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What are the things that reflect everyday Chinese aesthetics, and how can they influence the world? 
Believing that each man-made object reflects a society’s technological skills and ideological aspects during a certain period, Wu Xuefu and his dedicated team have been seeking the answer for many years.

About Author
Wu Xuefu, a professor of art and design at Communication University of China
 
Table of Contents
Shoe-pad 
Cupping Jar 
Pot for Preparing Chinese Medicine 
Thimble 
Rolling Pin 
Ornamental Walnut 
Bean Curd 
Shuttlecock 
Chopsticks 
Jiaozi Dumpling 
Guan Yu 
Pixiu 
Amulet 
Cabbage 
Folding Stool 
Cloth Tiger 
Chinese Prickly Ash 
Candied Haws on a Stick 
Buddhism Beads 
Mandarin Duck Quilt 
Bamboo Mat 
Clothes Scrubbing Board 
Fermented Bean Curd 
Human Acupuncture Point Model 
Itch Scratcher 
Lunar Almanac 
Palm-leaf Fan 
Piggy Bank 
Liuwei Dihuang Pill 
Long-life Lock 
Huarongdao Puzzle 
Red Envelope 
Sponge Gourd Brush 
Mahjong 
Erguotou 
Glass Ball 
Iron Pan 
Purple Clay Teapot 
Honeycomb Briquette 
Pillow Cover 
Abacus 
Preserved Egg 
Red Lantern 
Xinhua Dictionary 
Thermos 
Double Happiness Papercut 
Toilet Water 
Official Seal 
Liberation Shoes 
Brown Envelope 
Scraper 
Mosquito Incense 
Red Scarf 
Chunghwa Cigarette 
Red Sleeve Badge 
Mutton Hotpot0 
Tiger Balm 
Embroidered Banner 
Small Electric Oven 
Exercises Books with Checked Paper 
Sandbag 
Three-line Badge 
Mat outside the Door 
Writing Exercises Book 
Cotton/Plastic Portière 
Certificate of Merit for “Three-Good Student” 
Hotel Slippers 
Glue Roller 
Spittoon 
Red-blue-white Bag 
Glass Bottles for Tea 
Red Underwear 
Split Pants 
Plastic Flower 
Red Cordon 
Quick Tie 
Bicycle 
Disposable Cigarette Lighter 
Chinese Lazy Susan Table 
Banlangen 
Scrubbing Bath Towel 
Amulets Featuring Chairman Mao and Premier Zhou 
Suction Pump 
Hot Water Bottle 
Moon Cake 
Bird’s Nest Ashtray 
Pulled School Bag 
White Cat Washing-up Liquid 
Dish Cover 
Fuwa 
Seat Belt Buckle 
Electric Mosquito Swatter 
Vegetable Scrubber 
Business Calendar 
100-yuan Note 
Banknote Verification Machine 
Electronic Painting 
Commemorative Coins for the High-speed Railway 
Yutu-2 Moon Rover Model 
Motor Tricycle Taxi 
Dabao SOD Lotion 
Peking Chicken Roll 
Invoice 
‘Chinese Dream’ Liquor 
Sun Hat with a Face Cover 
Safety Helmet 
Electronic Foot Bathing Tub 
QR Code-based Payment Card 
Electronic Firecrackers 
Shower Heater 
Eight Treasures Porridge
 
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Preface
Ordinary articles in common use in China by the largest population in the world have already become symbolized objects. But how many people, to be exact, have ever noticed their cultural values? If every article has its objective denotation and connotation, then tens of thousands of Chinese stuff must have cohered into a unique cultural system beyond their own physical properties, a system of objects which is infused with psychic energy and possesses cultural properties.
Chinese Stuff
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