China
Knotting
Knotting is a process of weaving and knotting natural and chemical fibre strands as raw materials to form certain textures and patterns, which then...
Kite
Kite, also known as paper eagle, is made up of bamboo split as its frame covered with paper or silk. Generally, artistic designs will...
Kesi
Kesi is also known as k'o-ssu, and further back in history it is also called changkesi, kesizuo, kese, etc. In foreign countries, it is...
Jing Tai Lan (Jing Tai blue ware or cloisonné enamel)
Jing Tai Lan is also known as filigree enamel with copper mold. It thrived in reigns of the Jingtai Emperor, Ming Dynasty, therefore it...
Jewellery
China’s jewelry industry is quite similar to international market. The total sales of jewelry reached 470 billion yuan in 2013, becoming the world's second...
Jade Carving
Jade carving is a kind of artwork that uses jade as raw material to create carvings. Jade carving processes include the choice of materials,...
Horn carving
Horn carving is craft engraved and created with animal horn in ethnic minority areas. Horn carving is mainly made up of ox horn and...
Hair embroidery
Hair embroidery, an embroidery product produced with hair, is one of special traditional crafts of the Han in the areas of Jiangsu and Zhejiang....
Glass making
The evidence of glass manufacture in China comes from the late Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC to 221 BC). The evidences proved that Chinese learned...
Craft fan
Craft fan refers to a fan produced mainly as artwork with a decorative function. Fans are mainly made of bamboo, wood, paper, silk, ivory,...
Coloured lantern
Coloured lantern is also known as festival lantern. The skin is made of paper or silk, its frame made up of bamboo or batten,...
Carpet weaving
Carpet weaving is done either manually or mechanically. Machine-woven carpets are primarily for practical domestic use. Hand-made ones are mostly for ornamental purpose, with...