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Top Ten Special Gifts of China that Most Attract Foreigners' Love.

1. Kite: Kites were invented in China. It is said that Mo Zhai made a wooden bird out of wood, which took three years to complete. This is the earliest origin of kites. Later, Lu Ban used bamboo to improve the materials of kites in Mo Zhai, and even evolved into today's multi-line kites. A kite is a toy. Paste paper or silk on the skeleton of bamboo sticks, etc. Then pull a long line tied to it, so that it can be put into the sky under the action of the wind. There are Beijing kites and Weifang kites.

Erhu: Erhu is one of the main bowstring instruments in China national musical instrument family. The word "Huqin" appeared in the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the western regions and northern nationalities were called Hu people, and Huqin was a general term for musical instruments imported from the western regions and northern nationalities. After the Yuan Dynasty, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Huqin became the general name of stringed instruments. Dunhuang and Tiger Hill are OK, but if you really want to buy them, you can only make them to order, but they will be more expensive. There are all kinds of musical instruments, and the advanced ones have to be customized by private manufacturers.

Paper-cutting: Also called paper-cutting, it is one of the oldest folk arts of Han nationality in China, and its history can be traced back to the 6th century. Window cut or paper cut. The difference is that when creating, some use scissors and some use carving knives. Although the tools are different, the artistic works created are basically the same, which is collectively called paper-cutting. Paper-cutting is a kind of hollow art, which gives people a sense of emptiness and artistic enjoyment visually. There are paper-cuts in Mianyang, Hubei, Foshan, Guangdong, Yangzhou, Fujian, Yuxian, Jiangsu and Hebei.

Dizi: China has a long history of dizi, which can be traced back to the Neolithic Age. At that time, the ancestors lit bonfires, set up prey, sang and danced around the captured prey while eating, and played by drilling holes in the tibia of birds (trapping prey and transmitting signals with sound), thus giving birth to the oldest musical instrument unearthed in China-bone flute. The flute is a widely circulated playing instrument in China. Because it is made of natural bamboo, it is also called "bamboo flute". The expressive force of flute is very rich. It can not only play a long and sonorous melody, but also show a vast and broad artistic conception. At the same time, you can also play cheerful and gorgeous dance music and melodious tunes. However, the expressive force of flute lies not only in beautiful melody, but also in various sounds of nature. For example, imitating all kinds of bird calls. The English of Chinese musical instrument flute is its pinyin Di Zi, while the English of western musical instrument flute is flute. At present, the flute has not formed a brand concept, so it needs to be used well.

Chopsticks are the quintessence of China. Lightweight and flexible, it is unique among tableware in all countries of the world and is praised as "Oriental civilization" by westerners. It is an important part of China's food culture. English names: chopsticks (single chopsticks), chopsticks (a pair of chopsticks). There is a popular joke. A foreigner asked people in China that it was said that 24 people in China ate a table. Is it true? China people said, yes. Foreigners ask, how can you serve food when the table is so big? People in China say that we have chopsticks three feet long. The foreigner asked again, it is no problem to hold food with such long chopsticks, but how can you turn around and send food to your mouth? China people said, we are you give me to eat, I give you to eat. The famous chopsticks are: burning chopsticks in Wangjianglou, Chengdu; Lion-headed bamboo chopsticks at Wuhou Temple in Chengdu; Nanmu chopsticks in Zhongyue, Henan; Wuhan Yellow Crane Tower applique chopsticks; Ventilation chopsticks in Yangmingshan, southern Hunan; Tianzhu chopsticks in Hangzhou West Lake; Shuimo bamboo chopsticks in Ningbo; White wooden chopsticks in Suzhou; There are also painted chopsticks in Fujian. It is said that during President Nixon's first visit to China in 1972, a pair of chopsticks used at a state banquet in Zhou Enlai was "stolen" by a clever Canadian journalist, and the bid was as high as several thousand dollars.

Facebook: In China's traditional dramas, various patterns painted on the faces of some characters are used to express their personalities and characteristics. There are four kinds of facial makeup: raw, rough, clean and ugly. The facial makeup art of Chinese Peking Opera is a favorite art category of the vast number of opera lovers. It is popular at home and abroad and is recognized as a symbol of China traditional culture.

Embroidery: Embroidery is a process of weaving, knitting or embroidering with cotton, hemp, silk, wool and other textile materials. There are many kinds of embroidery techniques in China. Mainly embroidery, brocade, silk reeling, embroidery, lace, velvet embroidery, machine embroidery, embroidered clothes, embroidered shoes, bead embroidery, carpets, hand weaving and so on. Embroidery has a long history. Traditional handicrafts are still the main gifts in new China's foreign exchanges, among which embroidery occupies a considerable proportion and is deeply loved by foreign VIPs. For example, pocket embroidery produced by Wantong Post Road has been very popular in recent years, with many foreign collectors and easy to carry, which makes foreigners fondle it. Each pocket embroidery uses nearly 10,000 meters of thread, the picture is elegant and exquisite, the design is noble, and the artistic taste is full, which fully shows thousands of customs.

8. Porcelain: China is the hometown of porcelain. The invention of porcelain is a great contribution of the Chinese nation to world civilization. In English, China and China are the same word. China's early porcelain appeared in the middle of Shang Dynasty in BC16th century. China is a veritable country of porcelain. In recent years, daily-use ceramics have mushroomed. Porcelain also occupies a considerable proportion in the foreign exchange of New China.

9. Calligraphy and painting: Chinese painting (propaganda painting) has its own system in the world art field, with a long history and fine tradition. Refers to things painted on silk, cloth, silk, paper, silk and so on with pen, ink and color. It is common for foreign guests to buy some calligraphy and painting in small shops or stalls, and the scale is small and the price is very cheap. The main reason is that they don't know these painters.

X. Tea: According to the investigation, the word "tea" first appeared in "Bai Yin Master Tablet" and "Huaihui Tablet", about the middle of the Tang Dynasty, from 806 to 820 AD; Later, The Book of Tea also adopted the word "tea". Prior to this, Wen Gu had made "tea" represented by "tea". There are many kinds of tea in China, and tea is equivalent to foreign coffee. Famous teas are: West Lake Longjing, Anxi Tieguanyin, Yunnan Pu 'er Tea, Huangshan Mao Feng, Dongting Biluochun, Junshan Yinzhen, Lushan Wu Yun, Frozen Top Oolong Tea, Qimen Black Tea and Suzhou Jasmine.

Embroidery, painting, calligraphy and porcelain are more expensive than other gifts, and foreign guests are very cautious when buying fragile and pressure-resistant special gifts. These are the top ten gifts that attract foreign friends and show the unique charm of China.