Xishuangbanna belongs to the tropical rainforest climate, comfortable climate environment has been recognized as a good place to live for the elderly, I stayed in 2019 to 2021 here for three winters, in 2021 live in Xishuangbannaman Nongfeng District, with the local Dai people close contact more, some understanding of Dai culture, I like to hang out in the nearby village, a hanging out occasionally saw a signboard: (Xili Dai pottery) attracted me to go in to see the end, there sat a Dai people in the production of Dai pottery embryos, due to the lack of communication between the two sides of the language, I had to pat myself while watching, seem to understand non-understanding, after returning home in Baidu to understand and learn, have an understanding of Dai pottery culture, this encounter with Dai tao is also one of the harvests in Xishuangbanna.
Dai pottery factory in Xishuangbanna. (Source: Flower Fairy 0)
Tao farmers of the Dai ethnic group. (Source: Flower Fairy 0)
Dai pottery has a history of about 4,000 years, and as a very industrious Dai ethnic minority, it has mastered pottery making technology for more than 3,000 years. The Dai people, who believe in Theravada Buddhism in the south, have created an extremely rich religious art form, which is fully reflected in the pottery made by the Dai people. At the same time, the pottery made by the Dai people is also very widely used, including Dai daily life utensils, Buddhist architectural decorations, Buddhist ceremonial utensils, etc. Xishuangbanna climate is hot, with clay pots filled with water to cool the mouth, with clay pots to cook meat, stewed chicken tender and fragrant, with a clay cup tea is particularly mellow, clay pots contain grain will not deteriorate, there is a moisture-proof and mildew-proof effect. In addition, Dai pottery is also widely used on the roof and roof of Buddhist temples, reflecting people's worship of nature and natural gods. The shape of plant and animal pottery taken from nature and applied to the decoration of religious buildings has made The Dai pottery have a divinity and carries people's reverence and expectation for divine power. Dai pottery is closely related to the daily life and religious beliefs of the Dai people, so Dai pottery can be called "pottery with faith", which is a minority in the world.
Reconcile the clay. (Source: Flower Fairy 0)
Well done embryos. (Source: Flower Fairy 0)
The Dai people have their own complete set of production and lifestyle, with the interweaving of primitive religion and Buddhist beliefs, which is the origin of Dai tao, but also the spirit of the Dai people, and the essence of dai tao. Among them, Dai slow wheel pottery is one of the most important, and in June 2006, Xishuangbanna Dai slow wheel pottery was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage protection list. With the passage of time, the Dai pottery that has come from history is still passed down from generation to generation in the hands of every craftsman, who is like a watchman and successor, constantly giving it new meaning to the times while guarding it. No matter how the times change, Dai tao has always let the cultural history of the Dai people record and continue on it.
Dai pottery finished products. (Source: Flower Fairy 0)
It still looks very delicate. (Source: Flower Fairy 0)
I slowly looked at the various samples and rooms, guessing that this was a small handicraft workshop, processing furnace samples were put into a simple square of about 200 square meters, and the finished products belonged to the Dai pottery products needed for daily life. (Photo/Flower Fairy 0)