<正>Lacquerware is the most representative handicraft of Yangzhou with a history of more than two thousand years.It originated in the Warring States Period(475-221 BCE),thrived in the Han(206BCE–220 CE)and Tang(618-907)and peaked in the Ming(1368-1644)and Qing(1644-1911)dynasties.Yangzhou lacquer articles were sent to International Expos in 1910,