China's Jingdezhen and Türkiye's Iznik cities stand as a testament to shared cultural values between two ancient cities and their passion for fine porcelain making, Turkish ceramic experts said.
May 22, 2024
2024-05-22
Hurun Global Ceramics listed its Top Ten Artistic Ceramic Cities Worldwide for 2023 during a recent ceremony in Shanghai.
April 26, 2024
2024-04-26
Having designed nearly 500 sets of Hanfu in just four years, Liu Wenyue managed to turn Hanfu designing -- initially a hobby of hers -- into a stable source of income.
April 1, 2024
2024-04-01
The Li brocade tradition, the entire process of which includes spinning, dyeing, weaving, and embroidery, was included in the World Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2009. In recent years, Hainan has invested heavily in opening training institutes to teach the techniques of Li brocade to the locals.
March 5, 2024
2024-03-05
Dafang lacquerware is one of the traditional arts and crafts from Bijie city of Guizhou province. This lacquerware boasts a history of over 600 years and is renowned for its ethnic style and local characteristics.
February 28, 2024
2024-02-28
Inner painting is a national-level intangible cultural heritage that uses materials such as glass, crystal and amber as a base.
February 26, 2024
2024-02-26
Liu Shengyu, 74, meticulously chiseled intricate patterns of hollowed-out flowers, coins, and auspicious words onto a stack of rice paper, accompanied by the gentle brush strokes of his son, who layered vibrant colors onto different shapes of rice paper.
February 12, 2024
2024-02-12
New enthusiasm revitalizes time-honored brands.
February 5, 2024
2024-02-05
Liu Xiaoqiang, a 51-year-old jade carver, is a provincial-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor of Zhenping jade carving art, acknowledged in 2021. Many of his works are displayed at the exhibition room of his studio, including finely carved landscapes, lifelike flowers and birds, and witty figurines, each with a unique style.
January 28, 2024
2024-01-28
Paper-cuts were once used in every rite of passage in Pucheng. From birthdays to weddings, food and gifts were all presented with paper-cuts in corresponding patterns.
January 26, 2024
2024-01-26
The creator of the world's first life-size Terracotta Warrior replica in 1979 is as passionate as ever about historical sculpture today as she was over 40 years ago.
January 10, 2024
2024-01-10
Nut carving is both a time-honored and young art, and was selected as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008.
December 15, 2023
2023-12-15
Wang Dongmei has created numerous dough sculptures and taught numerous students across the country via live-streaming platforms.
November 9, 2023
2023-11-09
The legends and totems of the Dong minority group are turned into various blue and white patterns on the fabric through Yang's batik-making skills.
June 25, 2023
2023-06-25
Experts explore a new way of promoting the nation's artistic legacy by combining the eight imperial handicrafts with the contemporary designs of a modern fashion brand.
June 24, 2023
2023-06-24
60-year-old Zhuang Juhua has lived a balanced life between a peach grower and a rural painter in Zhanfeng village of Yaozhuang town, East China's Zhejiang province.
May 11, 2023
2023-05-11
Zhang Yipeng, an inheritor of Jiaotai (mixed clay) Sancai, a city-level intangible cultural heritage of Luoyang city, central China's Henan Province, has given a new lease of life to the ancient handicraft.
April 6, 2023
2023-04-06
Zhang Haimin, a craftswoman from the Bai ethnic group, recently presented the national intangible cultural heritage of tie-dye at a Starbucks store in Shanghai.
March 15, 2023
2023-03-15
After much trial and error, a Ru porcelain producer sees his determination pay dividends.
March 3, 2023
2023-03-03
Young straw-plaiting craftswoman aspires to bring new splendor to ancient technique.
January 27, 2023
2023-01-27
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