TheclothartofChinareferstoclothhandicraftsmadebyChinesepeopleusingtraditionalclothandthreadsasrawmaterials.Thesearetailored,sewandadorthedifferentcloths.Clothhandicraftseisuchformsasembroidery,Gesitapestry,handstitching,embroiderypaste,barbola,brocadeandbatik.Chinesepeoplewerethefirsttoraisesklkwormsandfromthecocoonstheymadesilkthreadwhichwasusedtoweavesilkfabrics.Yuanfei,theconcubineoftheYellowEmperor,personallyraisedsilkwormsandcalledoallotherwometodolikewise.Theemperorhimselfpersonallytookpartitillingandpopularizedsilkwormraisingtechnologyamongthepeople.Ithiswayatraditionalsystemwasintroducedfortheraisingofsilkworms.this,plusthesysemintroducedsome4,000yearsagoforpeopleofdifferentsocialstratatoweargarmentswithdifferentcoloursanddesigns,promptedthefastdevel-opmentoftheweavingandembroideringtechnologiesiChina.UsingonlyneedleandthreadtheChinesequicklylearnedtomakedecorativegarments.Thishelpedtomakepeopleslivesmorecolourfulandsatisfiedthepeople‘sneedforabetterqualityoflife.this,iturn
Chinahasalonghistoryofagriculture,sointheearlieststagesitsfestivalswereintimatelytiedupwithfarming.Today,theChinesecontinuetocelebratethesefestivals,bringingthemevenclosertotheirancestors,creatorsofasplendidculture.
真的有外星人吗 在人类生存的地球之外是否存在其他生命?这是一个困扰人类很长时间的问题,如果没有,那么幽灵般频频出现于人们视野的UFO和屡屡曝光于新闻媒体的外星人事件又是怎么回事呢?巨石阵、金字塔、麦田怪圈、幽灵飞机、亚特兰蒂斯、玛雅文明、神秘部落……总有人有意无意地将它们与外星人联系在一起,这究竟是捕风捉影还是确有其事?诸如此类的事件至今尚没有确切的答案。本书全方位搜罗有关外星人与UFO的档案资料,引用有关专家的著述和言论,将探索的触角伸向地球文明之外的浩瀚苍穹,多角度探秘外星生命与外星人的飞行工具——UFO,故事体的叙述方式结合颇具冲击力的图片,震撼你的阅读神经,挑战你的想象力,限度地满足你的好奇心与求知欲。
Kite-flyingisage-oldtraditioiChina.ItshistorycabetracedbacktotheSpringandAutumPeriod(770-476BC)andtheWarringStatesPeriod(475-221)wheMoxiandLuBan,AccordingtoHistoricalRecords,madeawoodeKiterespectively.FamousKite-makersoftheQin-Haperiod(221BC-AD25)includedHaXiandZhangLiang.Sincethen,accountsofKite-flyingcabefoundimanypre-TangannalssuchastheHistoryofSoutherDynastiesandtheNewHistoryofTang;mostlyKiteswereusedformilitarypurposes,eithercarryingmessagesorexertingadeterrenteffectoftheenemyforces.
ClothartisoneofthemoststrikingformsofChinese.folkartsandcrafts.Madeofclothandothermaterials,andincorporatedwiththemesthatreflectpeople'slongingforagoodlife,theclothitemsaremadewithtechniquessimilartothoseusedforotherformsofhandiwork,yettheypossesstheirowndistinctivestyle.Methodsofcraftsmanshipincludecutting,sewing,cross-stitch,braiding,embroidery,pastingandapplique.Thebrightlycoloreditemscomeinavarietyofshapesandstyles.Lightweightandpractical,theycapturethesimplicityofChinesefolkart.InancientChina,manyitemsfordailyuseweremadeofcloth.Thesepiecesarenotonlybeautifulbutalsohaveartisticappealandpracticalvalue.Thisbookhasacollectionofover200photographsofclotharticlesfromShandong,ShanxiandShaanxiprovinceswhichshould,helpfamiliarizereaderswithoneofChinasmostpopulartraditionalarts.