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The Ancient City Of Pingyao Push Light Lacquer

    During the Beijing Olympic Games, more and more tourists poured into the ancient city of Pingyao in Shanxi Province, Pingyao Ancient City push light lacquer by the majority of tourists of all ages.

According to understanding, Pingyao light lacquer to artificially push the palm of your hand to push the unique craft of light known as known to the world, is “the four most famous Chinese lacquer” one. Its from the Shang and Zhou, Xing Yu Tang, Sheng Yu Ming and Qing dynasties. Won national arts and crafts Hundred Flowers Award and the Gold Cup Silver Cup Award, the products are exported to more than 40 countries and regions, the local tourism industry an important part of the chain.

Pingyao push light lacquer wood products use high-quality system of child, the natural synthesis of large paint painted decoration. There are outline in gold craft paint, paint heap drum cover, jade, shell inlay, carved fill choke gold, etc.; types involved in jewelry boxes, discs, screens, flower terraces, embroidery Tun, furniture, etc. hundreds of varieties. Finish bright as a mirror, looks simple and elegant, colorful and attractive, there is more wear more brighter, longer than the old features.

Pingyao County, has long been engaged to push light lacquer ware production and research local arts and crafts of outstanding professional and technical personnel XUE Sheng-Jin, Liang Zhongxiu disciples, respectively in 1993 and 2006 have been named as “China’s arts and crafts master.” Currently, Shanxi Province, the only honor both of them.

Pingyao push light lacquer painted decorative art on May 20, 2006 by the State Council formally included in the national first batch of intangible cultural heritage, which is following the ancient city of Pingyao on the World Heritage in 1997, after Pingyao County, the second included in the cultural heritage projects.

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