"Intangible cultural heritage" is nostalgia
It is also an important part of excellent traditional culture
In recent years, on the basis of promoting the deep integration of culture and tourism, relying on the rich resources of intangible cultural heritage Yi embroidery, Mengzi City has carried out the "Splendid Dream" assistance action for ethnic minority areas, and has cultivated a large number of ethnic embroidery "leaders" by carrying out embroidery skills training and organizing product production, which has promoted the development of Mengzi City's ethnic embroidery industry and the efficient allocation of intangible cultural heritage resources and the deep integration of the market, and opened up the intangible cultural heritage industry chain.
This year, the "Splendid Dream Weaving" program launched by Mengzi Zhonghua Vocational Education Society will shine at the 2024 United Nations Civil Society Conference. The in-depth integration of intangible cultural heritage with the value system of modern society has promoted the continuous inheritance and outward development of intangible cultural heritage.
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Walking into the family school of Mengzi City Builder's Home, a "Concentric Building Meng, Warm Vocational Education" 2024 National Embroidery Skills Training is in full swing, Mengzi City China Vocational Education Society organized members to take theoretical explanations, practical training and other ways to train a group of young people who love embroidery, covering basic stitching, color matching, traditional embroidery, etc., and conducted on-site demonstrations and guidance for students in embroidery technology and skill operation, embroidery pattern design, color matching, artistic aesthetics, etc.
With cloth as paper, needle as pen, and thread as ink, driven by the inheritors of Yi embroidery and the support of party committees and government departments, many embroidery girls embroider a gorgeous and colorful world with their hands. In recent years, taking advantage of the integrated development of the cultural tourism industry, Mengzi City has turned Yi embroidery into a walking "cultural and creative product", handbags, jewelry, fashion clothing, etc., a daily necessities with both national characteristics and fashionable atmosphere, and realized the inheritance, development and utilization of intangible cultural heritage in the hands of the younger generation.
Luo Fengxiang, a student majoring in minority languages at Honghe University, said: "This activity not only allowed me to learn embroidery skills, but also made me realize the importance of inheriting culture. By inheriting this skill, we can not only continue the bloodline of national culture, but also enhance cultural self-confidence and national identity.
With the protective development and utilization of Yi embroidery in Mengzi City, Yi embroidery has changed from a craft to a craft, and has become an important national symbol in the intangible cultural heritage of Mengzi City and a "business card" of cultural tourism.
At the same time, the "Splendid Dream Weaving" plan created by the Municipal China Vocational Education Society has made positive contributions to the inheritance and development of national embroidery and the transfer of rural labor force by building a platform, strengthening training, and improving influence.
Build a platform of "splendid weaving dreams", through the support of "Jingyun Puma Culture Company" to participate in the development and sales of embroidery products, and gradually form a "company + cooperative + embroidery" cooperation model, committed to the development of national traditional hand embroidery, now the development of embroidery 209 people, 2000 pieces of products per month, has registered trademark "horse cherry blossoms", so that the embroidery skills of ethnic minorities into economic benefits, driven by the innovation and development of the national embroidery industry.
Li Liqiong, the intangible inheritor of the weaving and embroidery skills of the Mengzi Yi nationality, said: "In the implementation of the plan of 'Splendid Dream Weaving', we have participated in the training of national embroidery skills for many times, led the students to engage in creation, and strived to combine traditional skills with modern needs, and strive to develop more products with a relatively high commercialization rate, so that more students can increase their income and become rich." ”
Mengzi Paper-cut Embroidery Culture Inheritance Base is known for its exquisite paper-cut embroidery skills and is an important platform for inheriting Yi culture. The base provides an open public space for local Yi people and foreign tourists, and promotes the continuous inheritance and development of Yi culture. Under the influence of the culture of the elders, the younger generation of Yi youths learned to thread needles and threads, and learned to cut paper and embroidery. This is not so much the inheritance of paper-cutting embroidery techniques, but the inheritance of people, and the beauty of words and deeds.
Xi Qingyu, head of Honghe Jingyun National Cultural Industry Co., Ltd., introduced: "We have organized and established a cooperative to transform fingertip skills into fingertip economy according to the needs of the market. Now we have some traditional skills and needles to make it more exquisite, and on this basis, we have upgraded the product to make it closer to life. ”
The "going out" of Yi embroidery is of great practical significance to fully excavate, inherit, innovate and stimulate Yi embroidery culture, promote the integrated development of cultural tourism in Mengzi City, and promote the improvement of people's livelihood and social stability.
"Inheriting the ancient" is the inheritance of craftsmanship
It is the inheritance of legends
It is the inheritance of the spirit of craftsmen
"Innovation" requires the construction of a platform
It needs the dedication of the embroiderer
A new generation of Yi youth is needed
The non-genetic inheritance of Yi paper-cut embroidery in Mengzi City
We will embark on a new path on the basis of "inheriting the old and bringing forth the new".
Authors: Chen Wengang, Shen Yangyan
Editor: Xiao Jinlan