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What handicrafts are there in Shanxi?

Shanxi handicrafts include: walnut handicrafts and Pingyao push-light lacquerware.

1, walnut crafts

Taihang Mountain in Shanxi is rich in pecans, which are not only delicious and nutritious, but also can be used to make handicrafts. Walnut has been endowed with auspicious meaning since ancient times, so this exquisite walnut handicraft is also very popular.

People select high-quality walnuts in Taihang Mountain area, make full use of the texture and structure of walnuts, give full play to their infinite imagination and creativity, and add these exquisite walnuts from small bridges and flowing water to imaginative works of art. These auspicious walnut crafts are regarded as decorations, souvenirs or directly used as mascots, so creative works of art are your first choice for commemoration and collection.

? 2, Pingyao push light lacquerware

If there is any simple and elegant handicraft in Shanxi, it is this Pingyao push-light lacquer ware. Pingyao, Shanxi Province is rich in push-light lacquerware, which is elegant and exquisite in shape, fine in production, soft in luster and elegant in shape.

Pingyao pushes paint, which looks simple and elegant, and is famous for its complicated process. Pingyao push lacquer ware is made of refined wooden furniture or utensils, which are polished repeatedly after painting, and then soft luster is introduced with the palm of your hand. Finally, after careful carving and painting, an elegant and generous push-light lacquer was made.

The History and Development of Handicrafts

Handicraft has a long history in China, and it is a treasure of China's culture and art. It is famous at home and abroad for its long history, exquisite skills, rich categories and masterpieces handed down from generation to generation. For thousands of years, traditional handicraft products have always been a characteristic industry representing the Chinese nation.

Traditional handicrafts are not only cultural works of art, but also daily necessities, which are closely related to people's lives. It is indeed a very strange phenomenon that fashion handicrafts are so prosperous and popular in modern cities.

Some people say that this is because of nostalgia, and it is a recollection of the past manual years; Others say that this is because modern cities have curbed people's hands-on opportunities, and fashion handwork has become a means for parents to improve their children's hands-on ability; Others say that this is purely an emotion, a way of self-relaxation and narcissism.