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“China” in English has two meanings, China as a country and China as porcelain. Westerners have linked the country of China with porcelain since a long time ago,because the technique of manufacturing porcelain was originally invented in China. Porcelain was […]

Cloisonne,also known as Jingtailan is a unique art from originated in Beijing Cloisonne is also enamel,which flourished and reached it’s peak of development during the reign of the Ming emperor Jingtai(1450-1457). As the objects were mostly in blue color, Cloisonne […]

Kite also called Zhiyuan or yaozi(paper kite in the shape of an eagle,swallow.etc.) in ancient China,was invented by the Chinese people. It is said that Lu Ban,a well-known ingenious carpenter,made a bamboo magpie that could fly. During the Five Dynasty […]

Embroidery is a renowned traditional Chinese handicraft with a history of more than 3 000 years, on a piece of silk or cloth, people embroider all kinds of beautiful pictures and patterns with threads of silk, wool or cotton. Among […]

China is the earlyiest country to have produced silk. Legend has it that Lei Zu, wife of Emperor huangdi, invented sericulture, silk reeling and weaving. Chinese archaeologists believe the technology of silk weaving has at least a history of 4 […]

Many westerners are fond of Chinese paper-cuts,because they are pretty and exquisite with a unique oriental style. Indeed, Chinese paper-cuts help to viewers to feel the real daily life and a festive atmosphere. The making of paper-cuts is a popular […]

Jade carving is one of the oldest carving arts in China. Crude jade tools appeared in China as early as in the late Neolithic Age. Jade carving  became an industry in the Shang(16th century BC-11th century BC) and Zhou( 11th […]

The shadow show or leather silhouette play is a type ofdrama which has its root in China. Legend has it that Emperor Wudi(156-87BC) of the Western Han dynasty was depressed with the death of his favourite concubine Lady Li. To […]

Calligraphy is the traiditonal art of writing Chinese characters. After centuries of creation and evolution, Calligraphy has become a unique form of art Chinese scripts are generally divided into five categories: the seal script(zhuan), the official script( li),the regular script(kai), […]

Seal cutting refers to the art of carving on a block of certain material following a diagram of calligraphy or painting already drawn on it. A unique form of traditional art in China, it is of both practical and appreciative […]