Horse-themed artworks made to greet upcoming Chinese lunar new year.
Horse-themed cultural relics are exhibited at Shaanxi History Museum in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, January 26, 2014.
An American named Jonathan met with folk artists and children from the Haocheng community to complete a horse painting and some calligraphy works to welcome the coming Lunar New Year – the Year of Horse – in Nantong, Jiangsu province on January 24.
To usher in the Year of the Horse, Chinese artists present traditional Chinese folk art through contemporary installations at an open-space shopping area.
Huo Yuexia demonstrates the 250-centimeter-long cross-stitch work of "Win Success Immediately Upon Arrival" at Xigaogu Village of Yongnian County in Handan City, north China's Hebei Province, Jan.12,2014.
A piece of Jun porcelain symbolizing "success" and designed by Chinese craft master Kong Xiangqing has been produced by the Kong Family Jun Kiln in Yuzhou, Henan province. Jun porcelain, one of the five top in China, is famous for its changing colors during the kiln process. The town of Shenhou in Yuzhou is known as the "Capital of Jun porcelain".
Tu Xiangdong, a calligrapher and photographer, says there is plenty to be passionate about in both occupations.
Among China's various craft masterpieces, Bronze Galloping Horse Treading on a Flying Swallow 马踏飞燕 is unique with its splendid designs and is a classical work of Chinese ancient aesthetics.
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