As a traditional folk artwork exclusive to Beijing and with over 1,000 years of history, silk figure is dominantly made from silk in human shape. Silk figure is one of the figure arts, closely related to cloth toys with crafts of mini-silk making and silk making among the people. Subjects are mainly characters from folk stories loved by China’s common people, including ancient beauties, dramatic figurines and modern dancers. The making of the lifelike figurines involves a dozen steps, including sculpting, painting, designing clothing and props, arranging the hair and headwear.

Usually, faces and hands of silk figurines are made of natural silk. From head to toe, inside and out, only top quality Chinese silk and silk yarn are used to make these craftworks.

Available at: Gongmei Building, Wangfujing

Address: No. 200, Wangfujing Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing