Characteristic handicrafts can be divided into the following categories.
Folk handicrafts include: Chinese knots, clay sculptures, lanterns, kites, paper-cuts, batiks, masks, folding fans,
Ceramic handicrafts include: celadon handicrafts, painted porcelain handicrafts, purple sand handicrafts, Bo fine soft pottery handicrafts, black pottery handicrafts, red pottery handicrafts, painted pottery handicrafts and so on. Jingdezhen is the most famous ceramic handicraft.
Handicrafts include: embroidery handicrafts (Suzhou embroidery, Hunan embroidery, Sichuan embroidery, Guangdong embroidery, etc. ), craft painting, hand-made needle hook crafts, etc.
Wooden lacquerware crafts, small mahogany crafts, such as Changzhou comb, Suzhou nuclear carving, jade carving, etc.
Suzhou-Hangzhou silk is the most famous silk handicraft.
Pearl ornaments are most famous in Zhuji, Zhejiang and Tang Wei, Suzhou.
There is also the most distinctive Peking Opera facial makeup.