On the morning of March 22, the sculpture city of Qujing added a new work - the sculpture "Steaming Bait Silk Little Cuan Sister" with the theme of gastronomic culture was officially "settled" next to the characteristic commercial block of Taihe Street in Qilin District, and celebrities from the catering and gastronomy and cultural circles of Yunnan Province and Qujing City, as well as female entrepreneurs and street leaders of the Qilin District Women Entrepreneurs Association, witnessed this moment together. The completion of the sculpture not only adds a beautiful scenery to the sculpture city, but also injects new cultural connotations into the catering and cuisine of Qujing City, so that the majority of foreign tourists have another sign of knowing Qujing.
Qujing has always had the reputation of a city of sculpture, and many excellent sculptures such as the Qilin Fairy, Ashima, the Goddess of The Three Rivers, the Hometown of Fish, Xu Xiake, and the South of Caiyun have been crowned with the reputation of Qujing's "Small City Big Sculpture". Qujing is also a famous city of food and culture in Yunnan Province, and the reputation of "swimming in Yunnan, eating in Qujing" is well-known. Steamed bait silk is a famous Chinese snack unique to Qujing and also a provincial intangible cultural heritage protection project. What kind of spark will be generated by the combination and collision of food and sculpture? The reporter interviewed relevant people.
Qiu Wei, deputy director of Taihe Street, introduced to reporters the concept of creating a sculpture landscape of "steamed bait silk little cuan sister" in the street: "Combined with the needs of creating literature to improve the living environment and the work needs of the characteristic commercial street next to it, in order to enhance the image of the entire neighborhood, but also to carry forward the provincial intangible cultural heritage project of Qujing steamed bait silk, so the street has the idea of creating this gastronomic sculpture landscape in the jurisdiction." It is believed that after the completion of the sculpture, it will play an important role in enhancing the cultural connotation of Taihe Street, and will also help the development of Qujing catering culture and tourism culture. ”
"Steamed Bait Silk Little Cuan Sister" was designed by Fan Zhihong, a member of the Yunnan Provincial Artists Association, the author of the sculpture "Xu Xiake" at the source of the Pearl River in Qujing, a closed disciple of the famous Chinese sculptor Ye Yushan, and Fan Zhihong, who participated in the design and production of the "Three Rivers Goddess Statue" in the Pearl River Source Square. Fan Zhihong introduced that Xiao Cuanmei means that Qujing catering people who work hard like little bees are dedicating food to the public with full sincerity. The circular pattern behind the little fairy with golden wings symbolizes the abstract structure of the steaming bait silk of the intangible cultural heritage of Yunnan Province in the steamer. The reporter saw that the overall composition of the entire sculpture was concise, the lines were smooth, the momentum was magnificent, and the meaning was profound, expressing a cultural element of hard work and endless love.
"Today we put the 'steamed bait silk little sister' here, that is, we must not forget the original intention, pass on the intangible cultural heritage steaming bait silk skills well, always be clear-minded, wake up everywhere, and through hard work and labor, let the intangible cultural heritage be further carried forward." Gao Yongfen, general manager of Yunnan Qujing Jingchen garden catering culture development co., ltd. and inheritor of the Qujing steamed bait silk Yunnan intangible cultural heritage protection project, said.