the ear iest meta handicrafts in China are copper handicrats unearthed from the sites of Maiavao cu ture Dawenkou Cuture and atei

Qiaojia culture in the middle Neolithic age. Gold handicrafts appeared in the Shang Dynasty. During the Warring States period, there

were handicrafts made of a varety of meta materials and meta and non-metalic materials (iade and olass), The Han Dvnasty was able

to produce exquisite gold and silver sik kniting, stacking and inlaying products. The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of metal crafts

especialy siver crafts. which created the gold and silver chiseling process with relief artistic effect, In the song. vuan. Mina and cinc

Dynasties, due to the proqress of smeting technoloay and the increase of meta materials. meta handicrafts have deve oped areati

There are not only handicrafts with multiple metals and materials, but also handicrafts with the combination of multiple processes

Famous metal handicrafts in ancient China include bronze ware of the Shang Dynasty, gold and silver mistakes of the Warring States

period, bronze mirrors and jewelry of the Tang Dynasty, uande furnace of the Ming Dynasty and cloisonne of the Qing Dynasty. From

the 9zos to 980s. meta crats such as a uminum a oy titanium and platinum appeared. and new processes such as corosion paint

flling, titanium cathode oxidation coloring and negative oxygen ion plating were innovated. China's metal handicrafts of Tibetan.

Mongolian, Miao and other ethnic miorities are also famous. The production organization in each historical period is also diferent. In

ancient times, metal handicrafts were mostly enjoyed by princes and nobles, especially precious metal handicrafts, which were

monopolized by the handicraft industry of the royal government. Due to the development of metal materials in the Tang Dynasty,folk

oroduction appeared.There were siver shops in the song Dnasty, n the Yuan Dynasty. private production of siverware increased.r

the Ming and Cing Dynasties, fok metal crats were more prosperous, mainly in the form of silver buildings in front of shops andbehind factories, and individual craftsmen went from door to door for processing and production. After the 1950s, it was produced by

factories and distributed bv commercial departments