China hand made carpets

As a Chinese traditional hand-made craftwork, carpet weaving is of the long histories.

The Chinese carpet industry was already at quite high andmature level 2000 years ago. In the Record of Western Countriesby Xuan Zang of theTang Dynasty, Xuan Zang had a vivid description of the carpet prosperity when it was even more than 1000 years ago......more

CHINESS HAND MADE CAREPTS

The history of hand-knotted Chinese carpet is not clear. Poems written during the Han dynasty refer to the emperor and other members of the Imperial Court sitting on carpets. Chances are these carpets were not hand-knotted. The emergence of hand-knotted rugs was relatively late in Chinese history....... more

Distribution of chinese handmade carpet

In terms of the locations, the Chinese hand-made carpets can be classified into Nan Yang, Xing Jiang and Tibetan carpets .......more

Patterns of Chinese carpet

The Chinese hand made carpets have a lot of varieties and elegant designs and patterns. each being different in styles. The main representative patterns are: traditional artistic Beijing Style , Antique Style and Classical Style ; There are also Antique Style modeled after the folk and court artistic style......more

The oldest preserved oriental rugs

Where and when rugs were first knotted nobody can tell. Since the material of rug making is perishable, there are natural limits to the age of existing specimens. Normally, well cared for oriental rugs can easily last for hundreds of years. The oldest surviving Oriental rug is the famous 2500 year old Pazyryk rug.......more

A disappearing culture

Rugs are a reflection of way of life, which is now fast disappearing. In many centuries, all aspects of visual expression were given form through the medium of weaving. In societies where the woven rug originated, the entire cycle of human existence was closely linked to the rugs forming its economic and cultural lifeblood. For many tribal groups, their very identities were expressed by the designs of their woven rugs. .....more