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What art activities are there?

1, shadow mask

Shadow play originated in Shaanxi during the Western Han Dynasty in China, with a history of 1000 years. It is the earliest art of moving shadow play in the world. Some people think that shadow play is the modern "ancestor of movies". In China, many local operas are derived from shadow play, and the performance principles and artistic means adopted by shadow play have also played an important leading role in the invention of modern films and the development of modern film art films. It can be seen that the art of shadow play has high artistic value in China and even in the world.

Step 2 cut paper

Paper-cutting is one of the most popular traditional folk decorative arts in China with a long history. Paper-cutting can be seen all over the country, and even formed different local styles. Paper-cutting not only shows the aesthetic taste of the public, but also contains the deep social psychology of the nation. It is also one of the most distinctive folk arts in China, and its modeling features are particularly worth studying. Folk paper-cutting has the characteristics of comprehensiveness, beautification and auspiciousness in the form of expression, and at the same time, folk paper-cutting conveys the connotation and essence of traditional culture with its own specific expression language.

3. Clay sculpture art

Clay sculpture art is an ancient and common folk art in China. It takes soil as raw material, hand-shaped, or plain or colorful, with figures and animals as the main ones. The clay sculpture art in China can be traced back to the Neolithic Age from 4000 years ago to 1000 years ago, and there are also many discoveries in the underground archaeology of prehistoric culture. The most famous clay sculptures in China are Zhang in Tianjin, clay figurines in Huishan in Wuxi and colored sculptures in Dunhuang Grottoes. The present clay sculpture art is a concrete portrayal of people's pursuit of returning to nature.

4, knitting technology (Chinese knot)

Weaving technology has a long history in China. As early as 1000 years ago, there were exquisite woven daily necessities in Liao Dynasty. Since the Qing Dynasty, it has spread all over life, and the weaving materials are varied, including wickerwork, rattan, sorghum straw, straw, bamboo, rope and metal. In fact, the Chinese knot is a unique folk hand-woven ornament in China, which started from the notes of ancient ancestors. It is a traditional auspicious ornament with unique shape, bright colors and rich connotations.

5. Puppet

Puppet art has a long history of development in China, and the earliest puppets may be related to the funeral figurines in slave society. Puppet show is a form of traditional opera in China, where artists manipulate puppets to perform stories. China's puppet show rose in the Han Dynasty.