China is an ancient civilization, folk culture has a long history, many categories, both calligraphy, embroidery, tea culture, wine culture and other mass culture, there are various types of handicraft culture, bird cage is one of them, for ordinary people, bird cage is not a must, but for people who love birds can be described as a treasure in the palm, its materials are exquisite, complicated workmanship, seemingly simple bird cage, in fact, is a unique folk art in Chinese culture.
Chinese has had the habit of raising birds since ancient times, the earliest is a symbol of the status of officials and nobles, and then slowly entered the homes of ordinary people, and the people will also raise birds to add fun, especially in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, the wind of bird raising flourished, which can be described as "bird raising national action". This activity has continued for hundreds of years and has never declined, and has become part of folk culture.
The history of people's bird raising is so long, the bird cage used for bird raising naturally has gradually become a culture, more and more do better, more and more refined, all are artistic, cultural, some also add jade, gold and silver to decorate, I saw some bird cages he made before in Yangzhou a bird cage master, some of which are sold for millions, equivalent to the value of a villa in the capital city of the central and western provinces.
Although it is not the whole people to raise birds, but there are people who love birds all over the country, so the bird cage is not a certain regional culture, generally speaking, people like to divide the Chinese bird cage into four major genres, namely the north cage circulating in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, known for its simple atmosphere; the south cage circulating in the Yangtze River Delta area, known for its delicacy and refinement; the cantonary cage circulating in Guangdong, Guangxi, and Hong Kong, characterized by gorgeous and practical; the Sichuan cage circulating in Chongqing, Sichuan, and Yunnan-Guizhou area, characterized by simplicity and simplicity. In addition to these four major schools, in fact, there are Zhangzhou cages in Fujian, Guilin cages in Guangxi, golden bamboo cages in Yunnan, etc., just like china in addition to the four famous embroideries, there are other small embroidery species, but the influence is not so big.
Although the distribution of bird cages is widespread, but relatively small, there are not many practitioners now, but when we traveled in Guizhou, in a place called Danzhai Kara Township, we found that almost every household here makes bird cages for a living, which is a veritable Chinese bird cage town.
It is understood that Kara Village is an ancient and primitive Miao village, inhabited by hundreds of households, which is not very large compared with the famous Thousand Miao Village. The biggest feature of this village is that the bird cage has formed an industry, as for why it was formed, there are many folk versions, but the most convincing version is: Kara Village due to the dense mountain forest, the villagers here have long been bird hunting, bird raising and fighting birds as a common folk entertainment activities, raising birds, fighting birds need bird cages, and later bird hunting is prohibited, but bird raising and fighting birds are still widely present in the folk, so the villagers began to study the weaving of bird cages, the formation of a rich industry.
According to a master who makes bird cages in Danzhai Wanda Town, the bird cage production process in Kara Village is more complicated, and it is necessary to go through more than a dozen processes such as cutting bamboo, breaking bamboo, dehumidification, shaping, weaving, coloring, etc. Each step is very important, such as the selection of materials is particularly exquisite, what kind of bamboo to use? How many years of bamboo? All requires experience.
He told us that the kara bird cage generally uses bamboo shoots with straight stems, old bamboo with a bamboo age of more than three years, and as for the varieties, it is more likely to use two kinds of bamboo, nan bamboo and water bamboo. Because the hardness of nan bamboo is strong, it is mainly used to make cage rings, while water bamboo has good flexibility and is mainly used to make cage wire. However, whether it is nan bamboo or water bamboo, it is necessary to use green-skinned bamboo, because it is stronger and more durable than yellow-skinned bamboo, so that the birdcage made of such a material will not dry and deform.
After the materials are prepared, it is necessary to use a knife to break the bamboo, break it into a block, and then put the water bamboo made of cage silk into a large pot and steam it for dehumidification and shaping. Because after cooking, the bamboo will become more flexible, not only helps to make, but also does not easily produce insects. Of course, it is not so simple to cook casually, but also to control the heat, if the temperature is too high, it will make the bamboo hair brittle, if the temperature is too low, it will not achieve the purpose of dehumidification and moth prevention.
After the material is prepared, it is made, the first is the production of the cage hoop, relatively speaking, this process is more laborious, whether it is the bottom ring or the top ring, the bamboo strips should be coiled along the inner side of the steel ring mold, so that the bamboo circle layers as far as possible do not leave a gap, this work on the strength requirements are relatively large, generally are the men at home to complete, and women are usually responsible for drawing and punching holes and other supporting work.
After the hoop is done, the bamboo strips are also pulled into bamboo wire for weaving bird cages, that is, round long bamboo sticks. This is the beginning of the production of the bird cage, starting from the top, from each of the four directions to wear three cage wire, leaving two centimeters of length on the cage ring. After putting on all the cage wire, use the curvature of the palm to squeeze the cage ring to the top. After wearing the bottom ring, use a spatula to make a bamboo skewer for clamping, and remove the excess bamboo skewer at the bottom of the cage. After passing through the cage wire at the bottom, the last process is to weave the cage door.
The production of the bird cage is simple to say, but it is not easy to do, these production masters are after many years of experience to complete independently, before this can only prepare materials for others, lay hands, so the bird cage of Kara Miao Zhai are very exquisite, deeply loved by people, not only sell well in China, but also exported to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan and Europe and the United States and other places, has become an important economic source for local people to increase income and get rich, this may also be the kind of rural revitalization should learn from around the country, right? What do you think? If you prefer, you can click on the merchandise card below to purchase.
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