2nd China Arts and Crafts Fair opens in Nanjing

2022-08-19 11:44:37 | 来源:ourjiangsu.com

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The second China Arts and Crafts Fair, hosted by the China National Light Industry Federation, kicked off Thursday at the Nanjing International Expo Center. Tens of thousands of exquisite works created by master craftsmen from all over the country made a stunning appearance in this arts and crafts fair with the highest specifications, the most categories and the highest degree of professionalism in China’s arts and crafts field.

More than 1,800 enterprises participated in this expo. The 45,000-square-meter venue exhibited more than 100,000 excellent works of arts and crafts, including ceramics, sculpture, weaving and embroidery, the four treasures of the study, jewelry and mahogany furniture, which can be called a feast of Chinese arts and crafts.

"The level of the works is high. There are thousands of national masters, provincial masters and national-level craftsmen. There are more than 20,000 works and there are many inherited and innovative works. The Expo should give full play to the role of masters of arts and crafts, national-level craftsmen and skilled craftsmen to lead the industry and promote the revitalization and prosperity of China's handicraft industry," said Zhang Chonghe, President of China National Light Industry Federation.

In order to better communicate and inherit traditional crafts, this exhibition has set up a special exhibition group with local characteristics and a number of special areas for arts and crafts colleges. Many master craftsmen have entered the campus to offer intangible cultural heritage courses.

"The Baoqing pyrography skill course has been taught in the university for more than ten years and I have trained almost 1,000 students. Many students go to other schools as teachers and pass on their skills," said Tang Wenlin, Professor of Hunan Vocational College of Arts and Crafts, Baoqing Pyrography Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritor.

The 8th China Arts and Crafts Master Certification Conference was also held on the sidelines of the expo, and the list of 108 Chinese arts and crafts masters with superb skills and both virtue and art was officially announced.

The expo will also see the hosting of Summit Forum on Inheritance and Development of Chinese Arts and Crafts, the Metaverse Sculpture Lecture Hall, and the interactive demonstration of stunts and skills. The exhibition will last until August 21st.

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