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National policy protection measures for the protection of folk paper-cutting in Yueqing

National policy protection measures for the protection of folk paper-cutting in Yueqing National policy protection measures for the protection of folk paper-cutting in Yueqing

The Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government attach great importance to the protection of ethnic and folk art resources. In 2000, the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government issued the "Outline for Building a Cultural Province in Zhejiang Province (2001-2020)" and extensively organized and carried out cultural activities with a mass base and local ethnic and folk characteristics to develop a hometown of folk art and a center of characteristic art. Township and ethnic folk cultural and ecological reserves.


Yueqings fine-grained paper cutting was listed as a key traditional craft protection and development project by Zhejiang Province. Xiangyang Town was awarded the title of "Hometown of Folk Art in Zhejiang Province" and "Hometown of Folk Art in China", and Siqian Village was named "Hometown of Folk Art in Zhejiang Province" and "Hometown of Folk Art in China". "Cultural Characteristic Village". Since the Ministry of Culture launched the “Authentication, Rescue, Protection, Development and Utilization Project of China’s Oral and Intangible Heritage” in 2002, the movement to protect intangible cultural heritage in Zhejiang Province has continued to gain momentum. In 2003, Zhejiang Province held a provincial-wide work conference on the protection of ethnic and folk culture, and established a "Protection Project" leading group and expert committee. The provincial government made a decision to allocate 5 million yuan of special funds each year from 2002 to 2005 to use It focuses on the discovery and protection of excellent national folk art resources and the cultivation of folk art talents. Yueqing Citys cultural authorities also organize fine-grained paper engraving training classes and other activities in schools, inviting paper engraving artists to teach and cultivate new inheritors.


National policy protection measures for the protection of folk paper-cutting in Yueqing


In 2003, Yueqing Municipal Cultural Bureau and Yueqing Municipal Education Bureau listed Yueqing Special School as the first batch of folk art teaching experimental bases. On May 27, 2005, Zhejiang Province announced the first list of representative works of intangible cultural heritage, and Yueqing fine-grained paper was included in it. In March 2006, the Yueqing Municipal Culture Bureau and the Yueqing Municipal Education Bureau identified the Second Primary School of Lecheng Town, Yueqing City, the Second Primary School of Hongqiao Town, Yueqing City, and the Middle School of Xiangyang Town, Yueqing City as the second batch of folk art teaching experimental bases in Yueqing City , that is, the fine grain paper engraving teaching base. In May 2006, Chinas first national intangible cultural heritage list was announced, and Yueqing fine-grained paper was included in it.The Ministry of Culture and the Ministry of Finance launched special funds for the protection of national intangible cultural heritage. In June 2007, the "Regulations on the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Zhejiang Province" passed by the 32nd Session of the Standing Committee of the Tenth Peoples Congress of Zhejiang Province is divided into general principles, protection responsibilities and protection funds, listing and inheritance, protection measures and management, scientific There are seven parts including research and reasonable utilization, legal liability, and supplementary provisions. At present, the inheritors of Yueqings fine-grained paper intangible cultural heritage are Lin Bangdong and Chen Yuhua, and they enjoy the subsidies and benefits of inheritors. Yueqing also has an intangible cultural heritage office and a paper-cutting association to assist in the protection of fine-grained paper.