How much is known about Liaocheng? Find out in Dongchang Province! - Fine Arts

According to the Cultural Tourism Liaocheng:

Dongchangfu District has a long history and brilliant humanities. Traditional art has a variety of types and profound cultural connotations, and its Middle East Chang woodblock prints have been listed as national intangible cultural heritage, in addition to the municipal intangible cultural heritage Dongchang clay sculpture and paper-cutting art.

Dongchang woodblock print art

Dongchang woodblock print art is one of the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage folk art. As a national intangible cultural heritage, Dongchangfu woodblock prints have a history of more than 300 years, and their artistic style is unique, the composition is full, and the lines are concise.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty, the "Liu Zhensheng Painting Shop" opened by merchants from Shaanxi in Dongchang Province was very popular, and then merchants from all over the world flocked to open painting shops. With the help of dongchangfu's developed engraving industry, a large number of illustration and engraving artists were invited to engrave and engrave plates for various painting workshops, and in this way, the unique Dongchangfu folk printmaking turned out to be a unique one. It is made of clay as raw material, shaped by hand kneading, or plain or colored, mainly characters and animals.

Liaocheng and Yangjiabu in Weixian County, also known as the two major folk painting cities in Shandong, represent the two major schools of Shandong woodblock prints. After a long process of evolution, its production process has gradually developed into all woodblock color overprinting, forming a professional division of labor such as painting, engraving and printing.

In the long years, woodblock prints have gradually evolved from the simple folk customs of farmers to the art of symbolizing agricultural society, which is also the charm of traditional culture.

Dongchang clay sculpture

Dongchang clay sculpture is one of the first batch of municipal intangible cultural heritage folk art.

Historically, Dongchang Province was the political, economic and cultural center of ancient times, and there were many Taoist temples and various temples. However, Dongchangfu District belongs to the plain area, lack of stone, coupled with transportation difficulties, high cost, therefore, Dongchangfu District worshipped most of the "gods" are made of mud, which also prompted Dongchangfu District to produce many highly accomplished clay sculpture artists, and this art has been passed down to this day.

Dongchang clay sculpture statue with exquisite materials, fine craftsmanship, need to go through multiple processes to complete. First of all, the skeleton is tied with straw or millet poles, and then the coarse material is synthesized with wheat bran and yellow glue mud, and the proportion of materials used is basically six parts of bran and four parts of mud.

These clay statues vividly embody the exquisite skills of folk artists in Dongchangfu District.

The art of paper-cutting

Paper-cutting art is one of the first batch of municipal intangible cultural heritage folk art. It is an intangible cultural heritage project declared by Dongchang District, Guan County and Chiping District together. The artistic style of Liaocheng paper-cutting, there is a rough and fine distinction, very attention to the outer outline of the object, mostly without drafting, moving to cut shape, quite like a silhouette.

Liang Ying is the inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage paper-cutting in Dongchang Province, and at a young age, she has a pair of skillful hands that can make a blank piece of red paper "change" various patterns. In the program "2018 Building a Brilliant Chinese Dream - Liaocheng City's First Intangible Cultural Heritage Evening", she made a cheongsam paper cut through scissors and red paper, which was ingenious and breathtaking.

Paper-cutting is mainly used in all aspects of folk activities, including new year festivals, weddings and funerals, child-bearing, ceremonial birthdays, decorative environments, decoration of clothes, etc., which pinned people's deep feelings.

Today, these highly skilled intangible cultural heritage craftsmen still adhere to the road of protecting the intangible cultural heritage, and integrate the intangible cultural heritage into modern elements, highlighting the value of the times, exuding brilliant brilliance, and also showing the cultural charm of liaocheng intangible cultural heritage.