At present, Wang Jingling and Wang Airong of Daowang Village, Dian Town, Yangxin County, and their families are in full swing, they are busy weaving lanterns and welcoming the New Year with joy. Their family has a clear division of labor, and uses traditional handmade lanterns to weave a strong New Year's flavor.
After the end of the autumn harvest every year, there is no farm work in the field, Wang Jingling and Wang Airong began to prepare, first to buy reeds that meet the standards, go home to pick out the reeds that are "as thick and strong as chopsticks", pinch the head and tail to dry, and then go through many processes such as scorning, soaking, bottoming, weaving, shaping, paper cutting, drawing, pasting paper, etc., you can complete the production of the entire lantern, and they can increase economic income by selling lanterns. Wang Airong said: "After finishing the wheat, I will weave lanterns for the two of us, and when there are many baskets, I can weave 3,000 or 4,000, when I make less than 1,000, and those who earn 3,000 yuan or 2,000 yuan will be used as pocket money." ”
Over the years, Wang Jingling and the children have only learned some simple processes, such as scorning, soaking, plastic surgery, etc., and some difficult, meticulous, and skillful work, such as doxxing, paper cutting, drawing, etc., are still in charge of his wife Wang Airong. For example, drawing on lantern paper is a technical job, and each lifelike picture is completed by Wang Airong with color and brush, one stroke at a time. "I bought the advertising color, bought the color, mixed the color, and painted it with a brush. Wang Airong pointed to the picture on the lantern and said proudly.
There are many people who like handmade lanterns, but most of them are made by old people, and young people do less. With the development of society, many villagers have gone out of their homes to work, and there are fewer and fewer artists who still insist on making this kind of traditional folk lanterns. Wang Jingling and his wife are already in their 70s, although their children have learned to weave lanterns, but they do not rely on this life, usually do not do, just help when they are busy, the inheritance of this craft is a big problem, Wang Jingling is very worried about this, he said: "I make this lantern for two people, there are forty or fifty years in the weaving, not to mention earning a pocket money every year, in the future, this craft, except for my generation has not done it anymore, I am afraid that this will be lost, I hope that the majority of enthusiasts will continue to pass on this craft." ”
(Reporter Yao Xingbin, correspondent Dong Yingying, Zhao Wenqi)