The poplar catkins dance with the wind, and the rain is coming in the summer. Guyu is the sixth of the 24 solar terms and the last solar term in spring. When the Guyu solar term "collided" with the World Earth Day, a special environmental protection handicraft activity was held in Zhangjiayuan Residential Area, Caohejing Street, Xuhui District.
At the beginning of the activity, the teacher introduced the origin and traditional cultural customs of the Guyu solar term, as well as the operation process of the intangible cultural heritage plant rubbing environmental protection bag, and explained and demonstrated the steps of selection, color fixing, layout, beating, rubbing and so on.
Plant rubbing, also known as plant rubbing, is an ancient and natural printing and dyeing technique, similar to the pressed flower process, with plant roots, stems, leaves, flowers, etc. as natural dyeing materials, squeezing plant juice by repeated hammer beating, and dyeing on natural fiber materials.
The residents of the community are eager to try, and the atmosphere is very lively. Under the guidance of the teacher, everyone selected their favorite plants, carefully arranged them on the white environmental protection bag, attached a transparent protective film to the plants, and then patiently tapped them inch by inch with a hammer. With the sound of "dong dong dong", the original juice of the petals and leaves overflows, and the unique veins of the plant are clearly displayed on the eco-friendly bag little by little...... Everyone's creativity is infinite, and a unique, colorful, and unique aromatic rubbing eco-friendly bag is "born".
Plant rubbing, with flowers, leaves, and environmental protection hearts, unlock the "mint mambo" exclusive to spring, and leave fragrance, texture, and color on the pure white environmental protection bag of ephemeral flowers and plants, so that the pace of spring jumps on the bag you carry.
Reporter: Yao Limin
Photo courtesy of Caohejing Street
Editor: Chen Haixiao
Reviewer: Wei Li