Hengfu Series of Pure Gold Handicrafts

The Hengfu series of 24K pure gold products, using delicate handicraft techniques and advanced technology, are made by the Gold and Silver Jew-

Tibetan Handicrafts

During a long period of historical development, Tibetan handicrafts have formed distinct national, regional and religious characteristics, closely related to the Tibetan people’s production, life, culture and religious beliefs. They have unique traditional artistic flavour, exquisite and lively national style, fine workmanship, and strong local and religious colour. Pulu is a kind of wool fabric handwoven in ordinary homes in Tibet’s regions of Shannan, Rikeze and Lhasa. Pulu is of ordinary type and fine type. Fine Pulu is

TIBETAN HANDICRAFTS IN THE STREETS OF LHASA

Since 2002, I have developed a strong affinity towards Tibet.By now, I have made 20 trips to Tibet, the shortest being 12 days,the longest 16 months. On my fifth trip, I decided to leave behind my comfortable life as a documentary filmmaker in Beijing and live semipermanently for a while in Lhasa.

On the Productive Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Handicrafts and Its Human Values——A Case Study of the“Wuhan Model”

Among the three methods of intangible cultural heritage （ICH） protection--salvage, integrity and productivity^--productive protection is the most complex and controversial one. Through a comprehensive analysis of legal relations, coordination mecha- nisms and modes of operation by the Wuhan Tourism Investment Group in the course of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in handicrafts, this paper discusses the sustainable ＂Wuhan Model＂ and its human values.

HANDICRAFTS BOOST VILLAGER’S INCOME IN MAINLING

Some Tibetan people regard it as a luxury or of high class to drink tea or wine in a silver-plated wooden bowl,with such bowls mostly made in Tibet’s places of lower attitude like in eastern Nyingchi City.Known as the Tibetan medicinal world,the region’s Mainling

Cloth Handicrafts Made by Women of Longxian County

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Environment Development and Health Safety System in Rural Areas of Bangladesh (Noakhali and Lakshmipur Districts)

At present time, Bangladesh is developing its position in all sectors of world prosperity. Economic development of Bangladesh depends on working ability of whole population of this country, although Bangladesh is not developed in health status of its whole population. A large percentage of people live in rural areas without any proper shelter. This study revealed the environmental development and health safety system in rural areas of Bangladesh, which is located in Noakhali and Lakshmipur districts of Bangladesh. Many sections were studied, which are the main structure of environmental development and health safety system of southeastern region of Bangladesh. The study found that there were three types of handicraft enterprises in the surveyed area such as handicraft input, like palm leaf, factories, Betel nut businesses, and Coconut businesses were headed and owned by the women and they were unaware of their health, environment and waste management or reduction of pollution. This study also reveals that microentrepreneurs did not ensure purified water supply and hygienic toilets within enterprises in the study area. The study also found that a significant portion of the microentrepreneurs are workers, and their family members were always fewer users of protective equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study identified that most MEs faced transport or carrying facilities or big costing problems, including problems in available services for raw materials in the high category. In contrast, the high cost of transport facilities was very intensive in the study area. Moreover, it found that Microentrepreneurs (MEs) faced high product marketing costs for transport facilities, and a lack of proper pricing of the products in the study area. In addition, it explored that most of the microentrepreneurs did not receive sufficient credit support, and they faced negative attitudes and delayed responses from the credit services providers in the study area. It also found that the majority of the microentrepreneurs argued that capital support, loan, aid, technological assistance, infrastructural assistance, availability of skilled labor forces, availability of raw materials, and getting the government assistance and services were the major reasons for the highest growth of the enterprises in the study area. In addition, entire MEs had no knowledge and understanding of climate change in the study area. It is worth mentioning that MEs were not aware of climate change and its impacts on nature in the handicrafts sector and in their daily lives. A significant portion of the MEs took safety measures against risk and protected themselves and workers within the enterprises in the study area. MEs had various demands such as infrastructural development, economic assistance (/aid/loan/grants/financial), training and development, assistance for environment development, and machinery assistance for promoting their business. MEs argued that the implementation of their suggestion is the key to improve the current situation of the enterprises. The MEs suggested appointing expert workers, ensuring quality inputs, training workers and reserving products carefully.

More Than Just Handicrafts An art exhibition draws attention to rural cultural industry

Against the backdrop of a huge painting of willow trees at the Nationali Art Museum of China in downtown Beijing, Wang Fujing, 40, wove willow twigs into a flower basket as if he were at home.

Ancient Handicrafts of Shaanxi Province Popular at Home and Abroad

VISITORS to the Qin Terracotta Army Museum in Xi’an may remember the many women souvenir vendors outside the building. Holding aloft handmade bags, wall hangings, vests and caps decorated with the pattern of five poisonous insects, they continuously shout "Hello! Hello!" and are hard to miss. They come from nearby rural areas to sell their wares. Since the terracotta army of Emperor Shi Huang of the Qin Dynasty was excavated

Handicraft Technique for Making Liansi Paper

Liansi paper is a kind of traditional handmade bamboo paper produced in Yanshan County,Jiangxi Province,whose handicraft technique is listed as a national intangible cultural heritage protection project.This study conducted a field survey in Shangrao,and the main survey areas included Guangxin District and the Hekou,Goose Lake,Gexian Mountain,Tianzhu Mountain,Chenfang,and Shitang townships.Field investigators communicated with a group of intangible cultural heritage inheritors,and with their assistance,clarified the steps and processes involved in the production of Liansi paper.The handicraft technique of Liansi paper consists of five steps:chopping bamboo to make bamboo filaments,steaming bamboo filaments to make bamboo pulp,interweaving fibers into wet paper,drying wet paper,and package processing.A total of 13 processes are involved:chopping bamboo,fermentation,making bamboo filaments,soaking bamboo filaments,steaming bamboo filaments,natural bleaching,pounding bamboo filaments to make bamboo pulp,stirring pulp,adding plant mucilage,interweaving bamboo fibers into wet paper,pressing paper,drying wet paper,and package processing.

Using Double-Bounded Dichotomous-Choice to Estimate Households’ Willingness to Pay for Improved Water Quality in Bac Ninh Province of Vietnam

This study used double-bounded dichotomous-choice to estimate and analyze the factors affecting households’ willingness to pay (WTP) for water quality improvement. This study notes that households with higher income, living near a polluted water source, using tap water instead of natural water, who are handicraft producers, and who have more members, are willing to pay more. However, households who rarely hear about environmental pollution issues and who are offered a higher bid are more likely to refuse to pay. Solutions to improve water quality are suggested such as to raise people’s awareness through communication channels and social organizations;to increase income associated with environmental protection policies;to construct wastewater treatment plants;to encourage the relocation of production establishments to industrial parks and industrial complexes;to put regulations on collection, payment and sanctions in case of not declaring and paying fees into village conventions;to promulgate circulars, and bylaws to concretize and simplify regulations and policies of the Government and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

How to Promote Chinese Traditional Handicraft to Western Children

When discussing Chinese traditional handicraft, the definitions of the terms "Chinese culture" and "Chinese traditional handicraft " need to be understood. Then, considers literature survey of Chinese culture and Chinese traditional handicraft. It is useful to expand the background of Chinese culture and Chinese traditional handicraft. After it, the methodology of this research will be discussed. They will be presented in chapter 1.In the design of children's book, it is worth noticing that the children's interests. What are the classical cases and why they are successful. They will be presented in chapter 2.During the research, the fact that there are aesthetic appreciation for boys and girls that different is examined. Findings on this aspect will be presented in chapter 3.Gathering theories and findings for this research are placed within my own practice. And discussed the results and findings. They will be presented in chapter 4.Finally, it has a conclusion. It will evaluate the solved issue and forecast the developing trend of children's book in future.

Investigation and Analysis of the Current Situation of Olive-Stone Carving Inheritance in Guangzhou

The issue of inheriting and developing traditional handicrafts in this contemporary society is being explored by all walks of life in China.Taking the olive-stone carving in Guangzhou as a case,field investigations and analyses of its current situation of inheritance have been conducted.It has been found that although the government in Guangzhou has been paying more attention to olive-stone carving,there are still many problems,including the shortage of raw materials,no inheritors,low market recognition,and inadequate promotion.Therefore,the local government has cooperated with schools and craftsmen to search for key solutions in regard to raw material protection,training of inheritors,product development,and product promotion.

NORBU DONDRUP,CHIEF BRONZE SCULPTOR AT SHOLDO TRADITIONAL HANDICRAFT SCHOOL

With slightly curly shoulder-length black hair,a dark brown complexion and prominent facial features,Norbu Dondrup looked like just an ordinary Khampa man.It was an afternoon in June.The sunshine was a bit dazzling.We agreed to meet in the courtyard of Sholdo Traditional Handicraft School.Concerned that

China's Rural Industrialization and Agricultural Mechanization

Rural industrialization provides nonfarm employment opportunities and financial support for farmers and may be a non-negligible cause of agricultural mechanization in China.However,there is a lack of empirical studies on this topic due to challenges in obtaining data and identifying causal relationships.In this paper,we use multiple data sources and construct an instrumental variable based on the number of handicraft production cooperatives in 1957 to test empirically the causal effect of rural industrialization on agricultural mechanization.The results show that rural industrialization contributes significantly and robustly to agricultural mechanization.A 10 percent increase in the average number of industrial enterprises per township was associated with a 1.05 percent increase in the agricultural machinery power per unit area of arable land.Both the demand effect and income effect played crucial roles in the interaction between these two phenomena.

Shaping the handicraft cluster through innovation capability

There are several enablers to the innovation capability in the exisiting literature,but they all are considered with equal importance.Researchers believe ranking will advance the understanding of academicians and practitioners further.Hence,we started by recognizing the enablers from the available literature and exploring the possible causal relationship among them.A framework based on the causal relationship among the enablers is proposed.Grey DEMATEL(Decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory)has been used to establish this causal relationship.This study identifies nine of the fifteen enablers as causal factors.They are as follows:Knowledge Exploration,Ideation and Organizational Structure,Organizational Climate,Risk Taking Ability,Collaboration and Networking,Institutional Support,Rejuvenation and Upgrading,Leadership Practices,Technological Adaptation.Practitioners,academicians,and policymakers will have a better understanding of this causal relationship among enablers.Knowledge of these enablers will help in fostering a more conducive environment for escalating the process of innovation in the handicraft cluster.

血缘共同体规定下的传统手工业村落适应性变迁——山西省新绛县西庄石匠村个案研究

As an important witness to the rural industry in the agricultural era,traditional handicraft villages have attracted renewed attention in the contemporary context of intangible cultural heritage protection.The dual characteristics of their traditional cultural heritage and modern economic benefits make these villages an important carrier of the dynamic inheritance and development of the heritages under the background of rural revitalization.This paper takes a stonemason village of Xizhuang in Xinjiang County,Shanxi Province,as an example,and reveals the evolutionary characteristics of traditional handicraft villages in the process of transition from agricultural to industrial society from the“social-spatial”perspective.In the agricultural era,the kinship,production organization,and religious beliefs of traditional handicraft villages were closely linked under the blood relationship in a clan-based structure,forming a“social-spatial”trinity composed of“residence,production,and spirit.”In the industrial era,the development of handicraft economy results in the transformation of the“social-spatial”form of the settlement,the social structure shrank from clan control to nuclear family domination,the production space began to be stripped away from villages,the living space changed from gathered clan living to separated-family homes,and the spiritual place was transformed into public space.However,due to the inter-generational transmission of handicrafts based on blood relationship,the consanguinity community has always been the main carrier for the continuity of skills,and has become the stable foundation for maintaining the“social-spatial”form of the village.Therefore,the adaptive transition of traditional handicraft villages in the context of socio-economic transformation continues the interconnection among society,economy,and space,and presents a unique vitality and comparative stability.

Tiny Gems of Chinese Handicraft:Snuff Bottles

THE snuff bottle, a kind of handicraft introduced to China from abroad along with the habit of sniffing powdered tobacco, has a history of more than 200 years. Despite the fact that the practice of taking snuff has long since disappeared, Chinese snuff bottles have become precious collector’s items because of their exquisite artistry. The snuff bottle was especially popular in the reign of Emperor Yongzheng (1723-1735) during the