Festival
Apart from daily life usage, some decorative crafts are even catergorized as a must for existing in various festivals in China, as they each possesses different meanings and blessings.
Chinese Lion 舞獅
The lion dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Year and other Chinese traditional, cultural and religious festivals.
Chinese Lanterns 燈籠
These lanterns are used for decoration, celebration and festivals. For examples, lanterns hung at Chinese New Year are thought to scare aware the Nian monster and bring good luck. The Lantern Festival is one of the best days to view Chinese lanterns in action. It is always held on the 15th day of the first Chinese lunar month. The festival is viewed as the end to the Chinese New Year celebrations and is celebrated with the release of floating and flying lanterns.
Blue and White Porcelain 青花瓷
Every time when the lunar New Year draws near, the local handicraftsmen, with the beautifully painted clay-figurines on shoulders or in hand, would converge on the market and set up stalls in meandering lines. This makes the country fair during the festival more flourishing and exciting.
Sky Lantern 天燈
Sky lanterns became popular with children at festivals. These lanterns were subsequently incorporated into festivals like the Chinese Mid-Autumn and Lantern Festivals.
Fengxiang Clay Sculpture 泥塑
They are well received by the local people, who put them as toys and symbols of good fortune and happiness. Every time when the lunar New Year draws near, the local handicraftsmen, with the beautifully painted clay-figurines on shoulders or in hand, would converge on the market and set up stalls in meandering lines. This makes the country fair during the festival more flourishing and exciting.