Introduction:

      "Beauty" is what everyone yearns for, but not everyone can really understand the meaning of aesthetics. For teenagers, it is necessary to know about certain aesthetic knowledge. Teenagers are changing obviously, and they are very sensitive to beautiful things. The aesthetic education of the museum hopes that we can open our eyes and arms to find, pursue and embrace all the beauty in our life-not really find the ultimate truth of beauty, but only find the eyes for beauty.

   Traditional crafts refer to those crafts and techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation, with a history of more than 100 years, complete technological processes, natural materials, distinctive ethnic style and local characteristics. Beginning in early 2017, the Xuzhou Museum introduced the classic Chinese traditional crafts to young friends for ten times. The content for this time is: traditional art work experience of  four treasures of the study.

Throughout the ages, scholars have attached great importance to the stationery. Among the numerous stationery in the study, the most precious are writing brushes, ink sticks, paper and inkstones which are called "four treasures of the study".

      Wang Xizhi, an outstanding calligrapher of the Jin Dynasty, compared the four treasures of the study to positions, weapons, armor, and cities, and the calligraphers to the generals, from which we can see the importance of the four treasures of the study to scholars.

      The four treasures of the study seem a little strange to us nowadays, but to the ancient Chinese scholars, they are a sign of elegance and a reflection of the taste of life. If you want to understand our Chinese traditional culture, the four treasures of the study are indispensable.

      Do you know the origin of writing brush? Do you know how ancient Chinese made ink? What are the processes of paper making? What are the so-called "four famous inkstones"?

      Welcome to the museum before August 5, and experience the ancient paper making -- DIY pulp and paper making, and make a beautiful paper with your own hands.