On May 26, the 3rd China Arts & Crafts Expo kicked off in Nanjing City, Jiangsu Province. More than 1,800 exhibitors, including nearly 1, 000 masters and craftsmen, participated in the expo with about 100,000 exhibits.

Among all the exhibition areas, the Chaozhou special pavilion is very popular. National and provincial arts and crafts masters from Chaozhou brought more than 500 works in about 20 categories, such as Chaozhou embroidery, Chaozhou porcelain, and Chaozhou woodcarving and more, showing the attraction of Chaozhou as "the Capital of Chinese Arts and Crafts".

Chaozhou Special Pavilion: "Traced back to Song dynasty, Thousands of years of Chaozhou crafts"

With the theme of "Traced back to Song Dynasty, Thousands of years of Chaozhou crafts", the Chaozhou special pavilion is divided into different areas according to the themes, including "the Capital of Chinese Arts and Crafts" image exhibition area, "World Hometown of Gongfu Tea Culture" experience & exhibition area, "the China Porcelain Capital" exhibition area, woodcarving exhibition area, and comprehensive exhibition area.

In the image exhibition area, Chaozhou Pavilion combines Chaozhou's arts and crafts with the scene of "Gongfu Tea narration" in the theme "Han Garden". The area is decorated with "Prosperous Ancient China", a nearly 7 meters wide and 2.5 meters long three-dimensional double-sided screen in Chaozhou embroidery, as the background, with hand-pulled teapots made by zhuni (or red clay) and other Gongfu tea sets placed on the table.

On the shelves on both sides, there are exhibits like the hand-pulling teapot "first see", the hand-painted hanging plate "Watching Waterfall", Dawu Clay Sculpture, Chaozhou colored porcelain, kiln change porcelain and so on. On the first day of the expo, the "Han Garden" area became a popular photographic site for social media.

Numerous exhibits show Chaozhou characteristics

Chaozhou wood carving is one of the "four major Chinese wood carvings". Gu Liuxi, a master of Chinese arts and crafts, brought works featuring crabs and lobsters inside a fishing net in single-layer gold and three-layer rosewoods. A finishing net that is only a few tens of centimeters tall carries a wonderful aquarium world in it and shows the ingenuity of Chaozhou woodcarving inheritors.

Also, different kinds of zhuni hand-pulled teapots with delicate handicrafts representing one of Chaozhou's intangible cultural heritage depict poetic stories in the glass cabinets.

In addition, Chaozhou embroidery attracts audiences to appreciate its unique cotton wool cushioning skills, while Dawu Clay Sculpture shows strong Chaozhou cultural characteristics with the dynamic shapes of the characters to reproduce the opera story scenes.

Enhance the influence of "the Capital of Chinese Arts and Crafts"

According to reports, practitioners of the Chaozhou arts and crafts industry participated together in this comprehensive authoritative expo with their high-quality masterpieces showing the latest skills and achievements to compete for the national award of the arts and crafts industry. Their participation aims to boost the popularity and influence of "the Capital of Chinese Arts and Crafts", and encourage colleagues to create better works.

"Chaozhou's exhibits have a variety of categories including woodcarving, Chaozhou embroidery, Chaozhou Colored Porcelain, and so on are very distinctive, and I am full of expectations for high-quality development of Chaozhou's arts and crafts," said Dai Zhi, Chief of the Guangdong Arts & Crafts Association, expressed the hope that craftsmen in Chaozhou will continue to inherit, innovate, and promote the outstanding Chinese traditional culture.

潮州专馆携超500件精品亮相中国工艺美术博览会

5月26日，第三届中国工艺美术博览会在南京开幕，本次博览会云集参展商1800余家，汇集10万余件精美展品，近千名大师、工匠携作参展。

其中，潮州专馆人气不俗，来自潮州的国家级、省级等工艺美术大师携潮绣、潮瓷、潮雕、潮塑等约20个品类超500件作品亮相，对外展示潮州作为“中国工艺美术之都”的底蕴和实力。

“山水宋城 千年潮艺”打造潮州专馆

潮州专馆以“山水宋城 千年潮艺”为主题，分为“中国工艺美术之都”形象展示区、“世界工夫茶文化之乡”体验展示区、“中国瓷都”陶瓷展区、木雕展区及综合展区。

在“中国工艺美术之都”形象展示区，潮州专馆打造“韩园”主题展示，将潮州精美工艺与“工夫茶叙”场景相结合。以近7米宽、2.5米长的立体潮绣双面屏风《鼎盛九州》为背景，桌上摆放手拉朱泥壶等工夫茶具。

两旁博古架上，陈列手拉壶《初见》、手绘山水挂盘《观瀑图》，展示大吴泥塑、潮彩、窑变瓷等多门类工艺美术精品。开展首日，“韩园”主题展示区就成了博览会上的“网红打卡点”。

丰富展品展现浓厚潮州特色

潮州木雕是“中国四大木雕”之一。中国工艺美术大师辜柳希带来了贴金单层龙虾蟹篓和紫檀三层龙虾蟹篓等作品：高不过几十厘米的一件虾蟹篓，承载了一个精彩的水族世界，潮州木雕传承人的匠心也在方寸间一览无余。

潮州手拉朱泥壶是潮州另一代表性的非遗文化。玻璃柜内，充盈饱满的《舍舍迦壶》、兔年生肖壶《飞跃》、钟罩型《君子》系列壶……各式手拉朱泥壶细腻精致，传递浓浓诗意。

此外，潮绣凭其特有的棉絮垫高技艺，吸引观众驻足欣赏；大吴泥塑运用人物灵动俏皮的造型，再现戏曲故事场景，呈现出浓厚的潮州文化特色。

提升“中国工艺美术之都”影响力

据介绍，此次潮州工艺美术行业人员组团参与工艺美术行业展示、交流的综合权威高端平台，以精品力作呈现最新技艺及成果，角逐全国工艺美术行业国家级水平大奖。此举旨在提升“中国工艺美术之都”知名度和影响力，并促使潮州从业人员创造出更好的作品。

“潮州的参展作品类别多样，木雕、潮绣、潮彩等都非常有特色，我对潮州工艺美术等高质量发展充满期待。”广东省工艺美术协会会长戴智表示，希望潮州的工艺美术匠人继续创作，传承创新，更好地推广和发扬中华优秀传统文化。

文、图丨羊城晚报全媒体记者 蚁璐雅 通讯员 苏志颖
翻译丨白心怡
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