Strengthen the protection of paper-cutting artists in Yu County
Yixian paper-cutting, like many intangible cultural heritages, continues its production process through the inheritance mechanism of oral and heart-to-heart teaching and from generation to generation. This process is basically completed by the inheritors of the skills. They master, carry and pass on the traditional Yuxian paper-cut making skills, but these skills belong to the spiritual and cultural level and are invisible and intangible, so it is often difficult to attract peoples attention. At present, the older generation of artists who have mastered the traditional paper-cutting skills in Yu County are generally old and have passed away one after another. Their unique skills have also disappeared, leaving no successors. The protection of the inheritors determines the continuation and development of Yu Countys paper-cut making skills and should be taken seriously.
First of all, the "Convention for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage" stipulates in many aspects such as the main body, reporting agency, organizational structure, protection measures and other aspects of the protection of intangible cultural heritage, which reflects the governments role in the protection of intangible cultural heritage. obligations and responsibilities. Relevant government departments should regularly organize inheritors to learn the regulations and policies for the protection of intangible cultural heritage, and strengthen the inheritors' awareness of inheritance.
Secondly, in the process of evaluating and reporting successors of paper-cutting in Yu County, relevant government departments should adhere to the principles of openness and fairness, determine candidates, give honors, entrust important tasks, and avoid abusing power, appointing inhumane people, and harming the people. The enthusiasm of paper-cutting artists to inherit traditional production skills should also be paid attention to breaking the stereotypes of family inheritance, recognizing truly outstanding paper-cutting artists, and creating conditions to ensure the effective inheritance of Yuxian paper-cutting traditional skills.
Thirdly, in addition to Zhou Zhaoming, the inheritor of national intangible cultural heritage, who enjoys an annual living allowance of 10,000 yuan from the state, the Yu County government can allocate special funds to provincial and county-level inheritors to improve their living conditions. , improve their social status, encourage them to study skills, reward them for inheriting and teaching skills, and effectively support the healthy continuation of the traditional paper-cutting skills in Yu County.
