-
Across China: Traditional oil-paper umbrellas unfurl with flying colors
2023-04-27
More
This photo taken shows oil-paper umbrellas at a factory making Jialu oil-paper umbrella, a traditional Chinese handicraft with a history of over 800 years, in Wuyuan County, east China's Jiangxi Province. (Xinhua/Liu Yang)NANCHANG, March 24 (Xinhua) -- In a factory in east China's Jiangxi Pr...
More -
Stylists weave together Chinese and Italian designs
2023-04-21
More
A local artisan clad in traditional ethnic costume demonstrates her embroidery skills at an exhibition in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua]NANNING — At the Nanning Museum, located in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, a striking black pleated skirt adorned w...
More -
Call of a craft
2023-04-13
More
A special knife used for trimming paper.[Photo provided to China Daily]A fresh scent of soil wafts in the air around the Gaolamei workshop in early March. Rows of wet paper made from bamboo hang on a thread and glitter with a tint of yellow under the light at the facility located in Tantou town, Lon...
More -
Craftsman turns straw into art
2023-04-06
More
Zhao Runsheng, a craftsman, makes a work of art using sorghum straw in his workroom in the Jingxing mining area of Shijiazhuang, Hebei province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]In the hands of artisans in the Jingxing mining area of Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, sorghum straw can be made into d...
More -
Carving on Kernels! Amazing Inheritance and Innovation
2022-12-12
More
Carving on Kernels! Amazing Inheritance and InnovationDo you think kernel carving is just an old craft? Not really! In order to make this traditional craft known to more people and present its variety, today's craftsmen have specially incorporated interesting shapes such as feathers, peanuts and...
More -
“Fancy” Sling, the Art of High Altitude
2022-12-05
More
High-altitude sling is a new type of extreme sport that requires a strong sense of endurance and balance. This high-altitude sling enthusiast is not only keen to check in “high altitude” everywhere, but also shows different patterns on the sling. From popular scenic spots to stormy shores, it look...
More -
Folk Arts: a bamboo can turn out to be anything
2022-12-05
More
Bamboo weaving is a traditional Chinese art with a long history. However, with the development of the times, there are fewer and fewer bamboo weaving artists. This young inheritor of bamboo weaving art uses his own pair of skillful hands to create a variety of bamboo weaving works full of whimsy, wh...
More -
Countryside “parkour”: see how “Qinggong is accomplished”
2022-12-05
More
Does “Qinggong” (equivalent to Chinese Parkour) only appear in costume films and martial arts novels? Not necessarily. There really is such a person who loves “parkour” in reality, who has practiced “qinggong” in the countryside and mountains. He can hop across the lake at a flying speed, run...
More