Prosperity Nourished by Chinese Culture -- Basic Exhibition of Chinese Arts and Crafts
2023-01-19Chinese Arts and Crafts, nurtured by the essence of Chinese culture, embody the harmony between virtue and craftsmanship, reflecting the vicissitudes of centuries and integrating the aesthetic essence of skills. They demonstrate the continuity of ancient wisdom in contemporary times, echoing the spirit of cultural self-improvement of the nation.
Chinese Arts and Crafts boast a rich variety and diverse forms, resembling a myriad of treasures, each crafted with ingenuity. They uphold the principles of each era, embracing innovation and creativity. Through the fusion of timing, location, materials, and techniques, they seek to harmonize utility and aesthetics, sensibility and rationality, material and design, occupying both lofty halls and everyday life. Over five thousand years of trials and tribulations, they have converged into a splendid cultural heritage, embodying the ideals, wisdom, magnanimity, and charm of Chinese civilization. Like gentle rain nurturing all things, they instill in the hearts of the Chinese people the spiritual beliefs and lifestyle of benevolence, harmony, and auspiciousness, quietly nurturing the optimism, confidence, and wisdom deep within.
Since the founding of New China, guided by the spirit of "letting a hundred flowers bloom, and a hundred schools of thought contend" and serving the people and socialism, the cause of Arts and Crafts has continuously forged new patterns and shown a new face, playing an important and unique role in the great practice of realizing a better life. In the new era, skilled craftsmen are vividly practicing the concept of "creative transformation and innovative development", shining brightly on a new journey, and will surely contribute to promoting cultural confidence and strength and creating a new splendor of socialist culture.
With majestic rivers and mountains nurturing the beauty of the world, and the fortune of the times flourishing with cultural prosperity, the convergence of craftsmanship creates divine works.
This exhibition, themed "Heavenly Creations", "Masterpieces of a Great Nation", and "A Better Life", showcases the history of Chinese Arts and Crafts, the achievements of Arts and Crafts in New China, and the fascinating chapters of integrating into the new era of a better life.