Jixue Stone, highly sought-after material for making seals and carving handicrafts

The Jixue stone, featuring chicken-blood bright red traces, a local specialty in Changhua Town of Hangzhou City, is a highly sought-after material for making seals and carving handicrafts.

December 14, 2020

Video: Longquan Celadon

December 10, 2020

Winter solstice sacrifice in Sanmen

The traditional Chinese lunar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. The winter solstice (Chinese: 冬至), the 22nd solar term of the year, marks the arrival of the coldest season.

December 4, 2020

Ou embroidery: inheritance of a Chinese cultural treasure

Ou embroidery, a traditional embroidery handicraft from Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang province, has a long history.

September 29, 2020

Ningbo Carved Wooden Gold-painted Cinnabar Lacquer

Ningbo Carved Wooden Gold-painted Cinnabar Lacquer, a traditional art form dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907), is a national-level intangible cultural heritage item.

September 24, 2020

Yueqing boxwood carving

Yueqing boxwood carving, along with Dongyang wood carving and Qingtian stone carving, is one of the three most famous traditional types of carving in East China's Zhejiang province.

September 24, 2020

Giving lacquerware a new shine

These somewhat extravagant wedding customs have bred a time-honored handicraft in Ninghai-gold-painted lacquerware, which was widely used in weddings and was recognized as a form of national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2011.

September 17, 2020

Qingyuan arcade bridges

Qingyuan county in southwestern Zhejiang has more arcade bridges than any other county in China.

September 8, 2020