What traditional handicrafts are there in Shanghai?

Shanghai is a very prosperous city and a place where elites gather. Shanghai is also a city with the flavor of the Republic of China. What traditional handicrafts are there when you visit Shanghai? Let's have a look!

1, Shanghai woodcarving

Shanghai woodcarving is a traditional handicraft in Shanghai with a long history. According to the materials used, Shanghai woodcarving can be divided into three categories: white wood, mahogany and boxwood carving.

White woodcarving has full composition, distinct layers, fine knife work and rich varieties. There are screens and screens that appreciate the furnishings, as well as furniture, wine kitchens, table lamps and fruit bowls that integrate appreciation and practicality.

Red woodcarving Red woodcarving uses small pieces of mahogany, with landscapes, flowers and birds, melons and vegetables, insects and fish as the themes, and designs stationery, smoking sets, flower arrangements, imitation bronzes and other handicrafts. Exquisite shape, simple decoration and simple workmanship.

On the basis of traditional carving techniques in China, boxwood carving absorbs the processing techniques of western sculpture, such as anatomy, proportion, structure, center of gravity, lines, etc., and is mainly round carving.

2. Jiading bamboo carving

Jiading bamboo carving is one of the traditional crafts in Shanghai and has a very long history. It was built between Qin Long and Wanli in Ming Dynasty, and has a history of more than 400 years. Jiading bamboo carving artists use knives instead of pens to integrate books, paintings, poems, texts and seals, and carve around figures, landscapes, animals and plants, which can be made into pen holders, incense sticks and handrails. In 2006, it was selected into the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

3. Shanghai Silk

Shanghai silk is a traditional craft treasure in Shanghai with a long history. There are many kinds of silk in Shanghai, such as silk, satin, twill, twill, brocade, crepe, velvet, kudzu, silk, yarn, silk, etc., with fine workmanship, diverse colors and styles. Silk flower silk with traditional Chinese painting as its design content is rich in ancient meaning, vivid in shape and vivid in image; Shanghai silk is breathable, hygroscopic and cool, and is favored by domestic and foreign tourists.

4. Shanghai dough sculpture

Shanghai dough sculpture is the most traditional handicraft treasure in Shanghai with a very long history, which has been recorded for more than 100 years. China's traditional dough sculpture technology has a history of thousands of years, while the production technology of dough sculpture in Shanghai is very complicated. It uses high-quality glutinous rice flour and adds color to the dough, and then it is kneaded into various figures through traditional production techniques. The characters are vivid, the shapes are vivid, the colors are bright and rich, and it is convenient to carry and store. If you go to Shanghai, you can buy them as gifts for your relatives and friends, or as souvenirs.

5. Shanghai Guxiu

Gu embroidery is one of the traditional handicrafts in Shanghai. It has a long history and originated in the Ming Dynasty. It is said that Gu's embroidery method comes from the palace. The silk thread used for embroidery is thinner than the hair, and the acupuncture is as thin as the hair, and the color matching is exquisite. Gu embroidery takes the names of landscapes, flowers, birds and figures in famous paintings of Song and Yuan Dynasties as copies. All the pictures are combined with embroidery, which is unique and complicated. Embroidered embroidery is vivid and beautiful. In June 2006, the State Council published the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists.

Shanghai's traditional handicrafts are far more than that. Come to Shanghai and learn about it!