Handicrafts is one of the splendid culture created by our working people, according to the survey of archaeological research confirms that our ancestors with hunting and caveman era, it has been noted in the manufacturing clean production tools, the symmetrical shape of the problem, showing certain aesthetic concepts.
1 Basic Introduction
Obviously our ancestors while conducting material production practices, is also engaged in the practice of spiritual production. With the forward development of human society for thousands of years, the ancient craftsmen in their labor practices progressive discovery of a variety of physical materials. On the basis of production technology continues to develop and continuously improve the aesthetic level, the creation of numerous beautifully produced mix of arts and crafts.
Our handicrafts in addition to having deep historical traditions, but also has a strong local flavor, to reflect local people’s lives become customs, social etiquette, emotions of love and hate the mirror. Also, because different regions and ethnic groups, China’s handicraft has a very strong local characteristics and national style.
2 Xinjiang
And nephrite
Hotan jade is mainly produced in the Kunlun Mountains, ancient books called South Wada of the “Yushan” refers to those jade mine. Hotan jade points fat jade, black jade, jade and so on. Fat jade moist, such as suet, spotlessly white, black jade black and translucent, are carved jade items such as rings, bracelets, seal, clamor play precious materials. Jade color green as emerald, higher value. And nephrite known since ancient times, according to historians, it is very early through the “Silk Road” into China Central Plains area, was feudal emperors cherished Western tribute.
Kashi earthenware
Kashi earthenware historic, far any Neolithic production, the development of the Han and Jin era to pottery, an ancient unique national style. In Kashgar pottery, especially the most famous antique earthenware. It inherited the traditional process, but also innovation, both ornamental and practical value. Its main varieties of bowls, plates, pots, cans. One kind for minority people wash their hands with the “apomorphine earth” (ie kettle), may be referred to Kashi earthenware masterpiece.
Xinjiang carpet
Xinjiang carpet or hung on the walls of the hall, or is spread in the interior corridors, carpet surface sheen smooth, soft blanket board very real, nice, tone brighter, ideal for families, the hotel furnishings advanced products. Xinjiang carpet texture well, in addition to the use of hand-knotted, braided, drawing weavers exquisite fine (has after more than the number of road complex processes), the force had to be used in fine wool woven carpet texture. Xinjiang carpet raw materials used in the famous semi-coarse and Hetian sheep wool. This wool is thick and sticky, tenacious and resilient, resistant to pulling, pressure, good gloss, high-intensity advantage.
Xinjiang carpet and color pixels and a more distinctive national characteristics and strong local color, its main characteristics are: multi-frame, to fill in the many kinds of geometric ornamentation, structure rigorous and rich in rhythm, lively and varied and full of zest for life. Xinjiang carpet great attention will be the same color or contrasting colors juxtaposed, it shows the personality of various colors in contrast. Xinjiang carpet had to dye wool dye color, mostly natural dyes made from plants and minerals. Now switch to Yingjisha knife Uighur traditional handicrafts, unique shape, ingenious, not only for the tool, another value of art appreciation, is distinctive Silk Road tourist souvenirs.
Yingjisha knife
Yingjisha knife mostly machetes, wooden knife, the horny, bronze, silver, very particular about. No matter what kind of knife, Yingjisha craftsmen should be in the bright inlaid design patterns, some even decorated with precious stones, exquisite luxury, and attractive. In addition Yingjisha knife, the Kuqa “Peacock knife” has been known. Men have to wear a knife minority customs, around to have a gorgeous and unique knife, then adding a grace
Ed Royce silk
Aide Li silk Xinjiang ethnic characteristics very unique product, is the favorite Uighur women do dress in silk material. There are two major areas: First, Kashgar, Shache silk, with colorful, bright known. Delicate design rigorous, common green, sapphire blue, yellow, Qinglian, peach and other colors. Second Wada, Luopu of silk, then pay attention to black and white, the actual situation changes, patterns rough bold, rich colors simple change.
Ed Royce silk pattern pattern is said to be the ancient Uighur shamanic tree worship reflects God, God of the religious consciousness of the water, it was also said Padan wood, comb lines and ethnic instruments deformation patterns.
Flower hat
Flower hat, language called “Duo Pa.” All nationalities, all regions flower hat, pattern, style unique. Uighur flower hat, for example, the main materials used are gray, blue, black, red, purple cotton twill Bridgend, corduroy or velvet for the surface. During the holidays, weddings, dance event, visiting friends and relatives, to be put on the Uighurs flower hat decorated dress themselves. In recent years, many parts of the establishment of a special workshop production of flower hat and factories to meet the needs of the local ethnic people and domestic and foreign tourists. Wear flower hat Xinjiang minority centuries of traditions. Guests also visited the rare gift to share. Xinjiang to spend caps are suitable for Uygur, Kazak, Kirgiz, Hui, and other styles of various ethnic groups, have adopted national traditional embroidery, cross-stitch, tripping gold, silver trip, beads and so on, decorated with hand-woven and embroidered in various patterns a. Various flower hat have texture bright, shiny overflowing, colorful features, look after people put it down.
3 Tibet
1. Thangka
A strong flavor of Tibetan scroll painting with, mostly statues and Buddha image, there are some flowers, landscapes and medicine, astronomy flip chart. Styles have cloth painted with brocade, embroidery, tapestry and decals.
2. Pulu
Pulu Tibetan transliteration is, in fact, hand-woven wool, black, red, green and other colors, do Tibetan clothing, Tibetan shoes, the main material possession of the cap, durable, warm and good.
3. Tibetan carpets
Tibetan carpets are traditional Tibetan handicrafts, according to custom style throughout and different. There are carpets, tapestries and mats style. Unique Tibetan carpet weaving, bright color harmony, blanket soft and delicate, wash not fade, durable, coupled with a strong national colors of design patterns, it also has a high collection value appreciation.
4. Tibetan incense
A good tourist souvenirs, Tibetan pilgrims, are using it evil, hold religious activities. Tibetan incense fragrance honest, into the closet, not only clothing fragrance, but also anti-moth, some special ingredients Tibetan incense can prevent infectious diseases, epidemics and the like.
5. Tibetan
Tibetan people in the struggle against nature and a variety of diseases, the formation of a unique system of Tibetan medicine, Tibetan medicine for many cardiovascular disease, cancer and other diseases have a good effect, “Pearl seventy”, “rule Fan ten Five “(Acre long A),” alpine snow lotus “,” Rhodiola “,” musk “, which are valuable Tibetan herbs, in general pharmacy or tourist shops can buy.
6. Religious souvenirs
Mention of Tibetan religion, people immediately think of the color of strong local ethnic Tibetan Buddhism, and its mysterious strange atmosphere. And souvenirs relating to, such as: prayer wheel, stone by version, stone statues and other, more dignified gives a mysterious feeling, can be said to be a symbol of a long religious history of Tibet.
7. Jewelry
Tibet jewelry pearl, agate, gold, silver products, different Tibetan jewelry has a different meaning, and the same kind of moral Collectables different styles are different, but basically it means blessing. For example, more expensive Tianzhu Tibetan, “monocular bead” of wisdom, “eyes beads” can bless marital harmony, “three bead” is able to bring wealth. Tibet by the Tibetan silver bracelets and rings are generally made, inscribed with Sanskrit, with evil spirits, praying role.
8. Bone Jewelry
Tibetan yak is the best friend, is hailed as a beautiful Tibetan sacred animal, bone ornaments as a unique, pristine nature, wild, uninhibited, to the wearer to add a wild charm!
9. knives
Tibetans carry knives is the essential thing, both for meat, but also for self-defense, or a special ornament. Men tend to be more rugged knives, sharp knives women are delicate, small. Fine silver scabbard is the main feature of knives, meticulous carving it more is unmatched.
10. Mask
Tibet masks are derived from religion out of a craft, Tibetan called “Palestinian.” Generally divided into “Sacred Mask”, “hanging Mask” and “Tibetan opera masks” three. Dance mask patterns have ghosts, the law of God, immortal, animal totem, the main use of the Sacred ceremony at the temple every major festivals held. Hanging masks are mainly figurative various gods, such as the law of God, Lakshmi, hayagriva like. Tibetan opera masks in civil more points blue mask and white mask, according to various figures mask Tibetan story, such as the king, princess, fairy and monsters and so on.
4 Hainan
Hainan is famous Li textiles, Li Jin, Li screen, Li skirt, bag, scarf, flower belt, pattern division in nature, and abstract deformation. Ingenious, some decorated with gold and silver inlay, mica, shells, wearing beads, copper, etc., colorful, just folks style, full of decorative. Miao textiles, and Lebanon, as exquisite textiles, especially its batik, revealing pristine scenery, beautiful and dignified overflow, its own characteristics.
Li Jin
Wonderful work of Chinese textile art. It is ingenious, colorful, full of hyperbole and romantic, exquisite design patterns, color harmony, birds, flowers, lifelike characters, in spinning, weaving, dyeing, embroidery on are national characteristics. Li Jin with embroidery, weaving, dyeing, weaving flowers mainly small embroidery. Dye mainly mountainous wild plants as raw material or home. These dyes are colorful, not fade. Li people around according to their preferences, creating a variety of weaving, dyeing, embroidery techniques. For example, Baisha County Li people on both sides there is a process of Caixiu, production Seiko, colorful, distinctive, Suzhou US “double-sided embroidery,” he said.
Skirts
Is the women’s favorite clothing Li, strong national characteristics. Skirts are woven by hand spinning skirt. Since the head skirt skirts same width, no pleats seamless, seemed cloth tube, named skirts. Skirts have long-barreled, Duantong points. Whether long-barreled, Duantong, background are only black, blue two kinds, the other with a variety of colored thread woven into flowers, birds, insects, animals, people or geometric patterns pattern, colorful. Whenever festive, Li girl wearing skirts, lined with colored scarves and embroidered lapel jacket, singing and dancing. Colorful skirts, Li women are industrious wisdom from generation to generation, everyone will weave, they only use a simple bamboo, wood constituted “squat loom”, without pattern, you can weave a beautiful design patterns.
5 Cultural Exchange
Ethnic arts and crafts traditional culture, each nation is rich and colorful production, lifestyle, folklore, folk and beautiful natural scenery, unique form of various ethnic handicrafts, they had to meet the people’s material needs, but also with give people the enjoyment of beauty, it is a typical representative of national brilliant culture. However, due to the development of modern technological civilization and mass society consumer lifestyle, which made it a lot of public awareness of ethnic handicrafts weak, or not interested, so ethnic handicrafts and cultural heritage should be taken seriously, we must strengthen the public thereof Understanding the need to interact with each other to publicize, exchange, in order to truly understand the cultural integration of ethnic arts and crafts in place, the current ethnic village and major national websites have interaction base that allows everyone to express their views on the inside, leave ethnic arts and crafts knowledge, experience and views of those, learning through interaction, all ethnic groups enjoy the craft culture, the culture of ethnic handicrafts flourish!
