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Fengxiang painted clay figurines
Fengxiang painted clay figurines are made of local clay which Is mixed with a pulp and Is painted after It Is shaped. The figurines appear In a variety of shapes which show a lot of simplicity, generality and exaggeration. They are brightly colored with strong local style, and well liked by the local people, who use them as toys and symbols of good fortune and happiness.
The craft of making the painted clay figurines In Fengxiang has a recorded history of more than 300 years.
Combined with simple and sincere feelings of the people, the painted clay figurines reflect the superb creativity In art of the peasants.