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Face molding
Face plastic refers to the handicraft of making a mature dough with flour, glutinous rice flour, glycerin or cheng noodles as raw materials, and then using hands and various special shaping tools to knead into various flowers, birds, fish, insects, scenery, utensils, characters, animals and other specific images. Commonly known as noodle flowers, buns, flower cakes, kneading people.
China's face sculpture art has been recorded in writing as early as the Han Dynasty, after thousands of years of inheritance and operation, it can be said that it has a long history, has long been part of Chinese culture and folk art, and is also a physical material that cannot be ignored in the study of history, archaeology, folklore, sculpture and aesthetics. As far as the kneading style is concerned, the Yellow River Basin is simple, rough, bold and deep; The Yangtze River Basin is meticulous, graceful and exquisite.
After long-term exploration by face sculpture artists, the current face sculpture works are not moldy, not cracked, not deformed, and not faded, so they are loved by tourists and are souvenirs for relatives and friends.