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Double into the Cao Yang community again!
This time, the theme is "Egg Carving and Chemistry"
Let's take a look
Recently, Wang Limin, a professor at the School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of East China University of Science and Technology, and Li Yafei, the "non-hereditary inheritor" of egg carving, brought a fun experience course to the residents of Cao Yang's community, showing the egg carving culture and egg carving technology for the community residents from how to select eggs, several different eggshell processing methods, creative ideas, etc., and explaining the chemical phenomena contained in the process.
"Small eggshells, big worlds" - egg carvings, such interesting and fresh things, in fact, have a long history.
As early as the Ming and Qing dynasties, there was a custom of giving red eggs to each other to pin auspicious blessings, and this folk folk etiquette gradually evolved into easter egg art, and then developed into eggshell carving art.
Egg carving, carving, painting, calligraphy in one, with high-quality sharp seal carving knife, auxiliary complex and changeable carving techniques, on the thickness of less than 1 mm eggshell to create, through the unique perspective of the craftsman, in the simple and delicate eggshell carved on the exquisite art of great ornamental value.
The egg carving works are simple and natural, and each egg carving tells a story to the audience and explains a state of mind.
At the scene of the event, teacher Li Yafei focused on an egg carving artwork called "Changing with Each Passing Day" through an interview video produced by Shanghai Education Television.
The video showcases the various carving techniques used in the creation, integrating Shanghai's past and present on this small eggshell, which is ingenious and exquisite, carrying The Blessing of Teacher Li Yafei for the century-old history of the Communist Party of China.
"The eggshell is so crisp and thin, how can it be carved with a knife?"
As the residents became more and more curious and questioned, Teacher Li Yafei distributed tools to everyone, and personally demonstrated how to paint and carve, and constantly toured the whole field to help everyone correct the knife method, strength, and guidance of painting.
Roll up your sleeves and get to work! The residents of Cao Yang are really versatile, and everyone has created themselves, including paintings, inscriptions, and carved learning experiences. Even if the transport capacity is too strong and accidentally breaks the egg, he immediately picks up another one and continues to "struggle".
Take a look at the artworks of the residents!
Learn to write
Lifelong learning cannot be forgotten
The new year is approaching and the word "blessing" is indispensable
Tiger tiger might
Big tigers with smiling faces are also indispensable
Spring River Plumbing Duck Prophet
Complete the work
Ask the teacher to write the inscription "Great Cleverness"
At the scene, there were also resident friends who drew cartoon patterns such as rabbits and whales, and even Teacher Li Yafei praised it, lamenting that the community residents could create such mature works when they tried for the first time.
The happy time was too short, and before everyone could have fun, the course was nearing its end.
"You see, this bun picture is my grandson's nickname, followed by the teacher's blessings, this New Year's gift is so special!" "Haven't played enough!" "I am really sorry that the street can have such a good study course, and I am grateful!" "Is there any more lesson for this lesson?" I'll bring my wife next time! Residents expressed a strong desire for knowledge and their own joy.
What is conceived in the egg is life, the future and hope. When the eggshell cracks, we can feel the exuberance of a small life.
Egg carving is a fragile art, from the initial selection of eggshells to the preservation of finished products, a little careless will be abandoned, egg carving creation is a test of the creator's mentality and perseverance.
Excellent traditional Chinese culture
It is our deepest cultural soft power
For the Chinese civilization that has lasted for more than 5,000 years
We should have respect and think
The Wisdom and Art of the Land of China
It can bloom anywhere
Including this little eggshell