Culture insider: 18 Chinese gifts for family and friends

Updated: 2014-07-14 07:15

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Peking Opera masks

Peking Opera is a Chinese national treasure and the makeup, which actors wear, is a necessary element of it.

In the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), a man surnamed Gui, who was a big fan of Peking Opera and from a noble family, came up with the idea of combining clay making and Peking Opera masks. Since then, clay Peking Opera masks have become a popular gift among families and friends.

Peking Opera masks have different roles and are decorated to represent distinguishing features and personalities.

Culture insider: 18 Chinese gifts for family and friends

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Culture insider: 18 Chinese gifts for family and friends

Culture insider: 18 Chinese gifts for family and friends

Culture insider: 18 Chinese gifts for family and friends

 

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