What are the traditional handicrafts in Tianjin

Tianjin is a city under the jurisdiction of China, has a very long history and splendid culture, there are many traditional handicrafts, Tianjin in the end what are the traditional handicrafts? Hurry up to see it!!!

1, Mudman Zhang

Mudman Zhang colorful sculpture is a traditional folk art in Tianjin, has a long history, the development has been 180 years. "Mudman" materials used are low sand content, no impurities of pure rubber clay, weathering, pulping, filtration, dehydration, and cotton wool repeatedly smashed and kneaded and become "ripe mud", thoroughly dry after the kiln to be baked and burned at a temperature of 700 degrees Celsius or so, out of the kiln after polishing, After leaving the kiln, it can be polished and colored. Produced by the clay man Zhang face diameter inch, not only the shape of God, and lifelike.

2. Hangu Printmaking

Hangu Printmaking is a traditional handicraft treasure of Tianjin with a very long history. Hangu prints synthesize the artistic beauty of calligraphy, carving, painting, printing and decoration, forming

an art with unique characteristics. Hangu prints are mostly based on the labor and life of the salt field, chemical industry, agriculture and fishery in the Hangu area, absorbing the traditional Chinese folk art and the creative methods of western art, using new materials, new techniques and new methods, adopting the forms of expression such as woodcuts, paper plates, composite plates, silk-silk leakage plates, and oil prints and watermarks, and focusing on exploring the language of prints, which makes the works refreshingly new.

3. Tianjin Woodcarving

Tianjin woodcarving is a traditional craft in Tianjin, and it is a precious folk craft with a long history, which was founded in the Qing Dynasty. Tianjin wood carving through the efforts of the masters of the exploration and practice, set the characteristics of the north and south in one, and the composition of Chinese painting and wood carving combination, and gradually formed a wood carving exquisite and beautiful, simple and rugged unique style. Commonly used in hanging doors, eaves, frontal square, flower plate and flower teeth decoration, can also be used for decoration of the inner eaves, such as wooden partitions, flower cover, screen.

4, Tianjin kites

Tianjin kites are the traditional handicrafts of Tianjin, which have a long history and flourished in the early Ming Dynasty of the Qing Dynasty. There are many kinds of Tianjin kites, but soft-winged kites are the main ones. Soft-winged kites are only supported by a skeleton along the upper edge of the wings, with soft materials such as cloth or silk underneath. They are suitable for making birds or insects, such as eagles, butterflies, swallows, cranes, phoenixes, dragonflies, etc. They can also be arranged with many small soft-winged kites. It is also possible for many small soft wings to be arranged together to form a large kite. For example, a lot of butterflies around the flowers to form the "Hundred Flowers", a lot of birds around the wind phoenix to form the "Hundred Birds Toward the Phoenix" and so on.

5, Yangliuqing New Year Paintings

Yangliuqing New Year Paintings is one of the traditional handicrafts of Tianjin, and is also one of the famous Chinese folk woodblock prints, which is known as "Southern Peach and Northern Willow" together with Suzhou Peach Blossom Dock New Year Paintings. The production method of Yangliuqing New Year Paintings is "half-printing and half-painting", i.e., carving out the picture lines with the woodblock first, and then printing on the paper with ink, and then filling in the paintings with colored brushes after two or three monochrome prints are set. The Yangliuqing Nianhua produced has delicate brushwork, beautiful characters, bright colors, rich content and diverse forms. It has created a unique style that is distinctive, lively, joyful and auspicious, and rich in touching themes.

Tianjin's traditional crafts are much more than that, hurry to Tianjin to find out!