeing: wax printing and dyeing are widely used in people's clothes, bedclothes, and household goods.
Embroidery: Suzhou embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Sichuan embroidery and Guangdong embroidery are considered as the four famous embroideries in China.
Sculptures: including flour, bamboo, brick, stone, wood, jade, tooth, bone, horn carvings as well as mini-sculpture, hand sculpting, moulding.
Bronzes: from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD), most of the farming tools, weapons, cooking appliances, liquor wares and musical instruments were all made from bronze.
Pottery: it is made from clay fired in a kiln, including colored pottery, white pottery, red pottery, glazed pottery and so on.
Porcelain: it is recognized as the "fifth great invention" of China.
Cloisonne: a kind of craft blending porcelain and bronze.
Jade: a quality stone with fine texture, elegant luster and slick surface.
Lacquer ware: a kind of coating featuring lacquer painted on the surface.
Tea wares: Tea wares consist of ovens, tea rollers, teapots, cups, tea bowls, trays and so on.
Drinking vessels: since the ancient times, alcohol has been essential when entertaining guests in China, and Chinese people are also very particular about their drinking vessels.
Seal: a kind of art with distinctive national features and used for signatures in China.
Kite: originally, it was used to send messages, and now it is for people's entertainment.
Lantern: in ancient times, it was used for lighting the way at night, but more recently, it is has been mostly used as a kind of decoration to enhance the atmosphere at grand festivals and ceremonies.
Facial mask: mainly for operas, but some are also made for children to play with.
Puppet: a wooden toy effigy mainly used to perform a puppet show.
Folk toys: kinds of mascots for festivals and ceremonies or for children's toys.
Musical instruments: folk musical instruments comprise wind instruments, string instruments, plucked instruments and percussion instruments.
Clothing: the traditional clothes and ornaments of the Chinese ethnic minorities have special national features like the Uyghur's hat, Man People's cheongsam, Miao People's silver ornaments and so on.
Daily utensils: including all kinds of furniture made of wood, bamboo, cane and other local materials.
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