Up to now, there have been six generations of successors of "Clay Figurine Zhang". Each of the first four generations has their own style and features in material selection respectively, from achromatic color to colored painting, from romanticism to realism.
Leaning against the chair, Zhang Naiying gradually recalled the remarkable history of his family tradition of art. He started to learn the artistic skill at 5 or 6 years old. His first toy was clay.
A path of the Ancient Culture Street in Tianjin leads visitors to a quiet place: No. 5 Tongqingli Block, where the Zhang Gallery of Clay Figurines is located.
As a cultural district with a long history, Gu Yi Street is positioned as one of Tianjin's ten featured pedestrian malls in the process of being upgraded and reformed.
A wall decorated with porcelain vases outside China House, in Tianjin, May 17.
