Speaking of Shanwei, people familiar with it will think of such a sentence, Heavenly Lei Gong, The Land of Shanghai Lufeng, here Hailufeng refers to the three counties under the jurisdiction of Shanwei, Shanwei has a long history, in the Neolithic Era there were human beings here fishing and hunting planting, just now the sentence also shows that the Hailufeng people are united, righteous and strong character, but also have a sense of view, self-improvement, stoic personality, in this ancient land, there are many unique local folk customs. There are two small things that must be done in Shanwei that will make our trip both insightful and more interesting.
The first thing is to face with the non-genetic heirs, Shanwei clay sculptures have distinct local characteristics, want to understand the cultural heritage of a city, may wish to walk into the homes of locals, this time coincidentally came to the home of the non-hereditary heir Mr. Zhou Zhongfu, like the atmosphere of their small courtyard, flowers and trees, quiet and secluded, full of artistic atmosphere. Feel the charm of clay sculptures made of folk crafts here.
Mr. Zhou Zhongfu is a national senior arts and crafts artist, a member of the Chinese Folk Writers Association, Jiesheng clay sculpture has a long history, the selection of materials is extremely exquisite, the completion of a clay sculpture work requires many processes, all rely on manual skills, such works are rich in local characteristics, the selection of materials is also Shanwei local fine and cohesive soil. It is really a blessing to be able to see the craftsman's handiwork up close.
China's handicraft production, after a long period of time precipitation, are infiltrated by generations of ingenuity, in order to inherit and carry forward, the production of clay sculptures is a matter of great patience, all rely on manual skills, in the fingers can not reach the part to borrow a lot of homemade tools, here we can also see the use of bamboo made of different sizes of willow leaf type tools a set, this is the craft master according to the actual needs of the production of clay sculptures, their own production of tools, easy to hook, pick, wipe, rub and so on.
Each clay sculpture work is alive, Shanwei clay sculpture has a distinct local characteristics, it is in the clay mixed with a little cotton fiber, after pounding, made of a variety of characters, birds and animals, insects and fish and other mud blanks, after drying, and then painted, is a clay sculpture handicraft.
Here we see a lot of small and cute clay sculptures, these clay sculptures are taken from ordinary life, the shape of the earth chicken is cute and interesting, and the sound of blowing up is the most intimate rural sound of Shanwei people.
When I travel to Shanwei, the second thing I think I must do is drink a bowl of the locals' favorite tea. The first time to taste the tea, sitting on the simple wooden chair of the host's home, feel the authentic Shanwei life, the connection between man and nature, always in the subtle place, a bowl of tea, let the taste of a city be remembered by us.
Tea, the first time I heard this name, I felt very curious, different from the tea we usually drink, the content of tea will be more abundant, I drank this time to make tea, which has fried rice, red dates, shrimp. Popular in Shanwei and Jieyang cities, as well as parts of Guizhou and western Hunan Province, it was one of the ways to receive guests solemnly and economically in the old days.
As a northerner, the first time to drink the tea, I think it is too affordable, such a bowl to drink, feel full, the host specially told me the production process of the tea, tea, is to put the tea, sesame, peanuts and other raw materials into the bowl after grinding boiling water to drink the health tea, as a guest to use, I drank this time to the tea, the content will be richer.
A bowl of tea, a warm afternoon, such a slow down trip, is my favorite Shanwei time, quaint fine porcelain bowl, rich content of tea, drink a sip, unique breath, such as in the mountains and forests, refreshed.