北京绝活 内容简介

作者简介:
Chen Xiaorong was born in Yah'an in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province in 1981. She works a features reporter for China Daily, the country's only national English newspaper. She received her BA in English language and literature from Xi'an International Studies University in 2004 and in 2006 started writing stories about Chinese intangible cultural heritage such as folk arts, festival ceremonies and handicrafts for the newspaper and Beijing Weekend. Her reporting has generated much positive feedback. Her interest in traditional handicrafts inspired her to pursue a master's degree in culture and arts at the China Arts Academy. In 2007, China Daily sent her to the University of Hawai'i at Māmoa for a ten-month training program in journalism.

北京绝活 目录

IT ALL HAPPENED IN BEIJING
bow maker
making the cut
plate players
master spinner
eyes on the box
from shadows
master impressions
LUXURY GOODS, IMPERIAL STYLE
　a dying art
　touching lacquer
　laying it lightly
　what a gem
　love set in stone
　the class of glass
　almost edible
　legendary bottles
　bronze-age revival
　model ambitions
　a royal tapestry
HANDICRAFTS OF BEIJING
　stitches in time
　the joy of toys
　an unusual art
　revealing lanterns
　wheel of fortune
　flying high
　wondrous wings
　creating a jungle
　a touch of silk
　beyond the mask
　the proud hatter
　the eyes have it
　hands-on work
　minature worlds
　stolen skills
auspicious gourds
recreating the past
a cut above
trimmed treasures
snippets of love
all tied up
FINE TUNES, FINELY APPOINTED ROOMS
　with the starts
　a true master
　ministry of sound
　beautiful knots
　furnished

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