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剪纸Paper-cutting,atraditionalChinesefolkart,isakindofhandicraftwhichhasalonghistory.Itissaidthatpaper-cuttingoriginat

edintheEasternHanDynastyandhasbeenpopularformorethantwothousandyears.Paper-cuttingisakindofartthatusessci

ssorstocutpaperintovariousshapes.Itisusuallyusedtodecoratewindows,doors,wallsandotherplaces.Itisakind

offolkartwithstrongnationalcharacteristics.Paper-cuttingisakindofartthatrequirespatienceandskill.Itisusuallymadeofredpaper,whichsymbolizesgood

luckandhappiness.Thepatternsofpaper-cuttingaremostlyrelatedtopeople'sdailylife,suchasflowers,birds,fish,insects,anima

ls,characters,landscapes,etc.Thepaper-cuttingisvividandvivid,andthelinesaresmoothandsmooth.Itisakind

ofartthatcombinesbeautyandpracticality.Paper-cuttingisakindoffolkartwithalonghistoryandstrongnationalcharacteristic

s.Itisnotonlyakindofart,butalsoakindofspiritualsustenancefortheChinesepeople.Itisakindofartthatconveysth

eChinesepeople'spursuitofbeautyandgoodluck.风筝KiteflyingisanimportantpartofChinesetraditionalculture.Itisbelievedtha

ttheoriginofkiteflyingcanbetracedbacktotheWarringStatesperiod.Kitesaremadeofbamboostrips,paper,silka

ndothermaterials.Theycomeinvariousshapesandsizes,suchasbirds,butterflies,dragons,andsoon.Kiteflyingisapopularactivityamongpeopleofallage

s.Itisagreatwaytorelaxandenjoythebeautyofnature.Kiteflyingisnotonlyarecreationalactivity,butalsoaformofart.Peopleoftendecoratethe

irkiteswithcolorfulpaintsandpatterns.Kiteflyingcompetitionsarealsoheldinmanyplaces.Peoplecompetetoseew

hocanflytheirkitesthehighestandlongest.Kiteflyingisalsoasymbolofgoodluck.Peopleoftenwritewishesontheirkitesandflythemin

thesky,hopingthattheirwisheswillcometrue.Insomeplaces,peoplealsoflykitestocelebratefestivalsandspecialoccasions.Kiteflyingisanimportantparto

fChineseculture.Itisafunactivitythatbringspeopletogetherandhelpsthemappreciatethebeautyofnature.刺绣EmbroideryisanimportantpartofChi

nesetraditionalculture.Itisakindofhandicraftthatusesneedleandthreadtomakepatternsonfabric.Ithasalonghisto

ryinChina,anditissaidthatitwasinventedbytheYellowEmperor'swife,Leizu.Embroideryisnotonlyakindofart,butalsoawaytoexpresspeople'sfeelings.InancientChi

na,embroiderywasmainlyusedtodecorateclothesandaccessories.Itwasalsousedtomaketapestriesandwallhangings.Withthedevelopmentoftechn

ology,embroideryhasbecomemoreandmorepopular.Nowadays,itiswidelyusedinclothing,homedecoration,andeveninthepro

ductionofartworks.Embroideryisaverycomplicatedcraft.Itrequiresalotofskillandpatience.Thepatternsareusually

verydelicateandintricate.Themostcommonmaterialsusedinembroideryaresilk,cotton,andwool.Themostpopulartechniquesarecross-stitch,sati

nstitch,andchainstitch.EmbroideryisasymbolofChineseculture.Itisawaytoexpresspeople'sfeelingsandtoshowtheirap

preciationforbeauty.Itisalsoawaytopassdowntraditionalculturefromgenerationtogeneration.Embroideryisan

importantpartofChineseculture,anditwillcontinuetobeappreciatedformanyyearstocome.中国结Chinesefolkcraft,al

soknownasChineseknot,isatraditionalChinesehandicraftwithalonghistory.Itisakindofdecorativehandicraftwithauniques

hapeandavarietyofcolors.Itismadeofsilk,cotton,wool,hemp,andothermaterials.Itisusuallycomposedoftwoormorestrandsofrope,whichareintertwinedandkn

ottedinvariouspatterns.Thepatternsareusuallysymmetricalandhaveavarietyofmeanings,suchasgoodluck,longevity,andhappiness.Chineseknotisnotonlyabeaut

ifuldecoration,butalsoasymboloffriendshipandlove.Itiswidelyusedinweddings,festivals,andotheroccasions.ItisasymbolofChinesecultureandhasbeenpasseddo

wnfromgenerationtogeneration.Chineseknotisatraditionalcraftwithalonghistoryandrichculturalconnotations.ItisasymbolofChinesecultureandhas

beenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Itisasymboloffriendship,love,andgoodluck.Itisauniqueandbeautifulhandicraftthatislovedbypeo

pleallovertheworld.皮影Shadowpuppetry,alsoknownasChineseshadowplay,isatraditionalChineseartformthathasbeenarou

ndforcenturies.Itisaformofstorytellingthatusesflatleatherpuppetstocreateashadowplayonawhitescreen.Thepuppetsareusuallymadeofcowhideandarepaintedwith

vibrantcolors.Thepuppeteerholdsthepuppetsupagainstthescreenandmanipulatesthemwithstickstocreatetheillusionofmovement.

Thepuppeteeralsousesalightsourcetocasttheshadowsofthepuppetsontothescreen.Thestoriestoldthroughshadowpuppetryareusuallybas

edonChinesefolkloreandmythology.Theyoftenfeaturecharacterssuchasgods,goddesses,heroes,andvillains.Thestoriesareusuallyaccompaniedbymusicandnarrati

on.ThemusicisusuallyplayedontraditionalChineseinstrumentssuchasthepipaanderhu.ShadowpuppetryisapopularformofentertainmentinChina.Itisoftenperf

ormedatfestivalsandotherspecialoccasions.ItisalsousedtoeducatechildrenaboutChinesecultureandhistory.Shadowpuppet

ryisauniqueformofartthathasbeenpasseddownthroughgenerationsandisstillenjoyedbymanytoday.京剧脸谱Chinesetra

ditionalculturehasauniquefacemasksysteminBeijingOpera,whichiscalledBeijingOperaFaceMasks.Itisakindoffacialmakeupthatisusedtorepresentdiffe

rentcharactersintheplay.Itisacombinationoffacialmakeup,hairstyleandcostume.Thefacemasksaredividedintofourc

ategories:male,female,paintedandclown.Eachcategoryhasitsowncharacteristics.Forexample,themalefacemaskisusually

paintedwithablackbeard,aredforeheadandawhiteface,whichsymbolizesloyaltyandbravery;thefemalefacemaskisusuallypaintedwit

hawhiteface,aredlipandablackeyebrow,whichsymbolizesbeautyandgentleness;thepaintedfacemaskisusuallypaintedwithavarietyofcolors,whic

hsymbolizeswisdomandintelligence;theclownfacemaskisusuallypaintedwithavarietyofcolors,whichsymbolizeshumorandwit.Thefacemasksof

BeijingOperaarenotonlyasymbolofthecharactersintheplay,butalsoasymbolofChinesetraditionalculture.蜡染Chinesefolkcraftbatik

isatraditionalcraftwithalonghistory.Itisakindofdyeingandprintingtechniquewhichuseswaxasthedye-resist.Thepr

ocessofbatikiscomplicatedandexquisite.Firstly,theclothissoakedinhotwaterandthenthepatternisdrawnonitwithmeltedwax.Aft

erthat,theclothisdyedwiththedesiredcolor.Finally,thewaxisremovedbyboilingtheclothinhotwater.Thewax-resisttechniqueofbatikisveryun

iqueandthepatternsarevividandcolorful.Itiswidelyusedinmakingclothes,bedding,curtainsandotherdecorations.Chinesefolkcraftbatikisnotonlyatraditiona

lcraft,butalsoasymbolofChineseculture.Itisapreciousculturalheritageandhasbeenlistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritage.泥塑

Claysculpture,alsoknownasmudsculpture,isanimportantpartofChinesetraditionalculture.Itisakindofartformthatusesclaytomakesculptures.Claysculptur

ehasalonghistoryinChina,andithasbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Claysculptureismainlydividedintotwocategories:figurinesandreliefs.Figurinesa

rethree-dimensionalsculptures,whilereliefsaretwo-dimensionalsculptures.Claysculptureisusuallymadeofclay,whichismixedwithwaterandothermaterialst

oformapaste.Thepasteisthenshapedintothedesiredshapeandbakedinakiln.Claysculptureisusuallypaintedwithb

rightcolors,whichmakesitlookvividandlifelike.Claysculptureisnotonlyaformofart,butalsoawaytoexpresspeople'sfeelingsandthought

s.Itiswidelyusedinfolkcustoms,religiousactivities,andotheroccasions.ClaysculptureisanimportantpartofChinesetra

ditionalculture,andithasbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.