Shanghai Textile and Embroidery
There are altogether 7 categories for Shanghai textile and embroidery, drawn work, machine embroidery, mandarin coat, painting products, carpet and artistic tapestry. They have their own unique features. for example, gu broidery is the most famous one among broidery in Shanghai with about 500-year history; carpets, most of which are woolen ones, are famous for its exquisite techniques and elegant pattern; and artistic tapestry can show the real beauty of oil paintings and traditional Chinese paintings, they are the best decoration for house.
Woolen embroidery is one of the emerging Chinese arts and crafts, it is divided into two categories: for appreciation and for daily use, that is made of colored wool yarn, with various color dimension knitting wool needle on a craft of in a special mesh fabric, it is famous and so popular amount domestic and foreign people for its colorful, clear layers, and the vivid mage style. Shanghai woolen embroidery in the name of “great wall”, “hundreds of flowers in bloom”, ” view of Mountain Everest “have become the masterpiece at home and abroad. “The Great Wall” was being exhibit in UN building Hall, the national ambassador are so amazing of this master piece. Shanghai woolen embroidery is particulate in create the image of great leaders of all over the world, and people regarded as” the eastern oil painting”.
There are 3 main processes to made woolen embroidery:
1、Loft. Use the method of Lattice of the original zooms on linen.
2、Dyeing and Wiring. According to the original colors separate out of the tint, hue, color of the material as we need.
3、The last step is embroidery.
Woolen embroidery can be divided into two categories: for appreciation and daily use.
1. For Appreciation: General the painting screen is larger, mostly is copy from famous paintings, person image and landscape. with particular emphasis on color and focusing on characters. the embroidery mostly use as interior decoration of the office building.
2. For Daily Use: typically use as small items such as cushion, sofa covers, table covers, mask powder box, bag, etc. most of them embroiders flowers on, due tothe knitting wool is thicker than silk thread and cotton thread, hence the painting on woolen embroidery is express in calm, stately style.
Shanghai Silk
Shanghai is one of the most important manufacturing and exportation places for Chinese silks. The silk products are so popular among the customers home and abroad because of the various categories and good quality, like silk, satin, damask, brocade, velvet and muslin and so on. especially the household word “Jing san Cup” flowery print silk, which focus on traditional Chinese paintings, has worldwide reputation with the wonderful colors, typical features and the latest technique.
Chongming Hairy Crab
Chongming hairy crab got this name due to the hair on the two big nippers. iI is on a par with Shengfang crab in Bai yangdian and clear water crab in Yangcheng lake. But Chongming hairy crab has higher meat quality than those two kinds of crabs. It becomes the preference for people.
Jiading Yellow Grass Knitting
The yellow grass weaving products from Jiading district is one of the traditional arts and crafts specialties in Shanghai, as well as local farmers the main sideline. It was been list in National Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2007. Now the most of women in Jiangding are work for the grass waving company. Their products have been selling to all over China and export to other countries.
Shanghai Jiading district is the hometown of the yellow reed grass; it owns its reputation by smooth, soft and tough, very suitable for straw raw material. The yellow straw products are various in straw bags, straw sandals, both are looks nice with lightweight, as convenience for daily use. It has been regarded as one of the Shanghai’s Traditional Specialties.
Metal Arts and Crafts
Golden or silver decorations, jewelries, all kinds of metal vessels and enamel crafts are the main part for Shanghai’s metal arts and crafts. the typical ones are golden or silver decorations with high appreciation value for their exquisite making; while the fashionable ones are golden and silver jewelries, which make a feature of latest style ornament studded by platinum or cultured pearl.
Flour Sculpture
Flour sculpture is an art that mix the glutinous rice flour and the colors to pinch various small figures. The figures are vivid and colorful; hence they are called “three-dimensional pictures and silent dramas”. the great master of flour sculpture is famous Shanghai artist zhao kuoming. His works enjoy high reputation because they can be free from mildew, vermin and crack. even dozens of years later, they look new.
Jinjing Fermented Bean Curd
The fermented Bean curd is one of the popular Shanghai Specialties, we call “Jinjing Toufu”, means this food has been to distribute to the emperor in the ancient times, it has so popular for hundreds years history and renowned for all over China. People regarded it has the best quality compare with various type of fermented bean curd. Shanghai fermented bean curd various in there types: Red chilly oil fermented bean curd, original flavor fermented bean curd and two flavor combine fermented bean curd.
The process to make fermented bean curd is similar to cook deep fry pork, which is one of the well-known Chinese dish, the different is the deep fry pork seasoning with wine and soy sauce, and the fermented bean curd is made of fresh bean curd, chilly flour and special sauce, procedures with three steps: baking, steaming, burning, these tasty food are ready serve to the customer.
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