Face sculpture, commonly known as "kneading dough people", is one of the traditional Chinese folk arts, has a history of thousands of years, this art with flour as the main ingredient, oil, salt and vinegar as an accessory, with hands and simple tools, through "kneading, kneading, rolling, dialing" and other techniques, to create a variety of images. In Xi'an, the ancient capital of China, Zhang Beiyuan, the inheritor of exquisite face sculpture, used a pair of skillful hands to pinch out a variety of sports for the Winter Olympics.
This group of Winter Olympic meeting sculptures created with flour as the main ingredient not only presents the beauty of sports, but also cleverly integrates traditional Chinese culture and aerospace elements.
As the inheritor of the face sculpture technique, Zhang Beiyuan has been learning the face sculpture technique with his family since childhood. By incorporating modern elements such as animation, Zhang Beiyuan hopes to cheer for the Beijing Winter Olympics through the art of face sculpture.
Reporter: Sun Just right Cai Xinyi
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