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Arts and culture in China - Shanghai and the South

 
 

Arts and culture

The art of ceramics and white porcelain The art of ceramics and white porcelainThe art of pottery is without a doubt one of the oldest Chinese traditions. © D.R.

The Cultural Revolution was a black period for Chinese arts. For ten years its craftsmen, led by Mao Tse Tung and his wife Jiang Qing, carefully annihilated any artistic creation. Intellectuals, painters, poets and film-makers were sent to work camps, prison, or were assassinated. Part of the artistic heritage - pottery, calligraphy and precious embroidery - was destroyed. Since then, China has undertaken restoration work on some tourist sites.

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  3.   Arts and culture

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