About: Mian Ren (Flour Figure)

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Mian Ren is a form of traditional Chinese folk art. Flour figures are made of coloured rice flours, colouring, stone wax and honey. Craftsmen can make lively figures out of the coloured flour balls with a small bamboo knife. They used to carry their tools around villages and towns to sell them for a very basic living. Sometimes flour figures are used in dishes as food crafts along with vegetable carvings. Flour figures were considered as little delights not found in elegant imperial staterooms. They are mainly collected by children as toys.

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  • Mian Ren is a form of traditional Chinese folk art. Flour figures are made of coloured rice flours, colouring, stone wax and honey. Craftsmen can make lively figures out of the coloured flour balls with a small bamboo knife. They used to carry their tools around villages and towns to sell them for a very basic living. Sometimes flour figures are used in dishes as food crafts along with vegetable carvings. Flour figures were considered as little delights not found in elegant imperial staterooms. They are mainly collected by children as toys. (en)
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  • Mian Ren is a form of traditional Chinese folk art. Flour figures are made of coloured rice flours, colouring, stone wax and honey. Craftsmen can make lively figures out of the coloured flour balls with a small bamboo knife. They used to carry their tools around villages and towns to sell them for a very basic living. Sometimes flour figures are used in dishes as food crafts along with vegetable carvings. Flour figures were considered as little delights not found in elegant imperial staterooms. They are mainly collected by children as toys. (en)
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