Ethnic Handicrafts
Yunnan is a big province of ethnic culture, a kingdom of non-ferrous metals, a kingdom of animals and plants. Different ethnic minority brings up rich and colorful ethnic culture in Yunnan. As one of the most abundant areas of Chinese ethnic folk arts and crafts, Yunnan ethnic handicrafts are rich and various, including earthenware, stone tools, cloth art, metals, etc. For example: batik and tie dye, wood carving crafts, etc.
Ethnic Handicrafts in Yunnan
- Puer Tea-making Craft
- Yi Ethnic Costume-making
- Gilding Craft of Bai Ethnic Minority
- Cross-stitch of Yi Ethnic Minority
- Miao Ethnic Costume-making
- Pattra-leaf Scriptures Making Craft of Dai
- Tie-dyeing of Bai Ethnic Minority
- Slow-wheel Pottery Making
- Lusheng-making Skills of Miao
- Husa Knife Forging of Achang
- Paper-making Craft of Naxi
- Paper-cuts of Dai Ethnic Minority
- Dongba Paintings of Naxi
- Yi Embroidery in Yao’an, Chuxiong
- Indigo Process of Yao Ethnic Minority
- Jianchuan Wood-carving
- Brocade of Dai Ethnic Minority
- Purple Pottery in Jianshui
- Stone Sculpture of Bai Ethnic Minority
- Zhewan Calligraphy and Paintings
- Embroidery of Sani Yi Ethnic Minority
- Zhennan Yueqin-making Craft
- Paper-cut of Yi Ethnic Minority
Inheritors of Ethnic Handicrafts in Yunnan
- Chen De – Folk Paper-cut
- Duan Fake – Caizha Paper Art
- Lu Jiya – Nu Ethnic Felt Textile Craft
- Luo Weikuan – Broad-rimmed Bamboo Hat
- Luo Yufang – Yi Ethnic Costume Making
- Li Guihua – Special Bamboo Weaving
- Yejuan – Dai Brocade Craft Project
- Yu Mengga – Dai Handmade Paper Project
- Sunnuo Qilin – Tibetan Black Pottery
- He Zhiben – Naxi Handmade Paper
- Si Huazhang – Paper-cuts of Dai
- Zhang Shishen – Tie-dyeing of Bai
- Xiang Laozhai – Achang Iron Handicrafts
- Wang Jiefeng – Lusheng-making of Miao
- Duan Yinkai – Tie-dyeing Skill of Bai
- Ge Rong – Tibetan Wooden Bowl
- Luo Jiajing – Wood-carving
- Duan Dekun – Stone-carving
- Yi Dequan – Jianchuan Wood-carving
- He Zhigao – Crossbow
- Zhuo Ma – Tibetan Costume
- Yu Xiangla – Dai Gold and Silver Ornament-making
- Yu La – Dai Embroidery
- Yu Meng – Dai Pottery
- Ye Juan – Dai Brocade Textile
- Jiang Pei – Inheritor of Hani Embroidery
- Zhao Wenliang – Yao Silver Ornament-making
- Li Zha’er – Bamboo Ware
- Yang Yongfu – Dai Mascot White Elephant-making
- Aqi. Duzhi – Mosuo Textile
- Bi Yueying – Yi Cross-stitch
- Yu Nannan – Dai Slow-wheel Pottery Making
- Lurong Gedeng – Tibetan Color Painting and Mask-making
