Abstract: In the movement of handicraft revival， studies on the history of technology lead to the need for exploring the theories of traditional craftsmanship. The historical view of traditional interpretative techniques faces theoretical “resignation” and practical “weakness” in solving the problems caused by experiential techniques. Accordingly， the research perspective of the social history of techniques serves as a response to this request and dilemma， which abandons the singular guidance of the view of interpretative technology and acknowledges the diversity of technology. A comprehensive historical view of technology should be applied to explore experiential technology， and attention should be paid to the effects technology has on regional， national， cultural and social issues. Thus， the dual functions of “technology” and “technique” should be stressed so as to renew the historical and modern meanings of traditional techniques.

Key words: social history of technique, traditional craftsmanship, traditional technology, experiential technique, historical view of technology