Nanjing Yun (Cloud) Brocade (Nanjing Yunjing) 南京云锦
Jiling Folding Fan (Jinling Zheshan) 金陵折扇
Rain Flower Tea (Yuhua Cha) 雨花茶
Nanjing Paper-Cuttings (Nanjing Jianzhi) 南京剪纸
Rain Flower Pebbles (Yuhua Shi) 雨花石
Nanjing Yun (Cloud) Brocade (Nanjing Yunjing) 南京云锦
Sumptuous and rich, this textile gets is name from the traditional cloud patterns woven into the silk. Other historic patterns include the peach and the chrysanthemum, which symbolize longevity, and the peony, which symbolizes wealth and power. Once exclusively given by the royal family as gifts to those high-ranking officers who were considered in favor, we mere mortals can purchase it today with nothing more than a few RMB and some bargaining skills.
Wood Carvings (Mu Diao) 木雕
Craftsmen customarily use either red sandalwood or yellow poplar in this delicate art. Usually round, these fanciful sculptures depict folk and war heroes, mythical beasts, benevolent deities, and good-will messages.
Jiling Folding Fan (Jinling Zheshan) 金陵折扇
Filmy Jingling fans were already famous by the Ming Dynasty for their fineness. Light in the hand, the fans are made from wood, silk, bone, lacquer and more recently, plastic.
Rain Flower Tea (Yuhua Cha) 雨花茶
One of Nanjing’s ten most famous teas, these fuzzy leaves are said to invigorate the spleen, liver and eyes, as well as facilitate hydration. The leaves, stiff and rigid, also symbolize patriotic soldiers.
Nanjing Paper-Cuttings (Nanjing Jianzhi) 南京剪纸
Weddings and other special occasions see paper cuttings hanging from the ceiling, mounted in frames and plastered to every window. Themes for these intricate paper dolls are heavily rooted in folklore, astrology and tradition.
Rain Flower Pebbles (Yuhua Shi) 雨花石
These magical agate stones reveal their rainbow of colors when dropped in water. Also called “lucky stones”, rain flower pebbles are mined from a mineral deposit along the Yangtze.
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