The traditional arts and crafts of China have won unique good reputations in the history of the material culture of the various nationalities in the world.Since Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty served as an envoy abroad to the Western Regions and the gradual formation of the Silk Route,the traditional arts and crafts of China have been introduced in an unfailing way to the Middle East first via the Central Asia and the Westren Asia and then to Europe and the five continents and four oceans.
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Preface History and Background of the Traditional Arts and Crafts of China Arts and Crafts during the Primitive Society Arts and Crafts during the Xia, Shang and Zhou Dynasties Arts and Crafts during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period Arts and Crafts during the Qin and Han Dynasties Arts and Crafts during the Six Dynasties Arts and Crafts during the Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties Arts and Crafts during the Song, Liao, Jin and Yuan Dynasties Arts and Crafts during the Ming and Qing Dynasties Arts and Crafts in the Field of Utensil Ceramics Bronze Ware Lacquer Arts and Crafts in the Field of Apparel Embroidery Printing and Dyeing Silk Weaving Arts and Crafts in the Field of Furnishings Furniture Gold and Silver Ware, Glassware, Enamelware/ Bamboo Carving, Wood Carving, Ivory Carving Arts and Crafts in the Field of Adornment Jade Artwork Paper-cut New Year Picture Arts and Crafts in the Field of Entertainment Toy Kite Puppet Silhouette Arts and Crafts in the Field of Commerce Shop Sign Packaging Legends concerning Traditional Arts and Crafts of China Yanshi and His Puppets Lu Ban, a Carpenter Consecrated by Artisans of All Crafts The Legend of Ganjiang and Moye The Legend of Brother Kilns Origin of Kesi Silk Gourd-shaped Porcelain Canteen and the Yue's Troops Qiu Changchun, the Forefather of Jade Carving in Beijing Gong Chun Teapot and Lotus-and-toad Teapot The Beauty Offered for Sacrifice Legend about Ceramics with Multicolored Glaze Origin of Bowl Bottom Origin of Wax Printing Bodiless Lacquer Ware Created by Shen Shaoan Appendix: A Brief Chronology of China
