Baoji News Network News (reporter Chen Yunzhe) With the approaching of the Spring Festival of the Year of the Tiger in the Lunar Calendar, many tiger-themed commodities have begun to be listed. Recently, He Wei, a paper-cutting artist in Fengxiang District, Baoji City, created a large number of tiger-related works to welcome the arrival of the Year of the Tiger with traditional art on his fingertips.
A pair of scissors, a stack of red paper, scissors flying up and down, the cute tiger girl image gradually appeared. "You see Tiger Lady wearing an N95 mask and a stethoscope, and also has the words 'Fight against the epidemic with me, Xi'an will win', she represents the image of medical staff in the frontline fight against the epidemic." He Wei told reporters that he wanted to express his infinite respect for the frontline anti-epidemic personnel through the work of Tiger Lady, hoping that the epidemic would dissipate as soon as possible, and also wishing everyone good luck in the new year.
In addition to Tiger Girl, He Wei also created works rich in Baoji elements such as He Zun, with the aim of better promoting Baoji, attracting more people to come to Baoji to travel, and feel the profound bronze culture and Zhou Feng Qin Yun.
As the year draws to a close, customers who have recently come to Ho Wai Studio to buy paper-cuts are endless. "There are individual purchases and group orders, and the sales are quite good." He Wei said that with the easing of the epidemic situation in our province, the sales of paper-cut works online have gradually improved.
"Paper-cutting belongs to folk art, derived from life, and through artistic processing, it can be better returned to life." He Wei said that as a folk artist, he has the responsibility to carry forward this traditional skill and let the roots of Fengxiang's paper-cutting art be inherited and developed.
As a member of the CppcC Committee of Fengxiang District, at the first meeting of the first committee of the Fengxiang District of Baoji City, which has just concluded, He Wei put forward his own suggestions on how to accelerate the integration of culture and tourism to promote the development of Fengxiang District. He said that Fengxiang is a famous folk arts and crafts town in the country, and it is necessary to vigorously inherit and develop intangible cultural heritage, continuously improve the overall brightness of Fengxiang, drive the growth of other industries through tourism, and let Fengxiang take the initiative to integrate into the main urban area of Baoji and achieve high-quality development.
It is understood that He Wei often shares paper-cutting tutorials with everyone through the Internet, so that more people can understand paper-cutting and love paper-cutting. This year, he also plans to set up a paper-cutting handicraft cooperative to provide free training to the people in need, so as to revitalize the art of paper-cutting while also driving more people to achieve employment and income.
Editor: Qiu Rongrong