Seven decades of China's arts and crafts on display

Beijing Gongmei Group unveiled a grand exhibition on Thursday that showcases its inheritance and development of China's arts and crafts culture for the past 70 years.

The 70th anniversary retrospective exhibition is structured around three main themes — Marching with the Times, Harnessing the Power of Arts and Crafts, and Offering a Tribute to the Nation.

It presents a multidimensional display of the company's achievements and profound impact on the field of arts and crafts across different eras.

The exhibition at the Beijing Arts and Crafts Museum will last through Feb 12.

The Marching with the Times section showcases a series of art and craft pieces with distinctive characteristics of different eras, from the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China when everything was in need of rebuilding, to the vitality that followed the reform and opening-up, and then to the prosperity of the new era.

The Harnessing the Power of Arts and Crafts section gathers materials bearing historical memory that were collected from various places, including precious craft manuscripts, vivid visual materials, and historical goods.

The Offering a Tribute to the Nation section displays the national-level gift design and production tasks undertaken by Beijing Gongmei Group over the years, from the magnificent opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympics to the APEC China 2014 to the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held over the years.

At the exhibition launch ceremony, the book Chinese Craftsmanship Behind National Gifts was released. It aims to have more people to appreciate the charm of traditional crafts and intangible cultural heritage skills.