Making lanterns and guessing lantern riddles is the traditional folklore of the Lantern Festival, and now, the scenery of paper lanterns is no longer there, and making lanterns for the Lantern Festival has become the "New Year's flavor" in the memory of many people. In our county, there are also many "shou artists" who adhere to the craft of paper tying flower lanterns, bringing everyone a warmth in their memories during the Lantern Festival.
Recently, in the studio of Wu Bingzhong, a traditional lantern craftsman, the reporter saw flower lanterns with different shapes and rich colors hanging in all corners. In addition to the traditional hexagonal palace lamps, four-corner palace lamps, hydrangea lamps and other types, the most eye-catching is the zodiac flower lantern with the "tiger" element as the shape.
Traditional lantern craftsman Wu Bingzhong
"Every year during the Lantern Festival, I teach children to make lanterns, mainly to inherit this handicraft. My handiwork is traditional, all done by hand, without any mechanical attachment. I've been doing it for five or six years now, and I keep doing it every year, and every year in the zodiac year, I basically make themed zodiac lights. "
Influenced by his father, Wu Bingzhong began to learn the craft of flower lantern making from an early age. With the passage of time, the skills have become more and more mature, and Wu Bingzhong has combined traditional craftsmanship and modern craftsmanship to innovate and produce many flower lanterns that meet the aesthetics of modern people.
In order not to let the traditional handicraft of hand-tying flower lanterns be lost, every year during the Lantern Festival, Wu Bingzhong will also teach the children who come to make flower lanterns hand in hand.
"Every year during the Lantern Festival, I teach children to make lanterns, mainly to inherit this handicraft. My handiwork is traditional, all done by hand, without any mechanical attachment. I've been doing it for five or six years now, and I keep doing it every year, and every year in the zodiac year, I basically make themed zodiac lights. ”
The Lantern Festival is approaching, and Wu Bingzhong's studio is lively again. In recent days, many children and parents have come to learn to make traditional lanterns with Wu Bingzhong. Bamboo stands, decals, paste lanterns, this scissors and knives are all poured into the children's whimsy.
Children Zeng Zuoyi
"This year I made this flower lantern is the theme of the Winter Olympics, the two words 'Winter Dream' on it are just like the logo of our Winter Olympics, and the venue of this time is Beijing, beijing is the only city in the world so far, so I am willing to write Beijing on it, this year is the Year of the Tiger, so I also chose elements related to the tiger."
The lantern is not only the inheritance of the traditional culture of the nation, but also expresses the vision of people creating a better life with their hands, and the process of personal participation allows children to truly feel the unique charm of the traditional lantern.
"I personally experienced making this traditional flower lantern today, and I think this traditional culture should be better carried forward, and I hope that more people can do it together and learn it together."
good fortune
Reporter | Zhang Huiling Guo Junyong
Edit | Su Jianzhong
Editor-in-charge | Cai Xiaoqing
Audit | Lin Shuda
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