The arts and crafts in Chaoshan area have a long history and are well-known at home and abroad. The folk lanterns, porcelain inlays, sachets, gray carvings, paper-cuts and jewelry in Chaoshan are full of local characteristics and have become indispensable decorations and seasonal supplies for officials and people.

Chaoshan arts and crafts have been refined for thousands of years, integrated with China and foreign countries, brought forth new ideas, formed its own genre, and formed a distinctive and rich local artistic style.