"Four Wonders" of Tianjin Folk Crafts
Clay Figure Zhang
Clay Figurine Zhang Colored Sculpture is a kind of folk culture in Tianjin and one of the traditional handicrafts of the Han nationality. As a school of folk colored sculpture spread in the north, it was founded in the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty. It is a painted clay sculpture art created by Tianjin artist Zhang Mingshan in the middle of the 19th century. It is now the first batch of intangible cultural heritage in Tianjin. Clay Figurine Zhang Painted Sculpture is recognized as a masterpiece in Tianjin, and enjoyed a great reputation as early as the Qianlong and Jiaqing years of the Qing Dynasty. Clay figurine Zhang raised the traditional clay figurine to the level of round sculpture art, and decorated it with colors and props to form a unique style.
Willow youth painting
Yangliuqing New Year Paintings, the full name of which is "Yangliuqing Woodblock New Year Paintings", belongs to woodblock printing paintings and is one of the Chinese folk woodblock New Year paintings.
Wei Ji Kite
Weiji kites are one of the traditional Chinese folk handicrafts. The city of Tianjin in northern China is a major producer of kites in China. Among Tianjin kites, kites produced by "Wei Ji" are the most exquisite. The "Wei Ji" kite has a history of more than 100 years. Its founder Wei Yuantai (born in 1872) has superb skills. Over the past 70 years, he has produced tens of thousands of exquisite kites with high artistic quality. , is well-known both at home and abroad, and enjoys the reputation of "Kite Wei".
carved brick liu
Ma Shunqing is a brick carving artist in Tianjin. During the Daoguang period of the Qing Dynasty, he developed Tianjin brick carving into a folk art independent of architecture, and created the stacking method to expand the three-dimensional space and make the work layered. Liu Fengming inherited and carried forward Ma Shunqing's brick-laying method, and created a unique style of brick carving in Tianjin. He is known as "Carved Brick Liu". The animal image is vivid and lifelike, with exquisite conception and great artistic appreciation value.
recommended places
five avenues
There are more than 2,000 garden-style European-style buildings, including more than 300 former residences of celebrities. Zhang Xueliang, Gu Weijun, Aixinjue Luo Zaizhen and many other celebrities in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China left their names here. The architecture here is European style as a whole, but in various forms with their own characteristics.
Italian style area
There are more than 200 elegant buildings with Mediterranean style. Walking in it is like walking in a romantic European town. Numerous former residences of celebrities and filming locations of film and television dramas also add a lot to the journey of tourists.
Xikai Church
The main church of the Catholic Diocese of Tianjin. The architectural style of the church is solemn and magnificent, and the sculptures in the church are also complicated and exquisite. In addition, the activities of mass and Catholic festivals are open to the public, and you can feel the strong religious atmosphere.
Ancient Culture Street
The Ancient Culture Street is centered on Tianhou Temple, starting from Shuige Street in the south and ending at Tongbei Road in the north. Here is the concentration of handicraft shops in Tianjin, with strong folk characteristics.
