Ancient Handicrafts of Shaanxi Province Popular at Home and Abroad

VISITORS to the Qin Terracotta Army Museum in Xi'an may remember the many women souvenir vendors outside the building. Holding aloft handmade bags, wall hangings, vests and caps decorated with the pattern of five poisonous insects, they continuously shout "Hello! Hello!" and are hard to miss. They come from nearby rural areas to sell their wares. Since the terracotta army of Emperor Shi Huang of the Qin Dynasty was excavated in