In the small village of Longde County, Ningxia, from the outer wall to the back house, antique brick carved buildings can be seen everywhere. In addition to the unified transformation of the government, the people also began to spontaneously customize and build houses. In recent years, the use of brick carving has taken Yuhe Village, Fengling Township, Longde County, as the center of the circle, radiating to villages in the surrounding areas such as Pingliang and Jingning in Gansu. "As an intangible cultural heritage, brick carving originates from the production and life of the people, and it must be used at the doorstep of the people, and the people are the holders, inheritors and beneficiaries." Wei Yalong, the inheritor of The Wei brick carving of the Ningxia national intangible cultural heritage project, told reporters.
"The brick carvings are exquisite and the prices are affordable!" Zhang Yongchuan, a loyal user of Wei's brick carving, commented. It is reported that Wei's brick carving is divided into "soft carving" and "hard carving" two kinds, from mud making, embryo making to kneading, yin drying to grinding, firing, carving, each process needs to concentrate and strive for excellence. The finished products are more in the aspects of architecture, decoration, etc., to meet the needs of the people's lives.
In the effective feedback of users, Wei's inheritors through continuous research and repeated experiments, injected modern equipment and tools into the seven major craft links for auxiliary production, explored and established a new model of "intangible cultural heritage poverty alleviation workshop" to "company + farmer + marketing" productive protection, promoted the exploration and research and development of the traditional craft of brick carving to scientific and technological innovation, mass production, improved production efficiency, increased production capacity, effectively pulled more than 30 people from surrounding villagers, left-behind women and the disabled to employment, while protecting the inheritance, Contribute to the local poverty alleviation.
Villager Ping Shuzhen is a former lika household, since engaging in the brick carving industry, she has taken off the hat of poverty, and her sense of happiness has increased significantly. She told reporters, "In recent years, Wei's brick carving has been people-oriented, caring for employees, and the employment opportunities at the doorstep have realized our dream of getting rid of poverty and getting rich." "Of course, brick carving also has higher requirements for craftsmen, craftsmen not only need to choose brick eyesight, the ability to burn bricks, skilled knife work, painting skills, exquisite skills, but also a dedication to love brick carving.
As the inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, Wei Yalong believes that protecting, inheriting and carrying forward the intangible cultural heritage is of great significance for continuing the historical context, strengthening cultural self-confidence, promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and building a socialist cultural power.
2021 is the beginning of the "14th Five-Year Plan", the beginning of the consolidation and expansion of the achievements of poverty alleviation and the effective connection of rural revitalization, and the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. With Liupan mountain as the background, this work takes "the spirit of the Long March will always shine", "party emblem", "1921-2021" and other elements as elements, and adopts a unique fan-shaped design, highlighting the layered and three-dimensional sense of brick carving, expressing the blessings and gratitude of the people at the foot of Liupan Mountain in Ningxia to the motherland.
Recently, in order to acura during the new crown pneumonia epidemic, take the initiative to fight, fight with flesh and blood and the virus, and interpret the true color of "heroes" with a fearless spirit, Wei Yalong and his team created the Chinese sons and daughters to go to the mission with their lives, casting the iron wall to resist the new crown virus, and the work "Tribute - Battle Retrograde" established a good image and expanded the social impact.
Referring to the "inheritance of ingenuity", Wei Yalong said: "Craftsmen, ingenuity, the most important thing is morality and inheritance. Over the years, Wei Yalong has always strictly demanded himself with the high standard of "ingenuity inheritance", adhered to the "craftsman spirit", kept right and innovated, and implemented the "people's intangible cultural heritage, people's sharing". In the future, Wei's brick carving will continue to serve the people, further improve the people's awareness of intangible cultural heritage protection, create a strong social atmosphere for intangible cultural heritage protection, and inherit and carry forward the excellent traditional Chinese culture!
(Courtesy of Wei Yalong)
Editor-in-charge: Wu Min