On May 8th, the acceptance ceremony of Yang Rui, a master of arts and crafts in Beijing, was held in the Songzhuang Intangible Cultural Heritage Courtyard in Tongzhou District, and 16 young people paid homage to the teacher, performed rituals, and served tea, and officially became Yang Rui's disciples.
Yang Rui entered the Beijing Filigree Inlay Factory in 1970, focusing on metal engraving techniques, and has studied with more than 20 famous teachers in the industry, and has fully inherited the various processes of filigree inlay. He has engraved the station logo of the Great Wall of China Antarctica, made a replica of the Golden Crown of Yishan in the collection of cultural relics in the Ming Tombs, served as a technical consultant for the reproduction of treasures of the Palace Museum, and was elected as one of the national standard-setters for gold and silver jewelry of the People's Republic of China in 2019.
"Filigree inlay has a history of more than 3,000 years, and the filigree inlay technique in Beijing is particularly special, it originated from the palace office, and it is not easy to pass it on to today, and this skill must not be lost in the hands of our generation." Yang Rui said that he has been in the art for more than 50 years, he has not slept a day of laziness, most of the time is on his stool to stick to, he also encouraged the disciples to study hard, keep the integrity and innovation, "I hope that everyone can redouble their efforts, inherit the spirit of craftsmen, and carry forward the traditional handicrafts." ”
Yang Rui was also pleased to see that with the country's emphasis on traditional culture and handicrafts in recent years, more and more young people have begun to contact filigree inlays and metal engravings, and there are many highly educated talents among his apprentices. In addition to artistic creation, he also put more energy into teaching and theoretical research, and last year during the epidemic alone, he did online teaching for 100 college students and free training for technicians in the same industry across the country.
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