China's bamboo, grass, rattan, willow, palm hemp weaving crafts, like other handicrafts, have a long history. Archaeological findings prove that China was as early as the Hemudu culture period six or seven thousand years ago; Yangshao culture period four or five thousand years ago; Braided fabrics such as reeds and bamboo existed in Liangzhu culture two or three thousand years ago. From 1973 to 1977, reed mats woven with two warps and two wefts were unearthed at Hemudu Cultural Site in Yuyao County, Zhejiang Province. 1934, more than 200 pieces of bamboo wares were unearthed at the Liangzhu Cultural Site in Qianshanyang, Xing Wu, Yuhang County, Zhejiang Province. There are herringbone and rhombic plaid patterns woven with one weft, two warp yarns, two weft yarns and multiple weft yarns, especially complex weaving techniques such as plum blossom eyes and braids. At least in clan society, rattan has been used to weave rafters and shields. On the other hand, wickerwork learned from the Tang Dynasty's "wickerwork Rectangular Box" unearthed in Xinjiang that the wickerwork craft had been developed before the Tang Dynasty. The weaving of sunflower, palm, willow and hemp also has a long history.

Straw weaving is mainly produced in Zhejiang, Henan, Shandong, Hunan, Guangdong and Guangxi. Changhe straw weaving in Cixi, Zhejiang Province has a long history and is known as the "hometown of straw weaving". Hunan is most famous for animal straw weaving and making golden straw hats. According to legend, Henan straw weaving was introduced into Henan from Laizhou, Shandong Province, with a history of 1200 years. Shandong straw weaving mainly includes straw weaving, daily necessities and miscellaneous goods. According to legend, during the Tang Dynasty, courtiers presented a mat of asparagus to Yang Guifei to relieve fever and sweat.

Wickerwork is mainly distributed in Henan, Jiangsu, Inner Mongolia, Hebei and northern Shaanxi.

The history of weaving handicrafts in China benefits from its rich products. For thousands of years, industrious working people have chosen to use various plants grown in nature to weave various utensils needed for life through continuous practice in order to survive. With the progress of society and the in-depth understanding of practice, the working people have created many knitting technologies and raw material processing technologies, which have been continuously developed and improved in practice. In China, from south to north, many provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions have their own unique knitting techniques. Weaving in various places has changed from pure manual production to semi-manual and semi-mechanized production, and new products are constantly emerging, which shows the superb creative skills and intelligence of the working people in China. Bamboo weaving is mainly concentrated in Zhejiang, Sichuan, Hunan, Henan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Anhui. As the name implies, bamboo weaving is to use bamboo as raw material, break bamboo tubes into bamboo sticks, and then weave them into various household appliances and decorations after baking, soaking and coloring.

Bamboo weaving in Shengxian County, Zhejiang Province has a long-standing reputation, dating back to the Tang Dynasty. It is made of bamboo, which is abundant in the local area. There are mainly dustpans, plates, cans, boxes, screens, animals, figures, buildings, furniture, lamps, brown shells, etc. 12 categories, with more than 3,000 fancy designs. As early as the Southern Song Dynasty, bamboo woven dragon lanterns, lanterns and lanterns appeared in Dongyang, Zhejiang. It is characterized by animal decoration. Sichuan Chengdu porcelain embryo bamboo weaving, based on Jingdezhen porcelain in Jiangxi, uses high-quality bamboo, and Sichuan Chongqing bamboo weaving is also very famous.

Bamboo weaving in Shengxian and Dongyang, Zhejiang Province takes animals as the main content, mostly livestock and exotic animals as the theme, and works with folk myths as the theme are also exquisite. There are many kinds of bamboo weaving in Xinchang, Zhejiang, and bottles and cans are the best. Hangzhou bamboo basket is tight at the bottom and thin at the mouth, which is durable. Sichuan Chengdu porcelain tire bamboo weavers have superb skills, the bamboo filaments are as thin as unscathed, the joints are not exposed when weaving, and the woven works are as thin as silk, with harmonious colors, elegant colors and elegant appearance.

Besides, there are all kinds of daily bamboo bags, baskets, plates, bowls, fans, lanterns, pots and so on. Sichuan and Chongqing bamboo weaving has many novel and exquisite daily necessities, which are fixed in shape, strong and elastic, can withstand certain pressure and are convenient for protecting all kinds of articles. The water bamboo summer sleeping mat in Yiyang, Hunan Province is exquisite in texture, beautifully woven, smooth and flexible, durable, sweat-absorbing and heat-dissipating, cool and refreshing, and becomes brighter and smoother after long-term use. It is most suitable for cool in summer and is known as "as thin as paper, as bright as jade, as flat as water and as soft as silk". Lacquer is a kind of natural gum from lacquer tree, and it is a precious material given by nature to human beings. After manual treatment, lacquer mud is extracted, and all kinds of utensils are made. After drying, they are extremely firm, light and not deformed. Lacquerware is an object made of fetal bones made of wood, cloth, leather, metal, bamboo, rattan and other materials, which is painted, polished and decorated. China was the first country to know and make lacquerware. Lacquerware manufacturing began in Hemudu period and has a history of nearly 8000 years. During the Shang and Zhou Dynasties, there were many kinds of vessels with primitive patterns, including lacquerware inlaid with mother-of-pearl. During the Warring States period, the lacquer ware manufacturing industry was unprecedentedly prosperous, and it became a handicraft sector independently from the wood industry. As a representative of lacquerware, lacquerware in Chu State has a variety of manufacturing techniques and decorative patterns, including leather tires, bamboo tires and bamboo tires. The production process includes painting, painting gold and silver, gold foil applique, wrong gold and silver buckle, needle engraving and so on. Lacquerware in the Qin Dynasty is rigorous in modeling, exquisite in decoration, solemn and rich in color, mainly made of wooden tires, with realistic and exaggerated patterns, including animals, plants, natural scenery, geometric patterns and so on. The development of lacquerware in Han dynasty reached its peak, forming its own unique charm, and new types of lacquerware appeared, such as ding, pot, plate and clock.

The decorative techniques of lacquerware can be divided into painting, carving, inlaying, gilding, and gilding, among which painting is the most, and the "overlapping lacquer method" is also original. Due to the appearance of celadon in Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the status of lacquerware in real life declined, so the manufacture of lacquerware declined rapidly, and the types of utensils decreased, mainly daily utensils. The Tang Dynasty is the second peak of lacquer ware manufacturing since the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty, with the most famous gold and silver wares and the largest number of carved lacquers. During the period of Qin Long in the Ming Dynasty, painter Huang Cheng wrote the only existing ancient painter's monograph "Painting Decoration Record" in China. Lacquerware in Qing Dynasty continued to develop on the basis of Ming Dynasty, with exquisite production, gorgeous decoration and auspicious meaning. Lacquerware has a wide range of production and use, especially palace lacquerware, from sacrificial supplies and furnishings to daily necessities, school supplies and enjoyment supplies. At this time, lacquer art presents a colorful situation. During the Qianlong period, Fujian lacquer painter Shen Shaoan innovated bodiless lacquerware on the basis of China's lacquer painting skills for thousands of years. Lacquer-making declined in the late Qing Dynasty, and Qi Diao's skills were almost lost in Guangxu years, and gradually recovered in the Republic of China.

There are many kinds of lacquerware. China lacquerware mainly includes bodiless lacquerware, carved lacquerware, mother-of-pearl, calendering, painting, carving and filling. And the place of origin is different. The main producing areas of bodiless lacquerware are Yichun and Poyang in Jiangxi, Fuzhou and Quanzhou in Fujian. Qi Diao was the most famous in the history of the Yuan Dynasty in Xitang, Jiaxing, and its main modern producing areas are Beijing, Yangzhou, Tianshui, Gansu and Wudu. The mother-of-pearl inlaid lacquerware is mainly Yangzhou; Push lacquerware first in Pingyao, Shanxi. Painted lacquerware is quite common. Basically, many lacquerware producing areas have painted lacquerware, among which the painted lacquerware in Chongqing and Liangshan Yi areas is the most distinctive. Chengdu is the most representative place for carving and painting, and there are also some unique types of lacquerware, such as leather tire lacquerware in Dafang, Guizhou, Yangjiang, Guangdong, and lacquered utensils in Xiamen, all of which have their own characteristics.

The main steps of making lacquerware are: tire making, painting, painting, grinding, polishing, greenhouse drying and so on. The main decorative methods are painting, piling paint, inlaying, carving paint, flattening and gilding.

Lacquers in China have many origins and diverse styles, among which Beijing Carved Lacquer, Fuzhou Bodybuilding Lacquer, Yangzhou Luo Dian Lacquer and Pingyao Tuiguang Lacquer are called "Four Famous Lacquers".