Chinese folk art in hutongs
Liu Ren is a traditional Chinese craftsman. He created a special type for showing the different characters from traditional Chinese legends or tales, with the material of paper. He cuts paper into quite different shapes, forming magic pictures with his scissors. His works are so famous among foreigners that a reservation is strongly recommended before […]
Zhang Baolin is a traditional Chinese craftsman. He created a special type for showing the different characters from traditional Chinese legends or tales, with the material of dough. His works are so famous among foreigners that a reservation is strongly recommended before your trip to the family museum. Zhang Baolin’s masterpieces have been popular just […]
Baidacheng is a traditional Chinese craftsman. He created a special type for playing the Chinese shadow play, with different characters standing on a plate. When he knocks on the edge of the plate, all the characters made by animal hair will move and show different gestures needed in a Peking Opera play. Baidacheng’s masterpieces have […]