{"id":19021,"date":"2019-08-26T22:53:38","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T05:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=19021"},"modified":"2019-08-26T22:55:16","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T05:55:16","slug":"yantai-highlights-chinese-traditional-folk-arts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=19021","title":{"rendered":"Yantai highlights Chinese traditional folk arts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u00a02019-08-26 (chinadaily.com.cn)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The China Folk Arts and Crafts Exposition was held at the Yantai International Exposition Center from Aug 23-26.<\/span><\/p>\n

The exhibition brought together folk arts and crafts from home and abroad, offering visitors several different exhibition areas to enjoy over the course of the four days.<\/span><\/p>\n

Several artworks which were nominated for the Shanhua Award, the highest folk art honor in China, were also displayed at the exposition. Here are some highlights of this year’s exposition:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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More than 120 folk art works of 13 varieties are displayed at the Zhanjiang booth from southern China’s Guangdong province, including clay figurines, wood carvings and straw plaiting. [Photo\/jiaodong.net]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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A child curiously lifts up the veil on a model at the Yantai cheongsam booth. The cheongsam is a type of traditional Chinese dress. [Photo\/jiaodong.net]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Ceramic crafts from Weifang, Shandong province are on display. The entire scene is 108 meters long and 28 meters wide and depicts childhood in the countryside. [Photo\/jiaodong.net]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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A lacquerware artwork series from Fujian province integrates traditional culture and modern sculpture. Lacquerware refers to a traditional craft in which lacquer is applied to the surface of an object. [Photo\/jiaodong.net]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Traditional Yantai painted sculptures are seen at the 2019 China Folk Arts and Crafts Exposition. [Photo\/jiaodong.net]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Shandong paper-cutting, a winner of the Shanhua Award, is seen at the expo in Yantai. [Photo\/jiaodong.net]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Jingdezhen porcelain artworks are showcased at the 2019 China Folk Arts and Crafts Expo in Yantai. Jingdezhen, eastern China’s Jiangxi province, is hailed as the City of Porcelain and boasts a long history of pottery production. [Photo\/jiaodong.net]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
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Yak bone carvings are featured at the exposition. [Photo\/jiaodong.net]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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