China's handicrafts have a long history, many trades, and wide distribution, and occupy an important position in the national economy. after 1949, handicraftsmen embarked on the road of socialist cooperation and gradually integrated into the track of modernization, the handicrafts industry was revitalized, the level of mechanization was constantly improved, and the fine national traditions were carried forward with some innovations . The development of handicrafts plays an important role in the production of daily consumer goods, the creation of artistic treasures, the satisfaction of the people's material and cultural needs, the increase of employment opportunities and the promotion of national economic development. After the reform and opening up, China's handicraft industry has developed greatly, and handicraft products not only sell well in the domestic market, but are also welcomed in the international market, playing a certain role in creating foreign exchange and increasing accumulation for the country.
[Edit Paragraph] Crafts belong to the first several industries
Viewpoint one: belong to the primary industry (agriculture)
Rationale: Crafts are still manual labor, and are the product of agricultural civilization.
Viewpoint two: belongs to the secondary industry (industry)
Rationale: First of all, look at the words: handicrafts, hand - industry. It is a branch of industry, belonging to the secondary industry.
Primary industry, agriculture, including agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry, fishing, etc..
The second industry, industry, including heavy industry, light industry, of course, including handicrafts! (When the Development and Reform Commission gave the definition of industry, it may have been omitted.)
Tertiary industry, service industry, including clothing, food, housing and transportation.
We do not hear the industry is thought to be the machinery and equipment of the large factories, in fact, there are many small factories within the scope of the industry, regardless of flower arranging, straw hats, shoes, tea frying ...... are small factories, commonly known as workshops.
Industry, different from other industries, characterized by manufacturing, is to make raw materials into a finished product that can be used directly for life, production, that is, to produce goods with a use value. Crafts possess this!
[edit]Hand Embroidery
Generally engaged in handicrafts are farmers, and the site is mostly in the countryside, we should not rely on the phenomenon to decide handicrafts for agriculture, but rather the essence of the distinction.
Gaoqiao hand-embroidery modeling simple and thick, simple and generous, while using large red, green, purple and other strong contrast, colorful but not vulgar.
Gaoqiao hand embroidery, which first originated from Nanling in Shushui, has a history of more than 260 years. It is different from Suzhou embroidery and Jiangnan woof, but combines the flat decorative nature of embroidery with the three-dimensional sense of sculpture. Its shape is simple and thick, concise and generous, slightly exaggerated; at the same time it is contrasted with big red, green and purple, which is colorful but not vulgar, and the shape is vivid and lively, with a strong color of festivity. Hand-embroidery in Gaoqiao is extremely common, down to young girls, up to the old woman, can take out the embroidery needle to fly needle some