Initiated by Lu Jinxi, a national-level skill master and academician of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, and the Nanping Yaochang Ceramics Research Institute (Provincial Intangible Cultural Heritage Project Yaochang Firing Technique Protection Unit), the "Yaochang Jianzhan Festival" was held on January 6, 2022. Veteran artist Li Chengru, Zen painting master Yuezhao Shangren, academician of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, Long Xiang, general secretary of the Party Branch and vice president of the School of Sculpture and Public Art of the China Academy of Art, and You Yaoming, academician of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine and director of wuxi Lubo Art Museum, attended the event and exchanged Jianzhan culture with Lu Jinxi.
As a typical Beijing uncle, the veteran artist Li Chengru grew up under the traditional atmosphere of Beijing, likes to collect calligraphy and paintings, antique furniture, etc., and has always attached importance to helping the inheritance and development of Chinese culture, taking cultural prosperity as his responsibility. Jianyao Jianzhan is also an excellent traditional Chinese culture, and the unique charm of Jianzhan "entering the kiln and getting out of the kiln is colorful" is loved by countless people. Teacher Li Chengru participated in the "Yao Changing Jianzhan Festival" this time, in order to jointly help the construction of kilns and build a cup of culture to promote and convey the beauty of the traditional culture of the millennium.
After the solemn worship of the kiln god, the old artist Li Chengru, the Zen painting master Yuezhao Shangren, the academician of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, the general secretary of the party branch and vice president of the School of Sculpture and Public Art of the China Academy of Art, Long Xiang, an academician of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine and the director of the Wuxi Lubo Art Museum, opened the kiln together with Lu Jinxi. A gong sounded, a "kiln was opened", and the radiant Jianzhan was presented in front of everyone. Teacher Lu Jinxi brought out pieces of kiln treasures and told the friends about the history, culture and traditional crafts of Jianzhan. And invited Li Chengru and other teachers to appreciate the Jianzhan kiln treasure, together to show the cultural charm of thousands of years of ancient porcelain.
The "Yao Chang Jianzhan Festival" is held once a year. The event specially invited a number of live broadcast platforms such as Xingtai, Hengyi, Gu Yun, Tancheng Craftsmen, Jianzhan Story, Mai Jianzhan, Second Brother Jianzhan, Guiyan Tea Ware and so on to open the kiln live broadcast. At 20:00 on January 6, the live broadcast platforms started on time, and more than 100,000 friends online witnessed the opening of Lu Jin Xiyao's dragon kiln.
Jianyao Jiandian is a representative of black porcelain, a traditional Chinese porcelain, and a national intangible cultural heritage. Inheriting the skills of Jianzhan Intangible Cultural Heritage and carrying forward the traditional culture of the millennium, Lu Jinxi and Nanping Yaochang Ceramics Research Institute will continue to help the inheritance and revitalization of traditional Chinese crafts, so that more people will realize the beauty of intangible cultural heritage and contribute to the vigorous development of the Jianzhan industry.