"The first step in kneading the 'ice pier' is to knead the yellow mud into a circle, first pinch out its basic shape, and then pinch out the shape of the ears, hands, feet and face, the model of the mascot comes out, and then after the steps of shading, firing, coloring and so on, it takes more than a month to get the finished product." Yao Debo told reporters while skillfully making ice piers.
Recently, in the production room of more than 60 square meters of "Tongzi Memory" net red street in Tongzi County, Guizhou Province, Yao Debo, the inheritor of the county-level intangible cultural heritage mud whistle, and several interested enthusiasts sat at the production table to play with the mud, pinching, kneading, grinding, carving... In less than 10 minutes, a yellow clay "ice pier" appeared in front of the eyes.
Looking at the primary ice pier he had pinched, Lou Mengqi, who was studying in elementary school, said happily, "Recently, I saw Teacher Yao pinching the ice pier, and I think he pinched it very cutely and liked it very much, so he ran to learn to make the ice pier with Teacher Yao." ”
Recently, the mascot of the Beijing Winter Olympics "Ice Pier" is very popular with the masses, and Yao Debo has also begun to pay attention to it, and in his own training base, he has made the "Ice Pier Tongzi Branch Pier". He said: "I make mascots in the way of intangible cultural heritage, wish the Winter Olympics a smooth hold, and cheer for the motherland!" Cheers for athletes! At the same time, more people can participate in the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage, so that everyone can experience the atmosphere of the Winter Olympics while making mascots. ”
As the first generation of Tongzi Mud Whistle, Yao Debo is determined to "play" the mud in his hand. In Yao Debo's base, there are different kinds and colors of mud whistles, there are twelve zodiac signs, anti-epidemic personnel... There are also mud whistles that you can carry with you, and there are also mud whistles that are specially used for art decorations.
"Inheritance must start from the doll". Yao Debo began to learn mud whistle in 2019, and now, he has established close ties with schools such as Tongzi County Panlong High School and Panlong Art Kindergarten, opening research camps, children can go to his base in their spare time to learn, Yao Debo will also regularly go to the school to teach, which is loved by many people. For more than 3 years, he has made it his mission to inherit the intangible cultural heritage of mud whistles.
"This year, I will continue to carry out intangible cultural heritage training in various primary and secondary schools, and the original intention is to let more students understand and learn about the folk intangible cultural heritage and pass on our intangible cultural heritage." Yao Debo said.
Guizhou Daily Tianyan news reporter Deng Gang
Correspondents Li Tiantian Yang Han Lou Chen
Edited by Hu Lan
Editor: Min Jie, Shi Yuling