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Located on the fifth floor of [[Parkson Department Store]] (Baisheng Gouwu Zhongxin), you'll find no ancient, dusty treasures here.

This is a museum to prove that contemporary Chinese craftsmanship is every bit as good as it was during the [[Tang dynasty]].

Many items suggest otherwise, particularly large chunks of jade painstakingly carved into monuments to bad taste, and ceramic statues of arhats picking the wax from their ears. But it's a good introduction to traditional crafts and where they are produced in China.

Striking exhibits include clay figurines from Jiangsu, cloisonne from [[Beijing]], lacquerware from [[Fujian]], and ceramics from [[Jingdezhen]], which predictably steal the show.

The four sections of this art museum features arts and crafts, national folk art, Beijing folk art and modern folk art.

Further Information:

Address: Fuxing Men Nei Dajie 101, East City District

Open: 9:30 -- 16:00, Tues-Sun

Admission: 8 yuan

Tel: 8610-66053476
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[[File:National Arts and Crafts Museum.jpg|thumb|300px|National Arts and Crafts Museum]]

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