There are stories about the characteristics and forms of clay sculpture.

Fengxiang colored sculpture is a folk art in Fengxiang County, Shaanxi Province. Locals call it "mud goods". Fengxiang County is located in the west of Guanzhong Plain. Clay figurines were buried in the tombs of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period and the Han and Tang Dynasties, which shows that their clay sculpture technology has a long history. In recent years, Fengxiang colored sculptures are mainly distributed in Liu Ying Village of Chengguan Town and its surrounding areas. It is said that during the Ming Dynasty, six battalions of troops were stationed here, and later the sergeants became local residents. Some of them recovered their ceramic making skills before joining the army. Clay figurines are made of local clay and clay, and then sold at major temples. The clay figurines purchased by local villagers are used to pray for children, protect students and ward off evil spirits. The bodiless painted clay figurines in Liu Ying Village, Fu Na are well-known and passed down from generation to generation, and have become a unique boutique in China folk art, enjoying a high reputation at home and abroad.

Fengxiang has three kinds of colored sculptures. One is clay toys, mainly animal models and plastic figures of the zodiac. The second is to hang paintings, including facial makeup, tiger head, ox head, lion head, Kirin sending children, Eight Immortals crossing the sea and so on. The third is to establish people, mainly aiming at the characters in folklore and historical stories. Fengxiang clay sculpture * * * has 170 varieties of colors, including a giant crouching tiger and a tiger with a hanging face, as well as a rabbit and a lion; Black clay, white powder, leather glue, etc. Used in production. They are characterized by molding, exquisite and exaggerated modeling, bright and festive colors, and childish and lovely. It is unique among many folk clay sculptures in China. Before 1960s, there were more than 300 farmers making clay sculptures in Liu Ying village and surrounding villages. Now only artists such as Shen Hu, Hu Xinmin, Hu Yongxing, Han Suocun and Du Yin use agriculture.

Fengxiang clay sculpture has strong local flavor and high research value of folk culture, folk art and aesthetics, which has attracted the attention of relevant experts. However, under the influence of the commercial environment, the current Fengxiang clay sculpture artists often cater to the market demand by selling art, which makes many traditional products almost extinct, and also makes Fengxiang clay sculpture skills gradually lose their original cultural connotation and constantly mutate.