Cultural history of folk handicrafts

Handicraft has a long history in China, and it is a treasure of China's culture and art. It is famous at home and abroad for its long history, exquisite skills, rich categories and masterpieces handed down from generation to generation. For thousands of years, traditional handicraft products have always been a characteristic industry representing the Chinese nation. Traditional handicrafts are not only cultural works of art, but also daily necessities, which are closely related to people's lives. It is indeed a very strange phenomenon that fashion handicrafts are so prosperous and popular in modern cities. Some people say that this is because of nostalgia, and it is a recollection of the past manual years;

Today, in the pursuit of individuality, handicraft has become irresistible around us with its unique artistic charm, decoration and practicality, as well as arbitrary fun. It permeates every aspect of our life like the wind, bringing huge market prospects.

Nowadays, with the continuous development of science and technology, machines, as production tools, reduce people's physical labor more and more; Increasingly developed electronic computers can not only perform mathematical operations accurately, but also translate one language into another to replace people's mental work. The emergence of modern robots can not only replace human hands to operate dangerous work or experiments, but also be used for artistic creation. If it is used for writing, painting and embroidery ... It is speculated that in the near future, all works of art created by human hands will be gradually replaced by scientific and technological products such as computers. Then, the skills of pottery, weaving, paper binding and toys in the past. What is closely related to people's lives is gradually becoming unknown. With the impact of modernization, traditional crafts are quietly leaving us. Accompanying it is the communication between people and things, and the harmony between life and nature. Nowadays, daily necessities and handicrafts are dazzling, but there is no body temperature and feelings left by the producer ... "

Handmade arts and crafts are the producer's art, which comes from and serves the people. It always integrates practicality and aesthetics, and has the duality of material and spirit, not a pure artistic phenomenon. Folk arts and crafts are rooted in the most basic level of society, emerging in different ethnic groups and regions, building a solid mass cultural foundation and having a far-reaching impact on other cultures and arts.

Representing the characteristics of China, Chinese knots, kites, clay figurines, paper-cutting, embroidery, dough figurines and so on. Kites, paper-cuts and male prostitutes are the most distinctive features of China.

As a new generation, we should strive to carry forward the spirit of handicrafts!