Nutshell carving is a meticulous folk craft that involves many steps, including carving and polishing. Primarily using wild walnut and ivory nut, the art form takes advantage of their contrasting colo
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A craftsman\’s dedication to inkstone carving
Yan Senlin makes an inkstone at his studio in Yinchuan, northwest China\’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, March 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Feng Kaihua)
YINCHUAN, April 20 (Xinhua) — Yan Senlin is an inheritor o
Pic story: inheritor of Chu-style lacquer coating craft
Lacquer coated tea sets are displayed at Hao Guanxiong\’s studio in Changsha, central China\’s Hunan Province, Feb. 28. 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)
Chu-style lacquer coating craft took shape during the S
Live streaming events held to introduce Chinese intangible cultural heritages in Hebei
Craftsman Zheng Qingshan demonstrates eggshell carving techniques via live streaming in Feixiang District, Handan City, north China\’s Hebei Province, Feb. 19, 2024. During the Spring Festival, a serie
Hangzhou: Nature speaks in Chinese landscape painting
It was a fortuitous exchange program that made Giacomo Bruni from Italy deeply interested in Chinese painting, particularly the enchanting Chinese landscape painting. This experience solidified his de
Pic story of artisan of lacquer carving in Beijing
Hai Yan makes a carved lacquer artwork at her studio in the Cheng\’en Temple in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
\”Finely detailed by exquisite engraving, the figure of the beau
Fruit pit carving brings wealth to practitioners in E China’s Suzhou
A fruit pit carving work featuring the image of fish, which symbolize wishes for abundance in the New Year. (People\’s Daily Online/Wang Jiliang)
Zhoushan village in Wuzhong district of Suzhou city, ea
Artist in S China\’s Hainan dedicated to inheriting coconut shell carving
Ke Qiufeng, an artist in Haikou city, south China\’s Hainan Province, has carved many exquisite handicrafts out of coconut shells while inheriting the technique, which was listed as a national intangib
Pic story: inheritor of Longfeng Cheongsam in Shanghai
This photo taken on May 30, 2023 shows cheongsams at the Longfeng Cheongsam store in east China\’s Shanghai. (Xinhua/Zhu Weixi)
Cheongsam, or Qipao, is a traditional wearing of Chinese women which take
Creating exquisite worlds within tiny fruit pits
Fruit pit carving, or hediao in Chinese, is a traditional form of sculpture, crafted by talented folk artisans using the tiny pits of olives, peaches, or walnuts. These miniature masterpieces showcase