Chapter One History of the Hui Mountain Clay Figurines
Summary
Ⅰ Customs of Mount Hui nurtured the clay figurines
Ⅱ Water,memorial arches and memorial temples in Mount Hui
Ⅲ History of Mount Hui clay figurines
Chapter Two Hand-kneaded Skit Career of Yu Xianglian and Wang Nanxian
Summary
Ⅰ Partners for fifty years
Ⅱ Family history of Ms.Yu Xianglian
Ⅲ Masters disciplining Ms.Yu Xianglian in kneading
Ⅳ Clay figure colored drawing career of Ms.Wang Nanxian
Ⅴ Days in the clay sculpture and colored drawing class and the clay figure factory
Chapter Three Yu Xianglian's Talk on How to Mold Clay Figurines
Summary
Ⅰ General survey of the skills and techniques of hand-kneaded skits
Ⅱ Clay and tools
Ⅲ Eighteen techniques of hand-kneaded skits
Ⅳ Molding procedure and methods
Ⅴ Concluding remarks
Chapter Four Master Wang Nanxian's Talk on Painting Techniques for Clay Figurines
Summary
Ⅰ Basic knowledge of traditional Mount Hui clay figure colored painting techniques
Ⅱ Raw materials for colored painting and methods of mixing them
Ⅲ Tools for colored painting and their functions
Ⅳ Colored drawing procedures and the basic skills and techniques
Ⅴ Traditional decoration skills and techniques for Mount Hui clay figurines
Ⅵ Commonly used patterns of Mount Hui traditional clay figurines
Ⅶ Protection of clay figurines
Chapter Five Masters' Talk on Clay Sculpture Art
Summery
Ⅰ Relationship between drawing and molding in Mount Hui clay figurines
Ⅱ Artistic features of Mount Hui clay figurines
Ⅲ Schools of Mount Hui clay figurines
Ⅳ Mount Hui clay figurines and the operas
Ⅴ Problems faced by Mount Hui clay figurines
Ⅵ Cognition of nonmaterial culture heritage
Chapter Six Comments on Clay Figurines by Authorities
Summary
Editorial Afterword