Huishan Clay Figurines - Symbols of Jiangsu Series

Huishan Clay Figurines are one of the three well-known specialties of Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, China. For hundreds of years, with the unique artistic design, vivid folk influence, and rich local characteristics of the regions south of the Yangtze River, the Huishan Clay Figurines have not only expressed the emotions of Chinese people, but also continued to enrich Chinese folk culture. It is an excellent representation of folk clay sculpture art in China, praised as the 'model of eastern folk scuptures'. This is an introduction to the Huishan clay figurines from various aspects including legends and historical development, magical clay, local customs, varied expressions of clay figurines, and the great masters who have created the Huishan clay figurines throughout history.