Entering the Waxing Moon, the streets of Chengde are full of joy and color, and people come and go, so it is not lively. In the first stall on Erxianju West Street, the reporter saw dazzling colorful paper-cut window flowers hanging on the black cloth, which were also particularly colorful and eye-catching among the dazzling New Year goods.
It is understood that the boss Leng Liying is a Qiao cane person, and this paper-cut window flower is the famous Qiao cane paper cut, since the Qianlong period, Chengde County Qiao cane paper cut has been sent to the palace as a tribute, won the royal appreciation.
The boss introduced to us the production process of paper-cutting, the process of making colored window flowers needs to go through the steps of drawing, stuffing paper, dyeing, drawing paper sample is to put the paper-cut paper sample carved with white printing paper designed in advance, flat on the brown paper soaked in water, and then repeatedly smoked with the oil smoke of the oil lamp, until the paper sample is blackened, and then the paper sample is removed, and the paper-cut template is ready.
Stuffy paper is wrapped in cloth to cover the cut rice paper for three or four days, and then the dry humidity is suitable, and then the upper and lower bunks are covered with waste paper, and the paper sample is fixed on the waste paper, and the carving knife is carved out little by little, which is a very test of the craftsman's craftsmanship. When the knife fell in his hand, the prototype of the paper cut appeared.
The pads and paper are also very elaborate. The pad of joe's staff paper cut is waxy and soft in texture, and carving on such a pad is labor-saving and does not hurt the carving knife and paper cut.
According to the color, it is divided into color and monochrome, color emphasis and color, knife work is slightly rough, monochrome does not need to be dyed, need delicate knife work, soft and coherent. Dyes are diluted with alcohol, bright in color, and transparent in color.
"From the beginning to do a good job, it takes two months, it is more time-consuming and labor-intensive, and there are only ten days in a year to sell." Leng Li Camp said.
This window flower, rich pattern, bright color, this year is the Year of the Tiger, all kinds of tiger window flowers are very timely, and the fish pattern is also more popular, indicating that "there is more than enough every year". The small window flowers add bright colors to thousands of families, pinning beautiful meanings and setting off the joy and festivities of the festival.
Reporter/Zhang Yanan
Editor-in-Charge/Li Yanyu
Editor/Qiannan Wang
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