Ten Traditional Handicrafts in China

This folk art of cutting patterns on paper with scissors or a carving knife is a national intangible cultural heritage, which has a broad mass base and rich cultural life, history and aesthetic information, and occupies an important position in folk activities, among which Shandong paper-cutting, Shanxi paper-cutting and Shaanxi paper-cutting are the representative schools of paper-cutting.

2. New Year pictures: This kind of China folk art made with wooden board watermark is a common folk handicraft developed from the ancient door god painting. In modern society, it is usually used to decorate the environment during the Spring Festival, and also contains the meaning of auspicious celebration and blessing for the New Year.

3. Embroidery: This is a traditional folk handicraft in China, which consists of silk embroidery and feather embroidery and has a history of more than 3,000 years. It is one of the top ten national treasures of China. It uses various thread materials to pierce embroidery materials according to certain colors and patterns to form patterns. At present, the most common embroidery varieties in China can be divided into four types: Shu embroidery, Yue embroidery, Xiang embroidery and Su embroidery.

4. Ceramics: This handicraft originated from the Neolithic Age in China. After thousands of years of development, this traditional ceramic art made of clay, feldspar and timely is famous for its high artistic value. Nowadays, ceramic products have been widely used in the national economy because of their advantages of radiation resistance, high hardness and high temperature corrosion resistance.

5. Lantern: This traditional folk handicraft, which originated from the traditional Chinese agricultural era, integrates life functions and artistic features, and is a common item in major festivals in China at present. People will also use this variety to make exquisite lanterns, pray for peace and add luster to festive days.

6, clay sculpture:

This ancient folk traditional art of molding various figures and animals with fine mud is currently popular in Shaanxi, Jiangsu, Tianjin, Henan and other places in China. This ancient China folk art was also listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2006.

7. Woodcarving: This folk carving technology is mainly divided into three categories: round carving, root carving and relief. Commonly used wood is ginkgo, rosewood, nanmu, agarwood, redwood, cypress and camphor tree. This sculpture technology was also listed in the national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008.

8. Kites:

This traditional handicraft in China has a history of more than 2,000 years. It was invented in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and has been a favorite outdoor activity since the Song Dynasty. The British Museum also called the China kite the fifth invention of China. In many kite activities now, you will also see many kites that have been integrated into China's traditional culture, such as those of carp yue longmen, which have been circulating for many years.

9. Bamboo weaving: This national intangible cultural heritage with a long history of production, bamboo weaving technology is divided into thin bamboo weaving and thick bamboo weaving, which are woven together with silk with a certain thickness. According to different characteristics, different styles of bamboo woven works were born.

10, Shadow Play:

This China folk traditional art, which originated in the Western Han Dynasty and prevailed in the Qing Dynasty, has a long history of development. It is one of the top ten traditional handicrafts in Shaanxi, and it is also known as donkey shadow play and lantern shadow play. The silhouette of the characters usually performed is made of animal skin or cardboard, and percussion instruments and stringed instruments with strong local flavor are also used in the performance. According to different voices in different places, different varieties of shadow play have also been formed.