The embroidered caps are exquisite works of art and their unlimited floral designs form place to place. People of different age and sex wear embroidered caps that are suitable to them, and they are all as beautiful. The Yengisar knife is well-designed item with carved handle inset with bones or stones of different patterns and comes with a finely made leather sheath. The hand-crafted brass kettle has unique designs. It is a beautiful and practical item in every house and embodies the characteristics of Uygur handicraft. Xinjiang carpets have long enjoyed a high reputation. They are mainly produce in Kashgar and Hotan in South Xinjiang . Their fine workmanship, their beautiful design and their overall elegance are renowned. The Atlas silk is a popular dress material for Uygur girls and women, and also a unique feature Uygur folk handicraft. The Kazak people are especially skilled in handicrafts. Their works in carving and embroidery are unique. Most of their furniture are carves with beautiful designs. Young girls learn to embroider early on. They are also creative and skilled at crochet, open work and cross-stitching whether on cloth, satin, silk, or velvet. They like to embroider their wall-hangings, bed canopies, curtains, sheets, covers and pillowcases, hats, and even their handkerchiefs. Hotan jade is considered ‘King of the Kunlun jade', know all over the world, and carvings made from it are highly valued. These carvings comes in figures, birds and beasts, flowers and fruit, and even in scaled-down nature landscapes, pavilions, pagodas, and vases, etc. The skilled carvers of the different ethnic groups have produced works that excel nature.





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