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

asbeenpopularformorethantwothousandyears.Paper-cuttingisakindofartthatusesscissorstocutpaperintovari

ousshapes.Itisusuallyusedtodecoratewindows,doors,wallsandotherplaces.Itisakindoffolkartwithstrongnationalc

haracteristics.Paper-cuttingisakindofartthatrequirespatienceandskill.Itisusuallymadeofredpaper,whichsymbolize

sgoodluckandhappiness.Thepatternsofpaper-cuttingaremostlyrelatedtopeople'sdailylife,suchasflowers,birds,fish,insects,ani

mals,characters,landscapes,etc.Thepaper-cuttingisvividandvivid,andthelinesaresmoothandsmooth.Itisakindofartthatcom

binesbeautyandpracticality.Paper-cuttingisakindoffolkartwithalonghistoryandstrongnationalcharacteristics.Iti

snotonlyakindofart,butalsoakindofspiritualsustenancefortheChinesepeople.ItisakindofartthatconveystheChinesepeopl

e'spursuitofbeautyandgoodluck.风筝KiteflyingisanimportantpartofChinesetraditionalculture.Itisbelievedthattheoriginofkitefl

yingcanbetracedbacktotheWarringStatesperiod.Kitesaremadeofbamboostrips,paper,silkandothermaterials.Theycomeinvariousshap

esandsizes,suchasbirds,butterflies,dragons,andsoon.Kiteflyingisapopularactivityamongpeopleofallages.Itisagreatwaytorelaxandenjoythebeautyofna

ture.Kiteflyingisnotonlyarecreationalactivity,butalsoaformofart.Peopleoftendecoratetheirkiteswithcolorfulpaintsa

ndpatterns.Kiteflyingcompetitionsarealsoheldinmanyplaces.Peoplecompetetoseewhocanflytheirkitesthehighestandlo

ngest.Kiteflyingisalsoasymbolofgoodluck.Peopleoftenwritewishesontheirkitesandflytheminthesky,hopingthattheirwisheswillcometrue.Insomeplaces,peop

lealsoflykitestocelebratefestivalsandspecialoccasions.KiteflyingisanimportantpartofChineseculture.Itisafunactivitythatbringspeoplet

ogetherandhelpsthemappreciatethebeautyofnature.刺绣EmbroideryisanimportantpartofChinesetraditionalculture.Itisakindofhandic

raftthatusesneedleandthreadtomakepatternsonfabric.IthasalonghistoryinChina,anditissaidthatitwasinventedby

theYellowEmperor'swife,Leizu.Embroideryisnotonlyakindofart,butalsoawaytoexpresspeople'sfeelings.InancientChina,embroiderywasmainlyusedtodec

orateclothesandaccessories.Itwasalsousedtomaketapestriesandwallhangings.Withthedevelopmentoftechnology,embroideryhasbecomemoreandmorepopular.N

owadays,itiswidelyusedinclothing,homedecoration,andevenintheproductionofartworks.Embroideryisaverycomplicatedcraft.Itrequiresalotofskillandpatie

nce.Thepatternsareusuallyverydelicateandintricate.Themostcommonmaterialsusedinembroideryaresilk,cotton,andwool.Themostpopulartechniquesarecross

-stitch,satinstitch,andchainstitch.EmbroideryisasymbolofChineseculture.Itisawaytoexpresspeople'sfeelingsandtos

howtheirappreciationforbeauty.Itisalsoawaytopassdowntraditionalculturefromgenerationtogeneration.EmbroideryisanimportantpartofChinesecu

lture,anditwillcontinuetobeappreciatedformanyyearstocome.中国结Chinesefolkcraft,alsoknownasChineseknot,i

satraditionalChinesehandicraftwithalonghistory.Itisakindofdecorativehandicraftwithauniqueshapeandavarietyofcolors.Itismadeofsilk,cotton,wool,he

mp,andothermaterials.Itisusuallycomposedoftwoormorestrandsofrope,whichareintertwinedandknottedinvariouspatterns.Th

epatternsareusuallysymmetricalandhaveavarietyofmeanings,suchasgoodluck,longevity,andhappiness.Chineseknotisnotonlyabeautifuldecoration,

butalsoasymboloffriendshipandlove.Itiswidelyusedinweddings,festivals,andotheroccasions.ItisasymbolofChinesecultureandhasbeenpasseddownfromgeneration

togeneration.Chineseknotisatraditionalcraftwithalonghistoryandrichculturalconnotations.ItisasymbolofChinesecultureandhasbeenpasseddow

nfromgenerationtogeneration.Itisasymboloffriendship,love,andgoodluck.Itisauniqueandbeautifulhandicraftthatislovedbypeoplealloverthewo

rld.皮影Shadowpuppetry,alsoknownasChineseshadowplay,isatraditionalChineseartformthathasbeenaroundforcenturies.Itisa

formofstorytellingthatusesflatleatherpuppetstocreateashadowplayonawhitescreen.Thepuppetsareusuallymadeofcowhideandarepaintedwithv

ibrantcolors.Thepuppeteerholdsthepuppetsupagainstthescreenandmanipulatesthemwithstickstocreatetheillusionofm

ovement.Thepuppeteeralsousesalightsourcetocasttheshadowsofthepuppetsontothescreen.ThestoriestoldthroughshadowpuppetryareusuallybasedonChinesefolklore

andmythology.Theyoftenfeaturecharacterssuchasgods,goddesses,heroes,andvillains.Thestoriesareusuallyaccom

paniedbymusicandnarration.ThemusicisusuallyplayedontraditionalChineseinstrumentssuchasthepipaanderhu.Shadow

puppetryisapopularformofentertainmentinChina.Itisoftenperformedatfestivalsandotherspecialoccasions.Itisalsousedtoeducatechildr

enaboutChinesecultureandhistory.Shadowpuppetryisauniqueformofartthathasbeenpasseddownthroughgenerationsandisstillenjoyedbymanytoday.京剧脸谱Chinesetrad

itionalculturehasauniquefacemasksysteminBeijingOpera,whichiscalledBeijingOperaFaceMasks.Itisakindoffacialmakeupthatisusedtorepresentdifferentchar

actersintheplay.Itisacombinationoffacialmakeup,hairstyleandcostume.Thefacemasksaredividedintofourcategories:male,female,paintedandclown.Eachcategory

hasitsowncharacteristics.Forexample,themalefacemaskisusuallypaintedwithablackbeard,aredforeheadandawhiteface,whichsymbolizesloyaltyandbravery;thefema

lefacemaskisusuallypaintedwithawhiteface,aredlipandablackeyebrow,whichsymbolizesbeautyandgentleness;thepaintedfacem

askisusuallypaintedwithavarietyofcolors,whichsymbolizeswisdomandintelligence;theclownfacemaskisusuallypaintedwith

avarietyofcolors,whichsymbolizeshumorandwit.ThefacemasksofBeijingOperaarenotonlyasymbolofthecharactersintheplay,

butalsoasymbolofChinesetraditionalculture.蜡染Chinesefolkcraftbatikisatraditionalcraftwithalonghistory.Itisakin

dofdyeingandprintingtechniquewhichuseswaxasthedye-resist.Theprocessofbatikiscomplicatedandexquisite.F

irstly,theclothissoakedinhotwaterandthenthepatternisdrawnonitwithmeltedwax.Afterthat,theclothisdyedwiththedesiredcolor.Finally,thewaxisrem

ovedbyboilingtheclothinhotwater.Thewax-resisttechniqueofbatikisveryuniqueandthepatternsarevividandcolorful.Itiswidelyusedinmakingcloth

es,bedding,curtainsandotherdecorations.Chinesefolkcraftbatikisnotonlyatraditionalcraft,butalsoasymbolofChinesecu

lture.Itisapreciousculturalheritageandhasbeenlistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritage.泥塑Claysculpture,alsoknownasmudsculp

ture,isanimportantpartofChinesetraditionalculture.Itisakindofartformthatusesclaytomakesculptures.ClaysculpturehasalonghistoryinChina,andithasbeenp

asseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Claysculptureismainlydividedintotwocategories:figurinesandreliefs.Figurinesarethree-dimensionalsculptures

,whilereliefsaretwo-dimensionalsculptures.Claysculptureisusuallymadeofclay,whichismixedwithwaterandothermaterialstoformapaste.Thepasteisthensha

pedintothedesiredshapeandbakedinakiln.Claysculptureisusuallypaintedwithbrightcolors,whichmakesitlookvividandlifelike

.Claysculptureisnotonlyaformofart,butalsoawaytoexpresspeople'sfeelingsandthoughts.Itiswidelyusedinfolkcustoms,religiousactivities,andotheroccasion

s.ClaysculptureisanimportantpartofChinesetraditionalculture,andithasbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.