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Carving out a craft
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  • Visitors get a closer look at the objects on display at the China National Arts and Crafts Museum and China Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum in Beijing on March 30
  • One of the four jadeite national treasures Myriad Flowers in Full Bloom. This is the largest floral work in the history of Chinese jade carving
  • Lifelike double-sided Suzhou embroidery of a dog. The craftsmanship is considered a "national treasure of China," with a history tracing back 2,500 years
  • Mother and daughter take in a work of art
  • People look at the five-element pagoda produced by the Yangzhou Jade Workshop in Jiangsu Province in 1985. The five elements of daily life—jin (metal), mu (wood), shui (water), huo (fire), and tu (earth)—were regarded as the foundation of everything in the universe in traditional Chinese culture
  • 观众在展厅参观_104613.jpg
  • 展览中的“四大国宝”之一,翡翠花篮《群芳揽胜》,是中国玉器艺_104611.jpg
  • 展厅中的苏绣双面绣狼狗栩栩如生_104615.jpg
  • 一对母女正在展厅中参观展品_104612.jpg
  • 观众在参观江苏扬州玉器厂1985年制作的玉雕五行塔。_104614.jpg

Following three years of renovations, the China National Arts and Crafts Museum and China Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum, the first national-level venue of its kind in the country, recently opened to the public.

With a total floor area of 91,126 square meters, the museum stands on the northern part of Beijing's central axis. Exactly 1,298 objects are on display, 80 percent of which are making their public debut, spanning time, space and cultural craftsmanship alike.

The grand opening saw the museum divided into seven sections: arts and crafts since 1949, guqin (a seven-string traditional Chinese musical instrument), musical instruments and scores, murals of the Mogao Grottoes, traditional Chinese operas, seal-cutting, and Chinese New Year paintings. The space further features ethnic instrument performances and hi-tech devices for visitor interaction.

Four jadeite national treasures are on display inside the Craftsmanship of the Great Nation exhibit, one of several long-term shows inaugurating the museum.

Produced by more than 40 jade carving masters in the 1980s, it took eight years to complete the four treasures, also known as the pinnacle of contemporary Chinese jade carving. 

(Text and photos by Wei Yao)

Copyedited by Elsbeth van Paridon

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