What are the folk handicrafts

Folk handicrafts, refers to the folk of the working people in order to adapt to the needs of life and aesthetic requirements, local materials, handmade production of a kind of arts and crafts. There are very many varieties of handicrafts, such as Song brocade, bamboo weaving, grass weaving, handmade embroidery, blue printed cloth, batik, handmade wood carving, clay sculpture, paper cutting, folk toys and so on. Due to the differences in social history, customs and habits, geographic environment and aesthetic point of view of various regions and nationalities, handicrafts of various places have different styles and characteristics, fully demonstrating the elegance of Chinese handicraft art.

Categorized by material, there are various kinds of folk handicrafts made of paper, cloth, bamboo, wood, stone, leather, metal, surface, clay, ceramics, grass, willow, palm and rattan, lacquer and other different materials.

According to the different production techniques, folk art can be divided into painting, molding, weaving, cutting and carving, printing and dyeing and so on.