China Youth Daily and China Youth Network reporter Xian Lianjie
The Great Hall of the People presented the essence version of the New Year "Temple Fair", and many non-hereditary inheritors showed their "unique skills" to let international VIPs appreciate the Chinese style accumulated by thousands of years of culture; in the Winter Olympic Village, the official hotels involved in the Olympic Games also have paper-cutting, clay sculptures and other traditional cultural details design everywhere, so that members of the Winter Olympic family inadvertently feel the charm of China. Whether it is a non-hereditary inheritor or a designer of traditional Culture involved in Austria, there are many faces of the post-90s generation.
"He listened very carefully and I was very happy to share"
Pick up the dough, knead, knead, squeeze, lift, and then use a knife to deftly point, cut, carve, scratch, and shape, and after a few minutes, an exquisite "ice pier" jumped out of the hand of the young Lang Jiaziyu after 95.
Recalling the scene of making an "ice pier" for Prince Albert II, the head of monaco, at the "temple fair" of the essence version of the New Year in the Great Hall of the People, Lang Jiazi could not hide the excitement in his heart.
"At that time, he took an unfinished 'ice pier' face sculpture, personally pasted the small eyes of the ice pier, and then let out a hearty laugh, which could feel that he was very happy. He also asked me to help him pinch another one because he had twins in his family. Lang Jiaziyu recalled that while making the "ice pier" for Prince Albert II, the head of Monaco, he also introduced him to the technique of face sculpture, "He listened very carefully and I was very happy to share."
The "ice pier" of seven winter sports projects; the folk scene of old Beijing selling sugar gourds and shaking empty bamboo; the auspicious "Fulu Shou" set off by amethyst... Referring to the face sculptures on the booth on the same day, Lang Jiaziyu, the third-generation inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage Beijing "Mian Ren Lang", was like a number of family treasures.
He told the Reporter of China Youth Daily and China Youth Network that the "housekeeper's work" "Fulu Shou", which exceeds 100 kilograms, is also favored by Prince Albert II, the head of State of Monaco, "He asked the meaning of the three characters of Fu, Lu and Shou, and he could see that he was very interested in traditional Chinese culture." As the youngest inheritor on the scene, I also hope to take this opportunity to show that the young generation of Chinese people bravely undertake the mission of non-genetic inheritance and strive to have my youthful style. ”
Lang Jia Ziyu was at the scene of the Great Hall. Courtesy of respondents
The "ice pier" made by Lang Jia Ziyu.
Peony, lotus, spring flowers and other five kinds of flowers around the "ice pier", integrated into the image of the tiger spring flowers to send blessings for the Year of the Tiger... The paper-cut work "Welcome to the Ice Pier" by Xu Yang, a non-hereditary heir of Beijing paper-cutting, was not only appreciated by UN Secretary-General Guterres, but also given as a gift to politicians of many countries.
Paper-cutting for many years, the techniques of paper-cutting and rapid creation have long been familiar with Xu Yang, who has won the title of "Top Ten Divine Scissors" in China. A pair of scissors, a piece of red paper, scissors flew up and danced, skillfully flicked, in just a few minutes, a "Spring Flower Tiger" came into view vividly.
With the character "spring" as the shape, embedded in the tiger's head, it means that the year of the tiger is auspicious. This improvisational work was loved by many international dignitaries, and SingaporeAn President Halimah came to Xu Yang's booth to experience paper cutting herself. "She picked up scissors and learned from me, trying to cut out a flower shape of "Spring Flower Tiger", and after cutting it, she said that she liked the paper-cutting technique."
Xu Yang, who has exchanged abroad many times and trained tens of thousands of paper-cutting students, sighed that this experience made him particularly unforgettable, "Using intangible cultural heritage to help the Winter Olympics and show China's excellent traditional cultural style makes me feel honored and proud, and also inspires me to have more strength to pass on the art of paper-cutting." ”
Xu Yang's paper-cut work "Welcome to the Ice Pier". Courtesy of respondents
Xu Yang performs paper-cutting on the spot. Courtesy of respondents
The new generation of inheritors has a more international perspective
Blank making, sanding, whitening, drying... Hand-making an exquisite Peking Opera mask goes through at least 20 processes and takes three days to complete. In order to send a unique Chinese gift to foreign heads of state, Zhao Nan, a young man after 85, led the team to "rush work" uninterruptedly for 30 days and nights, and finally 35 colorful and exquisite Peking Opera masks were perfectly presented.
"This exhibition chooses the traditional masks of the market, such as Sun Wukong, to make international GUESTS feel at home." Zhao Nan said that the team also carefully prepared some semi-finished products of Peking Opera faces for international GUESTs to interact with, such as eye-catching faces of the God of Wealth.
Zhao Nan. Courtesy of respondents
Refining fleece, dyeing, tying beats, braking, saving flowers... After more than ten complicated processes, one after another stunning velvet flowers bloomed at Cai Zhiwei's fingertips. In November 2021, when receiving the task of making velvet flowers for the winter Olympic awards dress, Cai Zhiwei, the representative inheritor of Beijing Velvet Bird (Velvet Flower), immediately led the team to "handle" the production, riveting enough to rush the construction period. Finally, 15 days later, the vivid velvet flowers "flying" on the hats of the "Tang Hua Fei Xue" series of dresses in the outdoor awards square of the Winter Olympics, one after the other, are inlaid and arranged, which is particularly elegant.
Cai Zhiwei recalled that the biggest challenge is the dyeing link, "according to the design requirements, red must be red but not colorful, gradient is not yellow, which is very difficult, light color grading, dyeing will be repeatedly modified many times." Cai Zhiwei said that the harmony between velvet flowers and "ronghua" has the meaning of auspiciousness and blessing, and he wants to send blessings to the Winter Olympics through this traditional handicraft with a history of more than 400 years.
Cai Zhiwei and the velvet flowers he made. China Youth Daily and China Youth Network reporter Xian Lianjie/photo
"The people on the craft road, the 'clay man Zhang' who kneaded the mud people ranked first." Feng Jicai praised "Clay Man Zhang" so much in "The Strange Man of the World". With long ears and a focused look, two rabbits are shaped in armor and transformed into ice hockey and skiers. This is a work specially designed and created by Yao Xiaojing, the inheritor of the "Beijing Clay Man Zhang" paint sculpture technique, specially designed for the Beijing Winter Olympics, named "Rabbit Grandpa "Ice Ice" and "Snow and Snow" to Welcome the Winter Olympics" and was selected to be displayed in the Yanqing Winter Olympic Village.
In the early days of brainstorming, Yao Xiaojing thought of the traditional mascot of old Beijing, Grandpa Rabbit, "Its meaning is to ensure safety and health, so as to bless the athletes participating in the Winter Olympic Games with safety and health, and at the same time achieve excellent results." One of the highlights of the work is to innovate the serious image of the traditional rabbit into a cute rabbit doll shape, and show the cool and heroic posture of the Olympic athletes, Yao Xiaojing introduced that this is to express the concept of "young people are strong and the country is strong", and the movement should start from the doll.
Yao Xiaojing and his work "Rabbit Grandpa "Ice Ice" and "Snow and Snow" to Welcome the Winter Olympics". Courtesy of respondents
Traditional culture "breaks the circle" into the hearts of more young people
"This kind of instrument can actually make three or four sounds at the same time, including the sound of wind and water, the sound of grass, etc., which is so good." A few days ago, in the China Arts and Crafts Museum and the China Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum, Guo Yalong, an 8-year-old boy, praised him one after another after listening to the performance of Qiao Long Bart Ale who first played The Er.
The China Arts and Crafts Museum chose to officially open during the Winter Olympics, also in order to open a window for traditional Chinese culture to the world.
Sometimes soft and beautiful, sometimes deep and long, Qiao Longbat Alexian from Altay, Xinjiang, used the traditional Mongolian musical instruments Of qier and Tobshur to perform a song "Ode to Altay", and the unique tone won the applause of the visitors.
"There may not be more than 10 people in the country who can perfectly interpret this piece of music, and I must pass it on." Qiao Longbar Alex, the representative inheritor of the Mongolian National Intangible Cultural Heritage, said that Altay is the origin of human skiing, and the performance of the "Ode to Altay" song is specially to send blessings to the Winter Olympics.
Joron Barthes Ale first performed. China Youth Daily, China Youth Network reporter Xian Lotus Jie /photo
Ski-themed sculpture From Altay to Beijing. China Youth Daily, China Youth Network reporter Xian Lotus Jie /photo
The reporter noticed that the exhibition hall was full of young figures. What impressed Guo Weili, a young man after the 80s, was the ski-themed sculpture "From Altay to Beijing", "Just when Beijing is opening the Winter Olympics, this sculpture echoes the ice and snow theme of the Winter Olympics." ”
"I heard that I could see the 'dead wood dragon chant' piano of the late Tang Dynasty, so I wanted to come and see it." Zhao Yihao, a post-95 young man, said that the young people around him are paying more and more attention to things with traditional cultural elements, such as the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games and the dance poetry drama "Only This Green" at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, which has ignited the cultural self-confidence of young people in their hearts.
"I was deeply shocked by the exhibits here." In the view of Yin Yushan, an outdoor photographer after the 85s, most young people nowadays like traditional Chinese culture, "I also believe that traditional culture is not just in the museum, but can be truly passed down."
In recent years, Zhao Nan has been pleasantly surprised to find that more and more young people, like her, pay attention to, love and even shoulder the burden of inheriting China's excellent traditional culture. "I hope to work with Chinese youth to uphold the spirit of innovation and carry forward the face art of Chinese Peking Opera."
Source: China Youth Daily client