During summer nights in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, visitors are drawn to the bustling night markets where they encounter a vibrant display of ethnic handicrafts. Photo shows an array of handicrafts displayed inside a shop selling cultural and creative products located on a street in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (People's Daily Online/Fu Lijuan) Felt pyrography, an art form that involves using burn marks as decoration and an intangible cultural heritage in Inner Mongolia, traces its roots back to the late Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-25 AD) and flourished during the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911).
Without the use of pigments, the artists rely solely on the temperature and pressure of the pyrography pen to create colors. Photo shows a piece of exquisite felt pyrography work. (People's Daily Online/Kou Yanan) In early 2000, pyrography artisan Zhao Liu and his family established their shop on Saishang Old Street in Hohhot.
Over the years, they have turned felt pyrography into a flourishing industry chain that incorporates procuring wool felt, manufacturing specialized felt paper, handcrafting felt pyrography, and selling the felt pyrography works. Photo shows exquisite silver jewelry at a workshop called "Shouyi" in Baotou, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Photo/Gao Xu) Similarly inspiring stories of craftsmanship are found on the Golden Street in Baotou, Inner Mongolia.
A workshop called "Shouyi," located on the.