I show the traditional culture of China in English.

The classification of folk art is based on some literal art forms and titles, which is different from the so-called palace art and aristocratic art. The preliminary discussion in the field of folk art is more extensive, and its basic structure is a key to art So we need to understand the meaning of art. "Ci Hai" (Taiwan Province Chinese Publishing House) is defined as follows: art, in a broad sense: anything that includes activity skills and thinking, as well as making machines, craftsmen, buildings and houses, is called art; Righteousness and technology are two, in a narrow sense: they refer to activities or product activities that contain value; Meaning meets art (fine art). Art refers to knowledge and technology, also called skill or craft. From the Six Arts of the Zhou Dynasty (Six Arts: Rite, Music, Shooting, Defense, Calligraphy, Numbering) and the Baigong Notes in the Basic Series of China Ancient Literature Retrieval, Zheng Zhu's "Zhou", that is, the original meaning refers to arts and crafts. From ancient books, we get the following definition:

1 Process refers to the essential knowledge in life.

2 the process of human production of household appliances

Process refers to the consideration of technical materials and artifacts produced by processing.

4 craft refers to skilled and exquisite technology.

From the definition of art and the incomprehensible "folk art" given to "folk" and "folk art", in fact, "folk art" is different from all kinds of popular traditional art and folk color technology and drama and dance related to traditional crafts, which are formed, developed and widely spread in the field of folk art.

The generic name of shadow play and shadow play characters (including props and scenes) The domestic shadow play art is a unique art of China folk arts and crafts and opera, and it is the temple of China national art or lacks a delicate pearl.

Shadow play allows the audience to watch the artistic form effect of the drama performed by plane characters through white curtains; Shadow play is a plain puppet and prop, and the scene is often described by folk artists who carve it into a shadow play with a carving knife, which is called

Shadow play appeared in China's early operas. As a portable performance instrument, it has beautiful and rich singing, gripping and touching feelings. It has been deeply loved by the broad masses of the people for thousands of years and spread widely. Shadow play alone has played a role in the development of culture and art at home and abroad. Various shadow plays derived from the singing of local operas appear on the screen. The performance principle and mode of shadow play have played a leading role in the invention and development of modern film art. Since the 18th century, the western world has highly praised the art of shadow play by Chaplin and world cultural celebrities. Leaders of Mao Zedong, Zhou Enlai and other countries have entertained domestic and foreign guests with shadow play many times. The art of shadow play suffered the catastrophe of the Cultural Revolution and has not been able to reverse the situation of the end of the road.

As for the figures, scene design and production of shadow play, it belongs to the category of China folk art, and it is a unique artistic style specialty of this nation. In the form of shadow play, the characters and scenes are boldly graphical, artistic and cartoonized by combining abstraction and realism, and the modeling of opera masks and costumes is comprehensively handled. The vivid images and humorous exaggerations are simple, rough or delicate and romantic, coupled with smooth and powerful carving, gorgeous coloring and limb hooking, through flexible production process effects, It really makes people listen to or watch the products (movies) of Pi Renying, who loves to be tempted. They can only be used for shadow play performances and entertainment with both hands. They can also be used as interior decoration art on windows and walls. Because of their simple and generous shape and strong national flavor, they have both artistic appreciation and collection value. Many museums, collectors, artists and shadow play lovers at home and abroad have hidden shadow play for international exchanges and people often give it as gifts to international friends in China.

Chinese paper cutting

According to research in countries where folk paper-cutting art is popular, there have been hollowed-out carvings in Cai Lun since A.D. 105, which continued and improved the previous experience and began to use wax paper as a more popular material, thus giving birth to paper-cutting art made of metal foil, leather or silk.

kite

Kite originated from the recognized conclusion of the world kite industry. The earliest kites in China were made by ancient scientists in the early days. Kites in China began to be used as toys, and were exported to Japan, Korea, Europe and other countries from the late Tang Dynasty, mainly for military use.

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