Inner Mongolia Helinger folk paper-cutting
Many people still think that paper-cutting is just a simple decoration, which may make this one of the most precious paper arts in China - paper-cutting. Nowadays, due to the emergence of paper-cutting machines, the artistic value of paper-cutting has been ignored by people. However, many paper-cutting works with strong local cultural colors may be lost if they are not fully excavated and rescued. What I would like to introduce to you here is the paper-cutting art from the grasslands. Let’s experience the passionate paper-cutting art of the grasslands of Inner Mongolia!
"The scissors are like silver horses, paper is like grassland, the scissors fly and the paper spins, and thousands of flowers bloom." This is the writer Mr. Feng Jicais high evaluation of the art of paper-cutting. As a living fossil of Inner Mongolias grassland culture, Helingers paper-cut art can be said to be world-renowned. On the morning of July 18, the reporter met with Duan Jian, the president of the Inner Mongolia Paper-cut Society, and he took the reporter to appreciate the charm of the paper-cut works.
When the reporter was appreciating the work, Duan Jian sighed: “In the past, people’s traditional concept that paper-cutting was just to put up window grilles and decorate the home was actually a misunderstanding. Many people still don’t know its true value. In fact, These paper-cut works scattered among the people in Inner Mongolia are 'living fossils' for studying grassland culture. If they are not rescued in time, they are likely to be burned as firewood."
Perhaps because he is too obsessed with the art of paper-cutting, Duan Jian has led a group of people who also love this art in recent years to protect cultural heritage. Every year, he goes to villages and towns nearly a hundred times to purchase paper-cut works. This year he discovered more than 20 outstanding folk paper-cutting artists. But it is not enough to just explore works and folk artists. In Duan Jians heart, it is his dream to promote the art of paper-cutting and let more people realize its value. For this reason, they promoted paper-cutting to tourists as a key tourist item in Helin Shengle Baiting Garden, and many Helin people who traveled abroad also printed paper-cutting on their business cards.
Now there is something that makes Duan Jian happy. In 2003, Helin County was named the "Hometown of Chinese Folk Paper-cutting Art"; in 2006, while strengthening the protection of intangible cultural heritage, paper-cutting was also included in Inner Mongolias Intangible Cultural Heritage. Cultural heritage list. In the same year, at the Second International Paper-cut Art Festival, He Lin was also awarded the "Hometown of International Paper-cut Art" by the Eastern and Western Writers and Artists Association. Duan Jian was excitedSaid: "Now I am compiling "A Collection of Chinese Folk Paper-cut Art" and Lin Juan. I am full of confidence in the future of paper-cut art."
If the art of paper-cutting is a world-renowned treasure, then there are more intangible cultural heritages worthy of our careful exploration and protection in this land. Speaking of these precious treasures, Liu Tao, director of the Helin County Cultural Center Office, looked excited. He has been hunting for treasures in the countryside from last year to this year, and he never thought that there would be so many "treasures" in his hometown. "Suona, Daxinyingzis Yangko tunes, temple fairs, old man Ba ??Shuyings folk songs..." Perhaps he was too partial to these cultural heritages. Director Liu seemed a little excited. He said, "Now we have surveyed six items. Cultural heritage, including literature, folklore, musical instruments, etc., are all found during our journey of more than 8,000 kilometers. So far, we have received more than 900 objects and works."< /p>
However, what makes Director Liu most proud is that they have now completed three application projects, among which the art of paper-cutting has been included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Inner Mongolia. In addition, this year they are also preparing to apply for temple fairs and Ba Shuyings folk songs.
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Hohhot and Lin County, the "Hometown of Folk Paper-cutting" with a long history, were officially named "Hometown of Chinese Folk Paper-cutting Art" by the Ministry of Culture last month. The "Hometown of Chinese Folk Paper-cut Art" naming selection is a work carried out by the Ministry of Culture across the country to promote folk art, prosper and develop outstanding folk art. This selection was inspected and accepted by the Ministry of Culture, and all results met the national standards. It is named and has an authoritative status recognized by the government.
Helinger County, bordered by Yinshan Mountain in the north and the Yellow River in the west, has a profound and rich historical and cultural heritage. The county’s traditional folk art is colorful and has distinctive national style and local characteristics. The folk paper-cutting art It is the most vivid representative. The county has a wide range of people engaged in paper-cut art. There are many elderly people in their 70s and 80s and girls in their teens in the 13 towns and villages in the county who can cut paper, and every household is good at paper cutting. The dragon, phoenix, lotus, ten thousand characters, longevity and other works created by these ordinary working people are rough and bold yet reveal exquisiteness, depth and depth.Containing agility, the works are lifelike and vivid, fully demonstrating the simple and straightforward character traits of northerners.
In order to explore and promote this folk paper-cutting art, in 1998, the county established the Horinger Paper-cutting Association, the first banner county paper-cutting organization in the autonomous region. This makes this folk wonder show a new look again. In recent years, the County Paper-cutting Association has discovered and trained more than 70 folk paper-cutting veterans and newcomers, so that folk art can be carried forward, old works have been preserved, and new works have come out one after another. In addition, the countys paper-cutting association overcame difficulties and rescued and excavated more than 6,000 folk paper-cutting art works that were about to be lost. In order to cultivate new talents, the association also sent the art of paper-cutting into the classrooms of the county vocational middle school, making this traditional art There is new room for development.
The water and soil of Helin have cultivated the art of paper-cutting, and the art of paper-cutting has made Helin famous far and wide. In the past few years, more than 3,000 paper-cut works in the county have won awards in various art exhibitions across the country and the autonomous region, and more than 1,600 works have been published in various magazines and newspapers. CCTV "Oriental Time and Space",
