Editor s Note:
How can art and culture from the past survive in a globalized world? Inheriting the treasure of art and culture from the past thousands of years, young Chinese have created a new trend - Guochao, or China chic. It refers to a movement started off by an increasing number of young people who are endeavoring to revive and reinvent China s traditional culture.
We can see fashion designers drawing inspiration from the precious murals inside the Yungang Grottoes, and traditional instrument players creating all new trendy music on the pipa. These young Guochao trendsetters have helped pass down China s cultural legacies, preserving them for future generations.
In this new column, the Global Times will interview inspiring people who are using wisdom and creativity to reinterpret traditional Chinese culture in their particular fields of expertise.
The third installment focuses on the reinvention of a very down-to-earth art: Chinese clay figurines.