With the development of the Silk Road, folk embroidery in Heshui County gradually rose from the Han Dynasty, and became more prosperous after the Tang and Song Dynasties. "Splendid" with various styles and patterns is not only varied, but also outstanding in level, simple and innocent, gorgeous and colorful.

Heshui ancient folk embroidery is rich in content and wide in subject matter. Generally speaking, flowers and birds, animals or traditional folk figures are the main ones, which are mostly auspicious. Most of them are based on primitive totem worship, paying attention to practicality and decoration, which is closely related to people's lives.

2. Modeling of hydrated dough

The emergence and development of Heshui dough sculpture is almost synchronous with Heshui folk history. According to Youyangza and General History of China, the custom of offering sacrifices to stoves with dough sculptures was formed as early as the Zhou Dynasty, passed down from generation to generation, and was confirmed by the custom of burying pigs in local tombs.

Up to now, Heshui people still keep the way of throwing water, attracting sheep, offering pigs and offering sacrifices, which is the legacy of Zhou Zu. Due to the traffic congestion and the backwardness of economy and culture, Heshui dough sculpture not only maintains its original flavor and variety, but also has the distinctive regional characteristics of Zhou farming culture.

3. Root carving art

Heshui root carving art has distinctive regional characteristics and a long history, which integrates calligraphy and painting, but it is different from these art categories. Root carving works are "three-part carving and seven-part carving" and "carving along the root and processing according to the shape."

Heshui root carving art is based on the model and processed according to the shape. According to different roots and different materials, through the ingenious creativity, conception and meticulous carving of root carving masters, the decay is turned into magic, and ordinary wooden bumps are turned into various works of art. Root carving crafts are made from tree roots through screening, conception and processing.