What are the memories of China's "old crafts" that have gone for hundreds of years?

The art of dough sculpture was recorded as early as the Han Dynasty. The dough-kneading artist takes materials at will according to his needs. After several times of kneading, rubbing and pulling, he skillfully places, cuts, engraves and strokes with a small bamboo knife, shapes his body, hands and head, puts on hair ornaments and clothes, and instantly gets rid of the vivid artistic image.

Blowing sugar factory was an industry in old Beijing. It is called "sugar blower" in Beijing dialect, which is one of the folk handicrafts in China. Vendors are walking up and down the street with a pole on their shoulders. At one end of the pole is a rectangular cabinet with a shelf. There is a semicircular wooden round cage with an opening under the cabinet. There is a small charcoal stove in it, and the big spoon on the stove contains syrup.

Wood carving is a kind of sculpture, which is often called "folk craft" in China. Wood carving can be divided into three categories: three-dimensional round carving, root carving and relief carving. Wood carving is a kind of work separated from carpentry, which is classified as "joinery" in China.

Playing cotton is one of the traditional handicrafts in China with a long history. China had it in the Yuan Dynasty at the latest, and people are still practicing it today. In the old society, many poor farmers and craftsmen in rural areas were forced by life to play cotton wool in other places all the year round, commonly known as "cotton-playing lang"