Elegance of Clay Sculpture——Huishan Clay Figurine Art Exhibition

In Wuxi, a famous city in the south of the Yangtze River, there is a wonderful art form exuding the fragrance of soil. It is an excellent traditional national craftsmanship - Huishan clay figurine, which has been listed as a national intangible cultural heritage.

The Huishan clay figurine with a thousand-year-old cultural tradition has been permeated with the unique customs and folk culture of the Jiangnan region since its birth. The temples, gardens, ancestral halls and neighborhoods in Huishan of Wuxi, local dramas, sculptures, temple fairs, incense fairs, Huishanbang River, which is connected to the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and the Rice Markets on both sides of the Wuxi ancient canal, all have produced a special and extensive profound influence on the art of Huishan clay figurine, making it a representative of local culture combining vulgarity and elegance, crudeness and subtleness, sweet but not greasy.

Huishan clay figurine has accumulated the unique charm of Jiangnan water towns and with its unique artistic charm, people can't put it down but praise and admire its skill and beauty. The Huishan clay figurine flourishes with vitality through the ingenuity of the artists.