What are Chaozhou handicrafts?

Chaozhou handicrafts include Chaozhou gongs and drums, Chaozhou cuisine and kungfu tea.

The characteristic traditional arts and crafts in Chaoshan area have a long history and are as beautiful as flowers and jade, enjoying a good reputation at home and abroad. As early as the Neolithic Age, Chaoshan had the production technology of stone tools and pottery. By the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, the ceramic modeling and glazing technology, jade, wood and bronze crafts in Chaoshan had reached the advanced level in Guangdong.

During the Eastern Jin Dynasty, the smelting and casting technology of celadon, copper and iron, especially gold and silver jewelry technology, has formed a strong local characteristics. During the Song and Yuan Dynasties, jade, wood carvings and ceramics were produced on a large scale, resulting in many treasures. Product types and technical level are favored by Chinese and foreign people, and export trade has been greatly developed.

The Ming and Qing Dynasties were the heyday of Chaoshan arts and crafts, and a large number of exquisite arts and crafts remained in the world. The niche table in the main hall of Kaiyuan Temple in Chaoshan, the circular sculpture "Golden Thousand Pagodas" and jade carving products such as snuff bottles, jade seals, head plugs, nostalgia and wishful thinking are amazing.

Traditional folk lanterns, porcelain inlays, sachets, clay sculptures, paper-cuts, jewelry, etc. Rich in local characteristics, it enjoys a high reputation in Chaoshan area and has become an indispensable ornament and seasonal item for officials and the public.

Chaoshan arts and crafts have been refined for thousands of years, integrated with China and foreign countries, brought forth new ideas, formed its own genre, and formed a distinctive and rich local artistic style. Many domestic experts and scholars have incisive exposition on this. Chaoshan craft not only has the inheritance and originality of Central Plains culture, but also has distinct regional characteristics.

Chaoshan handicrafts are made from local materials according to their own aesthetic standards in order to meet their own production and life needs, which often show their originality and make people marvel.