This Day, That Year
China Daily | Updated: 2016-10-13 08:02
Item from Oct 13, 1994, in China Daily: The largest Chinese folk art exhibition since the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 opened in Beijing on Thursday. ...
From the 1950s through the 1980s, folk art was just a means to generate foreign exchange. Now it is being viewed as a serious form of art, and an essential part of the country's cultural legacy.
However, folk art faces many challenges as it requires expertise and time.
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