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

astyandhasbeenpopularformorethantwothousandyears.Paper-cuttingisakindofartthatusesscissorstocutpaperintovarious

shapes.Itisusuallyusedtodecoratewindows,doors,wallsandotherplaces.Itisakindoffolkartwithstrongnationalcharac

teristics.Paper-cuttingisakindofartthatrequirespatienceandskill.Itisusuallymadeofredpaper,whichsymbolizesgoodluckandhappiness.Thepatternsofpape

r-cuttingaremostlyrelatedtopeople'sdailylife,suchasflowers,birds,fish,insects,animals,characters,landscapes,etc.Thepaper-cuttingisv

ividandvivid,andthelinesaresmoothandsmooth.Itisakindofartthatcombinesbeautyandpracticality.Paper-cuttingisakindoffolkartwithalonghistoryandstr

ongnationalcharacteristics.Itisnotonlyakindofart,butalsoakindofspiritualsustenancefortheChinesepeople.Itisakindofartthatconveysthe

Chinesepeople'spursuitofbeautyandgoodluck.风筝KiteflyingisanimportantpartofChinesetraditionalculture.Itisbelievedthattheoriginofkiteflyingc

anbetracedbacktotheWarringStatesperiod.Kitesaremadeofbamboostrips,paper,silkandothermaterials.Theycomeinvariousshapesandsizes,suchasbird

s,butterflies,dragons,andsoon.Kiteflyingisapopularactivityamongpeopleofallages.Itisagreatwaytorelaxandenjoythebeautyofn

ature.Kiteflyingisnotonlyarecreationalactivity,butalsoaformofart.Peopleoftendecoratetheirkiteswithcolorfulpaintsandpatterns.Kite

flyingcompetitionsarealsoheldinmanyplaces.Peoplecompetetoseewhocanflytheirkitesthehighestandlongest.Kiteflyingisa

lsoasymbolofgoodluck.Peopleoftenwritewishesontheirkitesandflytheminthesky,hopingthattheirwisheswillcometrue.Insomeplaces,peoplealsoflykitestocel

ebratefestivalsandspecialoccasions.KiteflyingisanimportantpartofChineseculture.Itisafunactivitythatbringspeopletogetherand

helpsthemappreciatethebeautyofnature.刺绣EmbroideryisanimportantpartofChinesetraditionalculture.Itisakindofhandicraftthatuse

sneedleandthreadtomakepatternsonfabric.IthasalonghistoryinChina,anditissaidthatitwasinventedbytheYellowEmperor

'swife,Leizu.Embroideryisnotonlyakindofart,butalsoawaytoexpresspeople'sfeelings.InancientChina,embroiderywasmainlyusedtodecorateclothesandacc

essories.Itwasalsousedtomaketapestriesandwallhangings.Withthedevelopmentoftechnology,embroideryhasbecomemoreandmorepopular.Nowadays,itiswidelyusedi

nclothing,homedecoration,andevenintheproductionofartworks.Embroideryisaverycomplicatedcraft.Itrequiresalotofskillandpatience.Th

epatternsareusuallyverydelicateandintricate.Themostcommonmaterialsusedinembroideryaresilk,cotton,andwool.Themostpopulartechniquesar

ecross-stitch,satinstitch,andchainstitch.EmbroideryisasymbolofChineseculture.Itisawaytoexpresspeople'sfeelingsandtoshowtheirappreciationforbeaut

y.Itisalsoawaytopassdowntraditionalculturefromgenerationtogeneration.EmbroideryisanimportantpartofChineseculture,anditwillcont

inuetobeappreciatedformanyyearstocome.中国结Chinesefolkcraft,alsoknownasChineseknot,isatraditionalChinesehandicraftwithalonghistory.Itisakindofdecorativ

ehandicraftwithauniqueshapeandavarietyofcolors.Itismadeofsilk,cotton,wool,hemp,andothermaterials.Itisusual

lycomposedoftwoormorestrandsofrope,whichareintertwinedandknottedinvariouspatterns.Thepatternsareusuallysymmetricalandhaveavarietyofmeanings,such

asgoodluck,longevity,andhappiness.Chineseknotisnotonlyabeautifuldecoration,butalsoasymboloffriendshipandlove.Iti

swidelyusedinweddings,festivals,andotheroccasions.ItisasymbolofChinesecultureandhasbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneratio

n.Chineseknotisatraditionalcraftwithalonghistoryandrichculturalconnotations.ItisasymbolofChinesecultureandh

asbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Itisasymboloffriendship,love,andgoodluck.Itisauniqueandbe

autifulhandicraftthatislovedbypeopleallovertheworld.皮影Shadowpuppetry,alsoknownasChineseshadowplay,isatra

ditionalChineseartformthathasbeenaroundforcenturies.Itisaformofstorytellingthatusesflatleatherpuppetstocreateashadowplayonawhitescreen.Thepuppets

areusuallymadeofcowhideandarepaintedwithvibrantcolors.Thepuppeteerholdsthepuppetsupagainstthescreenandmanipulatesthem

withstickstocreatetheillusionofmovement.Thepuppeteeralsousesalightsourcetocasttheshadowsofthepuppetsontothe

screen.ThestoriestoldthroughshadowpuppetryareusuallybasedonChinesefolkloreandmythology.Theyoftenfeaturecharacterssuchasgods,goddesses,heroes,

andvillains.Thestoriesareusuallyaccompaniedbymusicandnarration.ThemusicisusuallyplayedontraditionalChinesei

nstrumentssuchasthepipaanderhu.ShadowpuppetryisapopularformofentertainmentinChina.Itisoftenperformedatfestivalsandothers

pecialoccasions.ItisalsousedtoeducatechildrenaboutChinesecultureandhistory.Shadowpuppetryisauniqueformofartthathasb

eenpasseddownthroughgenerationsandisstillenjoyedbymanytoday.京剧脸谱Chinesetraditionalculturehasauniquefacema

sksysteminBeijingOpera,whichiscalledBeijingOperaFaceMasks.Itisakindoffacialmakeupthatisusedtorepresentdifferen

tcharactersintheplay.Itisacombinationoffacialmakeup,hairstyleandcostume.Thefacemasksaredividedintofourcategories:male,female,paintedandclow

n.Eachcategoryhasitsowncharacteristics.Forexample,themalefacemaskisusuallypaintedwithablackbeard,aredforeheadandawhiteface,whichsymbolizesloya

ltyandbravery;thefemalefacemaskisusuallypaintedwithawhiteface,aredlipandablackeyebrow,whichsymbolizesbeautyandgentleness;thepainted

facemaskisusuallypaintedwithavarietyofcolors,whichsymbolizeswisdomandintelligence;theclownfacemaskisusuallypainted

withavarietyofcolors,whichsymbolizeshumorandwit.ThefacemasksofBeijingOperaarenotonlyasymbolofthecharactersinthepla

y,butalsoasymbolofChinesetraditionalculture.蜡染Chinesefolkcraftbatikisatraditionalcraftwithalonghistory.Itisakindofdyeingandprinti

ngtechniquewhichuseswaxasthedye-resist.Theprocessofbatikiscomplicatedandexquisite.Firstly,theclothissoakedinhotwaterandthenthepatternisdrawnonit

withmeltedwax.Afterthat,theclothisdyedwiththedesiredcolor.Finally,thewaxisremovedbyboilingtheclothinhotwater.Thewax-resisttechniqueofbatikisveryuniq

ueandthepatternsarevividandcolorful.Itiswidelyusedinmakingclothes,bedding,curtainsandotherdecorations.Chinesefolkcraftbatikis

notonlyatraditionalcraft,butalsoasymbolofChineseculture.Itisapreciousculturalheritageandhasbeenlistedasanationalintangibleculturalheritage.泥塑C

laysculpture,alsoknownasmudsculpture,isanimportantpartofChinesetraditionalculture.Itisakindofartformthatusesclaytomakesculptures.Clay

sculpturehasalonghistoryinChina,andithasbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogeneration.Claysculptureismainlydividedintotwocategories:figurinesandrel

iefs.Figurinesarethree-dimensionalsculptures,whilereliefsaretwo-dimensionalsculptures.Claysculptureisusuallymadeofclay,whichismixedwith

waterandothermaterialstoformapaste.Thepasteisthenshapedintothedesiredshapeandbakedinakiln.Claysculptureisusuallypaintedwithbrightcolors,whi

chmakesitlookvividandlifelike.Claysculptureisnotonlyaformofart,butalsoawaytoexpresspeople'sfeelingsandthoughts.Itiswidelyusedinfolkcustom

s,religiousactivities,andotheroccasions.ClaysculptureisanimportantpartofChinesetraditionalculture,andithasbeenpasseddownfromgener

ationtogeneration.