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Henan characteristic handicrafts, hence the name incredible, are handicrafts with Henan local culture as the background. Henan is not only the important birthplace of Chinese civilization and the Chinese nation, but also the political, economic and cultural center of this vast land for thousands of years. The ancient ancestors of Henan people have left us countless profound cultural heritages, among which there are countless handicrafts with Henan characteristics. Specifically, there are the following special arts and crafts:

1, Kaifeng is repaired.

Flat embroidery has a long history and is known as a "national treasure". It is famous for its exquisite embroidery, fine stitches, rigorous patterns, elegant styles and beautiful colors, and it has been famous all over the country as early as the Song Dynasty.

Embroidery in 2 1 century is not so much a work of needle and thread as a crystallization of the wisdom and perseverance of the embroiderers, and it is a treasure of art. Nowadays, a widely circulated passage describes the present situation of Chinese embroidery: "Suzhou embroidery cat, Hunan embroidery liger, Shu embroidery fish, Guangdong embroidery birds and beasts, and border embroidery figures are the most vivid." This is also an emphasized issue.

2. Zhuxian Town Woodblock New Year Pictures

Zhuxian Town Woodblock New Year Pictures, Tianjin Yangliuqing New Year Pictures, Shandong Weifang New Year Pictures and Jiangsu Taohuawu New Year Pictures are also called the four major New Year Pictures in China. New Year pictures are unique artistic wonders in China and the essence of ancient folk art in China. Zhuxian Town Woodblock New Year Pictures not only have high artistic collection value, but also have high ornamental value.

In 20 12, Han Yili developed new exhibition forms such as banners and scrolls on the basis of New Year pictures, which further enhanced the collection and ornamental value of Nianhua.

3. Luoyang Peony Porcelain

Peony porcelain is a kind of peony porcelain with vivid image, natural color, paper-thin leaves and clearly visible veins, which combines the techniques of porcelain firing and pastel painting. Its birth has added a bunch of colorful cultural wonders to the Central Plains. Peony porcelain is the best among many sculptors in China, the creative achievement in the continuous development of China's long ceramic culture and porcelain-making technology, and the essence of China ceramic art school. Peony porcelain is a new ceramic production process with unique Luoyang cultural characteristics after the "five official kilns" in China, and it is a new artistic porcelain organically integrated with ancient China ceramic culture and long peony culture.

4. Tang Sancai

Tri-colored pottery in Tang Dynasty is a popular pottery in Tang Dynasty, with yellow, brown and green as the basic glaze colors. Later, people used to call this kind of pottery "Three Colors of Tang Dynasty". The birth of tri-colored Tang Dynasty has a history of 1300 years. It absorbs the characteristics of traditional Chinese painting, sculpture and other arts and crafts in China, and displays decorative patterns in the form of overlapping painting, with rough and powerful lines.

5. Yuzhou Jun Porcelain

Jun porcelain is one of the five famous kilns in China in Song Dynasty, and it is famous for its unique kiln transformation art. Known as "gold is priceless" and "a rich family is not as good as a piece of Jun porcelain". It is a unique national treasure porcelain in Shendong Town, Yuzhou City, Henan Province. It is known as the first of the "Five Famous Porcelains" in China with its quaint modeling, exquisite craftsmanship, complicated glaze color matching, magical kiln transformation of "one color in the kiln, one color in the kiln", ever-changing graphic colors and wonderful charm of lakes, mountains, clouds, people, animals, flowers, birds, insects and fish. After the founding of New China, under the direct concern of Zhou Enlai, Jun porcelain began to be fired and developed rapidly. Especially since the reform and opening up, the production technology and level of Jun porcelain have been improved epoch-making, and it has appeared in the world as a national gift.

6. Straw painting

Grass painting is a court handicraft that began in Sui and Tang Dynasties. It is an art of cutting and pasting, just like paper cutting and cloth pasting. Straw has to go through many processes, such as smoking, steaming, bleaching, scraping, pushing, scalding, cutting, engraving, weaving and painting. According to the luster, grain color and texture of the straw itself, it is generally not colored, and it is cut and pasted as needed. Wheat straw painting has the advantages of bright luster, good cymbal mounting effect and strong artistic appeal. The figures, flowers, birds and animals produced are lifelike, giving people the beauty of simplicity, naturalness, nobility and elegance.

7. Nanyang jadeware

When it comes to Nanyang jade carving, we can't help but mention the "treasure of towns and cities" that Nanyang people are proud of. Dushan jade, dushan jade, one of the four famous jade in China, was named as Duyu because it was produced in dushan jade, Nanyang City, Henan Province. Nanyang basin is rich in jade resources, excellent in texture and has a long history of mining, carving and management. Known throughout the country, it is known as the "hometown of jade carving in China" and occupies an extremely important position in the history of Chinese jade culture development.