Stunning Chinese Art

We saw so many beautiful and varied forms of art that is was hard to limit myself to a few for this blog. As you will see, the Chinese artists seem to excel at everything. The first photo is of one we will enjoy forever as we purchased it at the gallery where is was made. It is entirely hand-sewn with silk thread. Click on the photographs to get a close-up view of the work.

This was the piece that drew me into the gallery. It took months to create, all of thread.

Chinese classic gardens are very carefully planned and laid out and some are centuries old. We visited one in Souzu that dates from 1140 and features many "framed" views as if looking at a perfectly balanced photograph.

This stone work was just part of the surface of a small courtyard in the garden.

We saw several theatrical performances where the costumes were breath-taking.

These furniture pieces were being offered for sale.

We had a birthday and two anniversaries that were celebrated with cakes. This one had fruit on the inside as well as on top.

Jade is a very important stone to the Chinese and they have been making objects from it for well over 2000 years.