Chinese Embroidery
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| Chinese embroidery |
Chinese embroidery is a very long established art form famous in the world. It is one of the oldest extant needlework. The four major regional styles of Chinese embroidery are Suzhou embroidery (Su Xiu), Hunan embroidery (Xiang Xiu), Guangdong embroidery (Yue Xiu) and Sichuan embroidery (Shu Xiu). All of them are nominated as Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage. Embroidery adds much pleasure to Chinese life and culture.
Chinese Paper-Cuttings
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| Paper-Cuttings |
Paper cutting is one of the oldest folk art, which can date back to Chinese Han Dynasty, the sixth century AD. There are two methods of manufacture: one uses scissors, the other uses knives. In the scissor method, several pieces of paper — up to eight — are fastened together. Knife cuttings are fashioned by putting several layers of paper on a relatively soft foundation consisting of a mixture of tallow and ashes. Paper cutting is a way for people to express hope and comfort.
Chinese Paper Lanterns
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| Chinese Lanterns |
Usually Chinese Lanterns are the symbol of the country's extensive festival culture. During the Lantern Festival, children go out at night to temples carrying paper lanterns and solve riddles on the lanterns. In ancient times, the lanterns were fairly simple, only the emperor and noblemen had large ornate ones . Nowadays lanterns have been embellished with many complex designs.
Chinese Kites
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| Chinese Kites |
In ancient times the kite was known as 'Zhiyuan' (paper glede). The kites are delicately made of paper and bamboo having numerous shapes such as swallow, centipede, butterfly etc. Featured prominently in many art collections, Chinese Kites is considered to be artistic marvel.
Chinese Shadow Puppetry
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| Shadow Puppetry |
As a bright pearl of the Chinese SilkChinese folk art, shadow puppetry has a history of more than 2,000 years. Shadow plays are often folk-tales and legends of the past, many based on Chinese opera themes. Shadow puppets were first made of paper sculpture, later from the hides of donkeys or oxen.
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