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At present, market competition is getting more and more intense, domestic mining machinery are undergoing a period of adjustment. As we all know, mining crusher industry is the one of the most important industry in national economy. Therefore, some large ...
The word Zhejiang means zigzagging river and was the old name of the Qiantang River,which passes through Hangzhou, the provincial capital. The name of the province is often abbreviated to its first character, “浙”. Zhejiang borders Jiangsu province and Shanghai ...
Chinese New Year is considered one of the most important traditional holidays in China. Chinese New Year is also known as the Spring Festival. The festivities last for fifteen days between the first date of the lunar calendar and the ...
In the follow interview, Professor Chen Qinjian of East China Normal University in Shanghai states, “I have two main contributions to help understand and appreciate China’s cultural heritage. First is the exploration and research on the origin of Chinese culture. ...
Experience life in a traditional hutong neighborhood in Jinan City. Jinan is in the Shandong Province in the People’s Republic of China. This film was created by ChinaVine research partners at the Shandong University of Art & Design. The film ...
The Needle and Thread boxes in China can be seen as both a good luck charm and a Gender symbol. It contains what are considered the basic tools required to be a good wife and ensure a happy marriage, as ...
In Part 1, I talked about how the sneakerheads buy the shoes and then sell them later for a much higher price. The Chinese embroiders do their artwork for the love of doing with a minor bonus of getting money ...
Insole Embroidery has a long history in China and can be dated back as long as 2000 years ago. It was a very popular thing to do to serve as a tribute to the royal family or other aristocrats. Women ...
I am genuinely interested in acquiring my own Chinese embroidered footwear. The different types of shoes look so delicate and well made. It’s cool to me that the symbols that each shoe represents is linked to a certain positive aspect ...
1. Why and how did you choose to move your creative practice to China? I participated in the Shanghai eArts Festival in 2008 with the digital art collective Visual System. That was also my first visit to China. During our ...
The Chinavine team has traveled to China many times over the years and each trip has been a unique experience. Below is a sample of the many happy moments our team members have shared:
Crystal Ruth Bell is a curator, artist, designer, and arts administrator who graduated in Florida with a Bachelor’s in Fine Art. From 2009 – 2011 she served as the program director of Red Gate Gallery’s artist in residency program in ...
Below are some images from the Dencao Hutong in Beijing, where the Chinavine team often stays when visiting the city:
I appreciated reading about and learning more about the history of Chinese insole embroidery. In my opinion it is such a beautiful art form and I appreciate that you can see all of the hard work and time that went ...
While reading the articles, “Insole Embroidery: Introduction” and “Insole Embroidery: Insole Design,” It became clear to me that the tradition of embroidering not only relays a family’s status, but the soles also speak of messages. For example, certain symbols embroidered ...
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There are many small restaurants and food businesses in the hutongs. One popular establishment sells fresh noodles and buns. Get a glimpse of how they are made in this video:
Chinese Shadow Play was first seen during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 A.D.) and grew in popularity within the Song Dynasty (960-1279 A.D.), during which time shadow puppetry spread from Northern to Southern China. Qibao Shadow Play was the earliest form ...
Here you can see Zhao Jing Lin and Zhao Jing Hua’s tools and process as they demonstrate how they create a woodcut print through several layers.
To make each box, Zhe begins with a mat that he weaves from Chinese sorghum stalks. After sweeping the mat to remove dirt and dust, he wheat-pastes pieces of newspaper to the mat and traces an outline for the box’s ...
This book is a woodcut picture collection featuring twenty-four stories about xiao, or filial piety, a love and respect for parents and ancestors, which is one of the most important virtues in Confucian thought. For example, the fifth story of ...
Final Thoughts Traveling across northern China in 1982 was an intense experience. So much so that we did not talk about what was happening, even to each other. My brother-in-law was immersed in translating dialect so that we could manage ...
Quotes Barney: Shanghai was about the only place that people were very outgoing. They would come up to us and want to practice English. We were walking through the park and a boy and girl were holding hands and people ...
History The art of weaving in China today stems from over 6,000 years of diverse history, culture and legend. Though studies suggest that early clothing was made out of hair or hemp, the Chinese are mostly recognized for their discovery ...
Quotes Barney: We went into a factory that was very small and there were two ladies and a stretched canvas and on either side was a lady with their thread and needles and they would pass it back and forth. As ...
Quotes Barney: When we got to Mongolia we met the chief of his village and they put us into a Mongol Baugh, which is like a yurt, which they can fold up and put on horseback and carry from place to ...
Journal Entry “Everywhere rammed earth, packed in, and broken pottery on the ground. It is the lowest dry point in the world.” – Barney Drawings from Loye’s sketchbook:
Quotes Barney: I think probably one of the most memorable things was going into the Buddhist caves. You could stand by a huge Buddha. Loye would go up by the toe and a toe would be as tall as she would ...
Jiayuguan is a city located in the Gansu Province. It is widely known for the Jiayu Pass which is the first and largest entrance way through the Great Wall of China. Photos
Quotes Loye: Our first big stop was Xi’an Barney: We saw all these statues and a whole army. Everything was different. People in uniforms and officers. Statues everywhere. Actually, they had color on them. They were in glass cases. Loye: We would get ...
Journal Entry “The lushness that everyone saw yesterday has turned to desert. Wall compounds, faggots drying on roofs, what look to be Angola goats, muck sox, mag-pies, our first camel grazing, then herds that run from train. A dozen snow ...
History Ancient Chinese medicine origins are rooted in mythological people and lore. The three ancient emperors affiliated with the science are Fu Hsi, Shen Nung, and Huang Ti. While the feats of these men are questionable in their possibility, their ...
Quotes Barney: Our travels were very limited before China, and they were all in the Unites States. Loye’s sister and brother-in-law went to China. He was a linguist. They were there for several years and were well liked by the ...
Quotes Loye: We arrived at Zhengzhou in the middle of the night. I mean it was like 3:00 or 4:00 in the morning. We then began our travels with my sister Susan and brother-in-law Scott who were living at the ...
In June of 1982 Barney and Loye Barnard flew from the U.S. to Hong Kong eager to explore the fascinating cultures of Communist China. After two weeks of rejection due to the limitation on noncitizens entering the country, the couple ...
Beijing Province, also known as Peking, is the capital of the People’s Republic of China. Recognized as a cultural, political and education center, Beijing hosted the 2008 Olympic Games. The city has a population of approximately 22,000,000 people. With 16 ...
Shanghai Province is located in northeast China, bordering the East China Sea and Hangzhou Bay. With its coastline, Shanghai has had an advantageous location as both a sea and river port. In the 16th century during the Ming Dynasty, Shanghai ...
Who are the Miao people? The Miao are one of fifty-five ethnic minority groups, or minzu, in the People’s Republic of China. The term “Miao” is somewhat controversial among scholars and Miao people alike, since the term “Miao” is itself ...
Jinan is the provincial capital of Shandong Province and home to more than six million people. This thriving metropolis boasts eighteen universities and colleges with approximately 200,000 students. It is the economic and cultural hub of the region and China’s ...
Weifang City is a mid-sized city near the center of the Shandong province. It’s a bustling mixture of culture and people. Weifeng is a melting pot of ideas, both old and new, which stem from an influx of new people ...
Below is a slideshow depicting the people and village life of Sun Jiazhang Village.
Below is a slideshow video depicting the people and village life of the Jiang Zhuang Village.
Below is a slideshow video depicting the people and village life of the Gaomi City Village.
Nie Jiazhuang Village is a quiet but curious village nestled along either side of a small two lane dirt road that runs through the center of town. Children play down every side alley or congregate for games of jump rope ...
Xiaozhan is a sleepy village outside of Laizhou near the northern coast of the Shandong pennisula. At first glance, it is not clear that anyone lives or works here. Three dirt roads comprise the entire village. At the far end ...
The thriving farming town of Miaojia village outside of Laizhou in Shandong Province is home to many hard working people who make their living harvesting corn and other crops for sale and consumption in the surrounding areas. Walking down the ...
Liu Village is a bustling town near Binzhou City in central Shandong Province. The village is situated off of one of Shandong’s main road arteries. The small streets and alleyways of this village offer a perfect place for impromptu neighborhood ...
Li She Village in Yan Si Town is known for gourd engraving. There are several artists who still practice this art in line with local traditions. This folk art has a long history throughout China and its methods have changed ...
Lang village is a small village in Guan County. Located in the northwest corner of Shandong Province, Lang Village has a long agricultural history, with a modest yet complex way of life that has been passed down through generations. The ...
Da Zhao Village near Liao Cheng city is a village deeply rooted in tradition, where folk beliefs and crafts still thrive. There is a strong sense of community where neighbors share in the happiness and celebration of a new house ...
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