-
Craftswoman presents tie-dye techniques at Starbucks store
2023-03-16
More
Zhang Hanmin, a craftswoman from southwest China's Yunnan province, recently presented the intangible cultural heritage of tie-dye at a Starbucks store in Shanghai.Tie-dye is an ancient Chinese textile dyeing technique that has been practiced by the Bai ethnic group since the Tang (618-907) and...
More -
Sculptor picks up where his dad left off
2023-03-14
More
Zhang Rong works on a clay sculpture at his studio in Pingyao, Shanxi province. One of Zhang's pieces. Third-generation inheritor gets steady job before finding way back to old craftOver the past decade, Zhang Rong has made clay figures free of charge for 2,000 people, including around 100 left-...
More -
NPC deputy brings ethnic craftsmanship from southwest China to a larger stage
2023-03-10
More
Xia Hua (second from left) and female embroiderers pose for a photo while they attended a fashion show in London in 2017 (COURTESY PHOTO)The revered 20th century painter and art educator Liu Haisu once said: “As beautiful as the moon stitched with threads of clouds, Miao embroidery outs...
More -
Woman masters ancient embroidery art
2023-03-09
More
Jiang Zaihong teaches other women embroidery skills. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]After developing her embroidery skills to a high level, Jiang Zaihong is striving to carry Chinese culture forward and bring more people into the field.Xiangxiu, or Xiang embroidery, is embroidery in the Hunan...
More -
Temple fair held to honor folk tradition
2023-03-07
More
Shehuo actors perform at a temple fair, Henan province, Feb 6, 2023.Feb 6 was the 16th day of the first lunar month, according to local tradition, dozens of Shehuo teams take turns performing lion dances, walking on stilts, yangko (a popular rural folk dance) and other festive activities at a local...
More -
Cooking up a masterpiece
2023-03-01
More
Zaotou painting professional Zhao Shengbo introduces the traditional art form at a primary school in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province. Decorative stove artwork attracts growing number of admirers, who relish the memories it evokes, Yang Feiyue reports.An old wooden stove, bearing rich vivid images, took c...
More -
Artist depicts 'worlds unseen'
2023-02-25
More
The artist creates a painting at home. Gurmehar Singh moved with her parents from India to China, in 1999, at the age of 5. Over the next 23 years, she lived and studied in Beijing and Tianjin.As an avid fan of painting, Singh would visit museums and art galleries, examining the various techniques o...
More -
Porcelain carver taps out image of soccer star
2023-02-18
More
With a hammer, Liu Jinduo, a porcelain carver in Hunan province, recently completed a lifelike portrait of Lionel Messi on a granite slab in Changsha.Liu said he is a fan of the Argentinian superstar, and he hoped to salute his idol through carving the portrait. It took Liu, an inheritor of porcelai...
More -
Elderly craftsman dedicated to passing on bamboo lantern weaving technique in NW China’s Shaanxi
2023-02-08
More
Wang Xuekun weaves a bamboo lantern on Feb. 4, 2023. Sunjiagou village, located in the eastern suburbs of Xi’an, capital city of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, is known for its lantern weaving technique.82-year-old Wang Xuekun started to learn the lantern weaving craft from his father when he...
More