Fengxiang colored sculpture is a kind of folk arts and crafts. It is made by mixing clay and paper pulp into plasticine. First, a mold is made, and then it is turned into a embryo and dried. Then a white base powder is applied, and then it is painted, painted and glazed. Clay sculptures are mostly hollow round sculptures, and there are also relief pendants. They are not only children's favorite toys, but also Shaanxi tourist souvenirs. (Xi'an) Fengxiang painted clay dolls are a specialty of Shaanxi Province. They are a kind of clay folk arts and crafts, and are also very popular toys for children. Its creation base is mainly concentrated in the Liudaoying area in the east of Fengxiang City. According to legend, after Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, conquered the country, he disarmed his sixth barracks and settled here. Since then, this area has been called "Liudaoying" and has been passed down to this day. Some of these settled soldiers were originally from Jiangxi and could make ceramics. During the slack season, they made colored dolls with clay and sold them during the New Year Festival, which was very popular among the masses. Colored clay dolls absorbed the artistic nutrition of the local folk, continued to create, and gradually formed their own unique style. It is to mix clay and paper pulp into plasticine, first make a mold, turn it into a embryo, dry it, apply white base powder, and then paint, draw and polish it. Clay sculptures are mostly hollow round sculptures, and there are also relief pendants. They are not only children's favorite toys, but also Shaanxi tourist souvenirs. The creative experience is very rich, such as: "The color matching should be even, and the same color cannot be used next to each other"; its expression is "the hero has no neck, showing majesty; the beauty has no shoulders, showing beauty; the animal's eyebrows should be wrinkled, and the eyeballs are big, people are happy and afraid when they see it." Fengxiang colored clay dolls pay attention to the use of colors. Although the commonly used colors are only bright red, bright green, pink, yellow, green, etc., after careful blending by artists, all kinds of colors can be obtained, and a variety of colorful and bright works can be produced. Its characteristics are thick and full shape, vivid and humorous image, romantic outline, rich in exaggerated imagination, strong decorative meaning, "the beauty lies in the similarity and dissimilarity", and it has the artistic charm of "as intoxicating as fine wine". Specialty culture: Fengxiang painted clay sculpture is a kind of folk art in Fengxiang County, Shaanxi Province, and the locals call it "clay goods". Fengxiang County is located in the western part of the Guanzhong Plain. There are clay sculptures of burial pottery figurines unearthed in the tombs of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and the Han and Tang Dynasties, which shows that its clay sculpture craft has a long history. According to legend, after Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty, conquered the country, he retired his Sixth Barracks and settled here. Since then, this area has been called "Liudaoying" and has been passed down to this day. Some of these settled soldiers were originally from Jiangxi and could make ceramics. During the slack season, they made colored dolls with clay and sold them during the New Year, which was very popular among the masses. The colored clay dolls absorbed the artistic nutrition of the local folk, continued to create, and gradually formed their own unique style. Specialty crafts: The production process of Fengxiang colored clay dolls is also very unique. First, the model must be made of clay, and then the fetal membrane is turned out, and then the special paper tendon mud is applied layer by layer on the mold. After the processes of debonding, bonding, shaping, painting, and dotting, the finished product can be made. Fengxiang colored clay figurines are of various types, which can be roughly divided into pendants, ornaments, and hand-held toys. Their sizes vary, with the largest ones being 30 to 40 cm and the smallest ones only a few centimeters. They are based on a wide range of materials, including myths and legends, historical allusions, and drama characters; as well as auspicious patterns, folk life, birds, beasts, insects, and fish. Representative works include tiger-faced hanging plates, crouching tigers, crouching lions, crouching cows, puppies, Sun Wukong, and the three stars of fortune, wealth, and longevity. Fengxiang clay sculptures have more than 170 varieties of patterns and colors, including giant crouching tigers and tiger hanging faces half a person's height, as well as rabbits and lions as small as an inch; black clay, clay, and leather glue are used in the production, with molds, refined and exaggerated shapes, gorgeous and rich decorations, bright and festive colors, and naive and cute shapes, which are unique among the numerous folk clay sculptures in China. Before the 1960s, there were more than 300 farmers in Liuying Village and surrounding villages producing clay sculptures. Now, only artists such as Hu Shen, Hu Xinmin, Hu Yongxing, Han Suocun, and Du Yin use their slack season to create and produce clay sculptures.