中国传统工艺（Traditional Chinese Arts and Crafts 英文版）

　　The heaven has time， the earth has vitality， material has beauty， work has ingenuity. Chinese arts and crafts enjoy a unique reputation in the history of material civilization among various nations in the world. For several thousands of years， people's handicrafts in their development echoed with the rhythm of lifoworking with the rising sun and reposing at sunset. All species of handicrafts in their earliest states are related to usage： always practical， plain and warm， and in possession of a wisdom that adapts to agricultural civilization. Even the high-end handicrafts at the court and among the literati， such unpretentious tradition still remain and reveal a touch of pragmatic trace. All this is associated with the everlasting farming culture of China and her exceptional geographical position; which has left us rich cultural heritage in which wisdom of life and human creation is contained.

　　Hang Jian， born 1961， Ph.D.， professorwith Academy of Arts and Design， TsinghuaUniversity， deputy dean. Graduated fromDepartment of Art History， Central Academyof Arts， he was once editor-in-chief of theDecoration Journal; director of Departmentof Art History， Academy of Arts and Design，Tsinghua University; managing deputy directorof Cheung Kong School of Arts and Design，Shantou University; senior visiting scholar toCollege of Architecture， Art， and Planning，Cornell University， USA. His writings includeYuanxiang ~ Design， Way of Design BasicProblems in Chinese Design， A History ofChinese Technology Aesthetics， The Idea ofCraftsmanship， New Figural Art， Art Dimensions，Wisdom of the Body Spiritual Landscape ofContemporary Chinese Oil Paintings， A Historyof Chinese Technology Aesthetic Ideology， etc.Guo Qiuhui， born 1979， Doctor of Design Art，graduated from Department of Art Historycurrently postdoctoral researcher with Academyof Arts and Design， Tsinghua University. Writingsinclude Chinese Arts and Crafts （written jointly），Chasing the Suns Light and Reflection ~ DengWei （compiled jointly）.