Lifelike paper cutting, intricate embroidery, freedom of flying kites, exquisite filigree …… With the recent Chinese culture continues to accelerate the pace going, Chinese traditional handicraft won a large number of overseas “fans.”
Egyptian students learn to do Chinese kites
“Fans” around the official folk
Lacquer is also known as “Chinese painting”, with Western oil painting has a subtle similarities, so popular with foreign friends welcome. May 1, twenty-seventh Bulgarian international handicrafts exhibition in Luoyang City, Ole Shaq Special Exhibition Center. Bulgarian international handicrafts exhibition has 40 years of history, is one of Europe’s leading international exhibition of arts and crafts. France, Poland, Japan and other countries, craftsmen and over 600 pieces of handicrafts debut, Chinese Embassy in Bulgaria selected “Chinese Lacquer Art Exhibition” exhibition.
Mauritians love Chinese paper-cut
Compared lacquer, Chinese embroidery more famous abroad – not only by the general public’s favorite, even the royal dignitaries also its favor for me. In 2011, Italy and China Culture Year “jasmine fragrance, Jiangsu Cultural Week” intangible cultural heritage handicrafts exhibition, held in Urbino. China’s “four famous embroideries,” the first of the embroidery to elaborate art form and superb creative approach, so many local people linger, amazed. 2012 Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of accession to the throne, Buckingham Palace, the official collection Yao Jianping famous embroidery artists created portraits Queen of England. Prince Andrew said that the Queen liked the painting. “The works of the Queen facial treatment is very delicate, even more than my son to the mother to understand.” In addition, on several occasions as a national art embroidery ceremony, presented to foreign leaders.
In addition to lacquer and embroidery, paper cutting popularity is also high. As the Chinese Cultural Center in Paris this year’s first blockbuster launch activities, Yuxian paper cutting show it once appeared enthusiastic pursuit by the French people. The opening day of the exhibition, many French friends trek came to watch. Among the many exquisite paper-cut works, “Napoleon immediately,” the French audience especially excited, have posed for pictures. Deputy Speaker of the French Senate Jean-Pierre Raffarin’s wife Anna Mary papercut praise. “Blending has just soft, blending speed to slow, creating motion quiet, Yuxian paper-cut art amazing! Chinese traditional culture and art for the world’s cultural diversity made a great contribution.”
Arts training to attract foreign friends
Chinese Cultural Center is to spread Chinese culture overseas positions. A wide variety of arts and crafts courses for the general public the host countries, in the center of teachers to teach well, regardless of whether the foundation can be harvested when graduating. “Localization” teaching philosophy is deeply influenced by Chinese culture enthusiasts, but also to seemingly complex Chinese handicrafts became more close to the people.
In 2009, the Chinese paper cutting is a UNESCO “intangible cultural heritage list.” 2010-2012, Mauritius Chinese Culture Center was opened paperwork for three consecutive training sessions. With the popularity and the increasing number of participants, the Centre actively expand the teaching content, on the one hand let people know Mauritius, like Chinese paper-cut, hand to encourage them to master this art, the creation of a papercut with local characteristics. In the third phase of paper cutting short course graduation ceremony, the participants demonstrated the “Taj Mahal former dancer,” “toot bird”, “Christmas” and other works. These works will be paper-cut art fused together with local specialties, is China’s traditional culture and art to the world of expression.
Mongolian paper cutting artists Bart its wooden lattice Chinese Cultural Center in Ulaanbaatar Chinese art of listening training seminars, I felt benefit. “My husband and I are paper-cut artist whose work marketing Mongolian market. Chinese paper-cut art has a long history, deep inside, in various forms, I hope more exchanges between peers, to create more and better works, rich cultures of both peoples life. ”
Chinese kites originated from the Spring and Autumn Period, has more than 2,000 years of history. Many countries are showing Chinese kite museum, the museum will also be referred to as “China’s fifth great invention.” Therefore, how to make kites as many foreigners interested in the topic. Last September, the Chinese Cultural Center in Cairo, Egypt held the first kite courses. Instructor circumstances under Egyptian natural local materials, with palm trees bamboo sticks instead of making kites skeleton. Production of materials substitution not only students feel very magical, but also greatly stimulate their interest in learning and inspiration. After the training, staff and students to Al-Azhar Park, personally flying his own works.
Promote the development of local handicrafts
It is particularly worth mentioning is that the spread of overseas Chinese arts and crafts, but also effectively promote the development of local handicrafts. In recent years, experts have repeatedly filigree Qinghai Province to Benin and China Cultural Centre, Benin’s craftsmen and artists modeling short-term training. Benin filigree craft trainees China showed great interest. Plastic artist Gaumont said they will set up Chinese handicraft club and communication workshops, making Chinese filigree technique to maintain and develop, so filigree decorative painting roots in Benin.
Benin handicraft is very famous in African countries. However, according to Benin Handicraft Association, due to relatively backward mode of production, product quality and service of non-compliance, the industry lacks financial security and other reasons, most of the artisans live in poverty. 2011, Qinghai and Benin Handicraft Handicraft and Tourism Ministry signed a cooperation framework agreement to jointly develop the use of both folk cultural resources, learn from China’s experience in the development of cultural industries, promote Benin handicrafts to industrial restructuring.
