Gourd Engraving The engraved gourd is a general name for mould- making or directly engraving gourd. The mould- made gourd is produced by putting the immature gourd into a wood mould with a certain shape or patterns on it . The engraving skills include needle engraving, relief carving, etc. The engraved gourds are wine set, spice container or trinket.

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Nut CarvingThe peach nut, apricot nut, etc, can be carved into handiwork. The carved peach nut is chained together to exorcise evils. Its characteristic is that it can express complex ideas on a minimal size.

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Clay SculptureThe clay is moulded into human or animal figures. The folk clay sculptures are children's trinkets or gifts.

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Huishan Clay figurine Huishan clay figurine consists of two types: coarse figurine and fine figurine. The former is made by mould as child"s toy and the latter refers to clay theatrical characters.

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Huaiyang Clay Sculpture The clay sculpture made in Huaiyang, Henan Province, Is used as mascot of exorcising evils, welcoming auspiciousness and praying for the birth of sons.

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Jun County Clay Sculpture The clay sculpture made in Jun County, Henan Province, is closely related to local customs, small in size, and its colours form a sharp contrast.

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Niejia Village Clay Sculpture It is produced in Gaomi County, Shandong Province. At the beginning, it is a baby-shaped container for holding firework. After the firework is set off, it serves as toys or ornaments.

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Fengxiang Hanging Articles It is a type of relief-shaped wall ornament in Fengxiang, Shaanxi Province, and serves as the ornaments for cave and houses.

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Flour Sculpture It refers to the human and animal figurines made by flour. It themes are derived from legendary tales or theatrical stories. Its devices are moulding knife and bamboo needle. It is moulded by kneading, pinching, cutting, picking, pressing, gluing and pasting. The materials for the beard and hair of figurine are wood, down, cotton,etc.

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Heze Flour Figurine It is said that the flour figurine of Heze, Shandong Province, is of more than 300 years. Heze flour figurine is very expressive of character"s dynamic postures and personality. Its color is bright but not gaudy.