TraditionalsilveraccessoriesareoneofChinasrepresentativefolkarts.Theyderivefrompeoplesdailylife.Thehandcraftedsilveraccessoriesincludedinthisbook(includingsomearistocraticaccessories)allhaveastrongfolkflavor.Certainformsofexpressivecraftsmanship,suchaspartialtonesandconnotations,areincorporatedinthedesignstobeinterpretedasgoodwishesforhappinessandfortune.TheseskillsdisplaytheessenceoftraditionalChineseartsinasimpleway.Thisbookcollectssome200picturesoffolksilveraccessories,categorizedbytype,eachpicturecompletewithadescriptivecaption.