中国传统艺术英语介绍(6页)Good is good, but better carries it.精益求精，善益求善。Chinese Folk ArtsPapercutThe papercuts of Shanxi feature a wide variety of themes, including flowers, human figures, animals, legends, folk tales all stoties from operatic works, and showing a bold and unrestrained style, simple and unsophisticated presentation and strong localcharacteristics. There are two types - colored and monochrome.Chinese papercutClay FigurinesThe Huishan clay figurines made in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province emerged in the Ming Dynasty and have a history of over 400 years. Thanks to their unique art style, these colored figurines have been well received by the Chinese people throughout the country and have been sold to 50 countries and regions. Masters of the art have given demonstrations in Japan, the U. S., Australia and other counthies. Hence Huishan clay figurines display the best color modeling art in the East.A coloured sheep Woodblock New Year PicturesYanghabu Woodblock New Year Pictures Originated in the Ming Dynasty. Yangjiabu is located near Weifang City in Shandong Province. The original settlers, mostly with the family name Yang,moved here from Zitong County in Sichuan Province during Hongwu reign period of the Ming Dynasty. The woodblock pictures used New Year decorations have mainly Buddhist themes, while the horizontal wall pictures are based on woodblock illustrations.Folding FanThe folding fan is a folk handicraft for use in cooling oneself in summer, and is also used as a decoration or a stage prop in traditional Chinese operas. Due to their fine workmanship, thefolding fans produced in Rongchang, Chongqing, are prized both at home and abroad. Since ancient times, Rongchang folding fans have been ...
