Top News Henan Business Daily reporter Song Hongsheng Intern Jin Ping Correspondent Li Chaojian Yuyuan Wang Yanpeng
At present, the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics has attracted the attention of the world, Xinxiang Weihui City relies on local cultural resources, combines traditional culture and modern creativity, and organizes local folk artists to create a variety of handicrafts related to the theme of the Winter Olympics. Yin Shaoai, the inheritor of the city's craft gourd, combined the sketches of the Winter Olympic projects with the gourd, and carefully produced the craft gourd to present the Winter Olympics.
"The 2022 Winter Olympics will be held in Beijing, I am very proud, as the inheritor of intangible culture, I specially made this craft gourd, to present the Olympic Games, but also to wish the Chinese Olympic athletes a smooth victory." Yin Shao'ai introduced that the gourd and the "Fulu" harmonic sound, its branches and stems are called "vine belt", the harmonic sound "Bandai", connected together is "Fulu Bandai", has been regarded by the folk as a symbol of wealth and treasure, longevity and perfection, and descendants. Craft gourds, whether carved, painted, branded, or inlaid on the gourds, are the accumulation and presentation of artists' artistic qualities for many years.
According to reports, Yin Shaoai is the fourth generation of weihui intangible cultural heritage craft gourd making skills, since childhood with her family to learn craft gourd making skills, in her hands, gourds are endowed with different personalities, especially combined with calligraphy and painting, showing a unique style. The elaborate craft gourd works this time express the blessings for the Beijing Winter Olympics and the love for the motherland.
(Editors: Li Yingxuan, Wu Bing)