China

ChinaDetria Graham

Intro to Crafts- Dr, HightowerApril 9th, 2012

Facts

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FoodsCongee Jiaozi

Ground meat and/or vegetable filling wrapped into a thinly rolled piece of

dough, which is then sealed by pressing the edges together or by crimping.

Rice Porridge

Chinese Paper Invention

• Paper seems to have been invented around 100 BC in China. In 105 AD, under the Han Dynasty emperor Ho-Ti, a government official in China named Ts'ai Lun was the first to start a paper-making industry. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0KCGcbkFeU

Visual symbols in Chinese art

• Crane-- Longevity

• Dragon-- power and immortality (associated with the emperor)

• Phoenix (a mythical bird, reborn out of fire)-- renewal and fertility

• Flowers-- Each flower has its seasonal associations, and is usually also a symbol of fertility

Pottery• Pottery and Porcelain is a

well- known craft by the Chinese culture. Pottery consisted of bowls, jars, pots, and breakers.

• The Chinese method of building porcelain and pottery is the same as the Indian and other cultures, the Coil Method.

• Different dynasties have used clay to create whatever forms of that was necessary for life

Painting

CalligraphyAfter paper was invented

by the Chinese artists, it

was used because it was

cheaper the silk. Different

cultures embrace different

styles of writing

Calligraphy

References• http://www.chinatraditional.com/index.html• http://char.txa.cornell.edu/nonwest/china/chinahis.htm• http://

www.spongobongo.com/Chinese_Art/Chinese_Art.htm• http://

www.the-gallery-of-china.com/chinese-lotus-flower-painting-12.html

• http://www.enchantedlearning.com/asia/china/• http://coseenow.net/china/• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiaozi• http://

www.closetcooking.com/2011/02/jiaozi-chinese-dumplings.html

• http://char.txa.cornell.edu/nonwest/china/chinahis.htm