Chinese Traditional Arts
China's traditional arts command a great part of the country's rich heritage. Since ancient time, Chinese society has cherished excellence in its arts. Over centuries, Chinese arts have developed its own unique styles and forms. Singing, sculpture, calligraphy, painting, carving and others are the timeworn forms of expression in Chinese arts.
Chinese Traditional Arts
Beijing Opera
Beijing Opera of China is a national treasure with a history of 200 years. In the 55th year of the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty (1790) , the four big Huiban opera Troupes entered the capital and combined with Kunqu opera, Yiyang opera, Hanju opera and Luantan in Beijing's theoretical circle of the t... read more »
Chinese Acrobatics
Chinese Acrobatics is a traditional performance of art with a long history. In broad sense, acrobatics is a general designation of various exceeding skills. It used to be called Zaji or Zajiyue. During the period of the comprehensive development of primeval art, acrobatics was closely related with ... read more »
Chinese Calligrphy
Calligraphy is one of the traditional arts unique to China. It is not only a stool of cultural communication but an artistic treasure with shining and extraordinary splendor.
Chinese calligraphy has a long history and lasts about 1000 years. It can be considered as a unique artistic form of the treasury of C...
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Chinese Dance
China has 56 nationalities and each nationality has its own unique folk dances. Since different ethnic groups vary from each other in custom and habit, the forms of their dancing demonstrate a scene of magnificence. They reflect local production, stories related to their lives, and feels of happiness, anger, love, a... read more »
Chinese Embroidery
Su Embroidery
Su embroidery has a history of over 2000 years. It was produced on a large scale during the Song Dynasty. In the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, Shen Shou absorbed Japanese and Western fine art sand combined them with traditional Chinese embroidery skills to create the simulated emb... read more »
Chinese Kites
Kites were first invented by Chinese about 2,000 years ago. At about the 12th century, kites were introduced to the western countries. Afterwards, with the continuous development, the different specific cultures of kites were gradually formed in both eastern and western countries. During the procedure of kites' deve... read more »
Chinese Knot
Chinese knot is an ancient knotting art in China. It is made of colorful silk thread and is hung in the room. It seems simple but charming. The natural life taste and the lucky Chinese knot pray the safety and property for the owner and reflect the specific personality and aesthetic standard. Do not look down upon t... read more »
Chinese Lanterns
Lanterns, the traditional folk craftwork, are still popular all over the country. And the art of lanterns, as the precious traditional culture of Chinese, is also inherited and continues among folks. We can say that lanterns play an important and irreplaceable role in Chinese long history and symbolize the brilliant... read more »
Chinese Seal
In China, seal (seal carving), handwriting, painting, and poem are called Chinese four traditional arts.
At first, seal, also called official seal, was the symbol of power.
In the Qin Dynasty, the first emperor Ying Cheng made strict regulations about seal in order to maintain his prestige: the emper... read more »
Cloisonne
Cloisonné is a special craftwork of Beijing. It culminated during Jingtai period in the Ming dynasty. It gains the fame "cloisonné" by the main color of blue.
The technics of cloisonné flourishes during Qianlong period in the Qing dynasty. Cloisonné enjoys good fame home... read more »
Paper Cut
Folk paper-cut is an ancient traditional folk art in China. It has a long history and a special pattern and is loved by people at home and abroad. Chinese paper-cut art, which can be dated back to 2,000 years ago, is one of the most popular traditional arts in China.
The themes involved in Chinese folk paper... read more »
Paper Umbrella
Paper umbrella in China is a distinctive folk craftwork. There are a great variety of paper umbrellas, such as the flowery umbrella, the silk cotton paper umbrella, the bluish green boron umbrella, double layers flowery umbrella, serigraphy umbrella and so on. Like other craftworks, paper umbrella demands precise sk... read more »
Traditional Painting
Chinese Painting has developed a unique style. It is painted on rice paper or thin silk with brushes, Chinese ink, and Chinese painting dye. In terms of topics, it involves portrait, landscape, flower, and bird, grass and insect, etc. On painting techniques, one is traditional Chinese realistic painting characterize... read more »
Wax Printing
Wax printing is an ancient and distinguishing manual printing art popular among the minorities. Wax printing is the integration of encaustic and dye. Wax printing, wring printing, bandhnu are called the three printing techniques of ancient China.
Chuang Ethnic Minority Wax Printing
Wax printing of ... read more »
