Chinese Rural Handicrafts: Continuation

Author: Gao Xing
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: The decline and extinction of Chinese rural handicrafts are becoming the finale of traditional Chinese culture and are increasingly gaining attention from the whole society. This book is the sequel to the well-received "Chinese Rural Handicrafts," which was released after two years of research by the author. Based on extensive firsthand materials gathered through personal interviews in various regions over the past two years, the author has compiled 30 types of rural handicrafts rich in local flavor and closely tied to daily life, along with their production processes, inheritance history, and local cultural landscapes. The book records these traditional handicrafts nurtured by the earth and its waters in fresh, simple language and vivid, lively images, aiming to preserve the precious cultural heritage passed down by our ancestors. The decline and extinction of Chinese rural handicrafts are becoming the finale of traditional Chinese culture and are increasingly gaining attention from the whole society. This book is the sequel to the well-received "Chinese Rural Handicrafts," which was released after two years of research by the author. Based on extensive firsthand materials gathered through personal interviews in various regions over the past two years, the author has compiled 30 types of rural handicrafts rich in local flavor and closely tied to daily life, along with their production processes, inheritance history, and local cultural landscapes. The book records these traditional handicrafts nurtured by the earth and its waters in fresh, simple language and vivid, lively images, aiming to preserve the precious cultural heritage passed down by our ancestors.