When the woodcut New Year's picture was pasted on the front of the store, the Su lantern hung down on the treetops, and the hand-made dumplings were steamed on the steamer, and the "crispy" flavor of the Suzhou New Year began to be strong. The year of Suzhou is the year of "crisp". Crisp is soft, elegant, and poetic, and at the same time, crisp is warmth, energy, and happiness.
The Jiangnan wishes of the entries are full of "crisp" New Year's lists, and those "crisp" New Year's expectations that have been sealed for nearly a year - the New Year's customs in my heart, the New Year's goods in my heart, and those that only Jiangnan has in my heart. Suzhou, with its "crispy" taste, outlines the feelings of the old Jiangnan and the happiness of the contemporary city.
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The flavor of the New Year is a kind of concrete and subtle beauty, which is the lanterns hanging high, the couplets posted at the door, and the dazzling array of New Year's goods...... There is still half a month to the Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon, the festival atmosphere in Suzhou is getting stronger and stronger, the streets and alleys are filled with a strong New Year's flavor, and the "dragon content" and "blessing content" in the New Year's goods market have increased sharply, and many intangible cultural heritage craftsmen have designed and produced good-looking and fun creative New Year's gifts, so that the upcoming Year of the Dragon will be more "crispy".
Silk craftsmen sit quietly in front of the loom in the chapter garden every day to weave blessings
Holding the shuttle in one hand and plucking the silk in the other, stepping on the loom's pedal, the shuttle loaded with the red weft thread is passed through the warp, moved to the desired position, released the pedal, and then used the plectrum to pull the weft tightly...... In the Zhangyuan Garden on Jinfan Road, a master is sitting in front of the silk machine, constantly "dialing back and forth", and the word "Fu" on the silk thread is looming at the fingertips of the master's back and forth operation. From the traditional "sticking blessing" to the fiery "gathering blessing"; from the "small blessing" of looking forward to the individual family to the "great blessing" of praying for the safety of the country and the people, the Chinese have a soft spot for the word "fu". So, have you ever seen a blessing made of silk?
In the past few days, the "Silk Fu" in Jinfan Road Zhangyuan has been sold out. "This is a 'Zhifu' series of silk sketches designed by us in the Year of the Dragon, weaving Fu is Zhifu, we take Kangxi, Qianlong, Hongyi, Yan Zhenqing, Wu Changshuo, Dong Qichang, Zhiyong 7 famous calligraphers of the past dynasties representative of the word 'Fu' as the powder, hoping to write on behalf of the shuttle, with mulberry silkworm thread and gold foil thread for everyone to weave a blessing full of New Year's gifts. Fan Weiyan, deputy director of the Institute of Arts and Crafts of Soochow University, introduced.
The "Zhifu" series of silk sketches on the display case
Each blessing character in the "Zhifu" series of silk sketches has a unique meaning and story. For example, "Kangxi Fu" can be decomposed into "many sons, many talents, many fields, many longevity, many blessings", in which the "field" has not yet been sealed, so there is the meaning of boundless blessing and boundless blessing; "Qianlong Fu" is round and even, clean and elegant, the whole is elegant and peaceful and pleasing to the eye, with a solemn and elegant feeling, suitable for gifting beautiful and generous, kind and open-minded blessed people; Master Hongyi often treats life with the attitude of "cherishing blessings", even if there are blessings, they must cherish them, and must not waste blessings, so "Hongyi Fu" has the meaning of "cherishing blessings".
Silk is known as the "saint of weaving" reputation, enjoy the reputation of "an inch of silk and an inch of gold". In 2006, Suzhou silk weaving technology was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. The "Zhifu" series of silk sketches have been very popular since their launch, not only with profound meaning, but also at a price that is "close to the people", and you can have an intangible cultural heritage silk sketch for 360 yuan. However, due to the complicated, time-consuming and labor-intensive process, a master can only complete one painting a day. Therefore, starting from New Year's Day, the production team has been working overtime every day to catch up with "blessings", just to "share blessings and blessings" with everyone.
Year of the Dragon embroidery bag
The reporter saw that as much as "Silk Fu", which captured the hearts of everyone, there was another group of Dragon Year cultural and creative products that were widely favored as soon as they were launched, and the design team of this group of cultural and creative products was in Suzhou. According to Yang Wendan, the design manager, they extracted elements from the traditional culture of Jiangnan to design, including embroidered bags for the Year of the Dragon, red envelopes for the Year of the Dragon, pillows for the Year of the Dragon, window flowers for the Year of the Dragon, and lollipops for the New Year, which are both beautiful and practical, and the overall national tide is full of flavor. These "crispy" flavors were also unveiled at the Eslite Bookstore at the same time, which was very popular with young people.
New Year's painting lollipops
For example, the Year of the Dragon embroidery bag extracts the traditional "Dragon Gate" elements, and integrates the patterns and textures of Suzhou's intangible cultural heritage Taohuawu woodblock New Year paintings, which can be loaded with things and concave shapes on the body;
The Forbidden City version of "Dragon Teng Wanli" designed by Yang Wendan's team
In addition, they designed a creative interactive red envelope called "Dragon Teng Wanli", which is inspired by the "Yellow Gauze Embroidered Cloud Golden Dragon Robe" in the Palace Museum, with auspicious ornaments and modern aesthetic design. Two red envelopes are combined with the dragon head and tail to turn into a vivid dragon, and with the pole, the Chinese dragon will "live" in both hands, presenting a variety of interesting forms. At present, the Palace Museum version of "Dragon Ten Thousand Miles" has been launched in the Palace Museum's cultural and creative flagship store.
Year of the Dragon window flowers, red packets, creative red envelopes
With the approach of the Spring Festival, more combinations of "intangible cultural heritage + design" have reappeared one after another. Walking on Pingjiang Road and Shantang Street, the Zodiac Dragon paper-cuts, the Year of the Dragon clay sculptures, and the Song Jin purse with the dragon pattern are dizzying, and the "old traditions" are superimposed with "new ideas", making this Year of the Dragon more flavorful.
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(Su Bao financial media reporter Ling Xinwei intern Gu Yuxin text/photo/video)
Editor: Jin Ran