Paper-cutting artists from all over the world presented paper-cutting works to bless the Guangzhou Asian Games
Since ancient times, folk paper-cut artists like and are good at using paper-cut works to convey and express their blessings for beautiful things. This ancient folk skill is showing dazzling light today as the government and art lovers have paid more attention to it over the years. As the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games is approaching, paper-cut artists from all over the country have presented their carefully crafted paper-cut works to the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee to express their best wishes for the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games.
This time, a delegation from the Peoples Government of Sanmenxia City, Henan Province presented the "Splendid Yangcheng" by folk paper-cutting artists to the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee! It is understood that this paper-cut work was completed by many paper-cut artists including Li Zhumei, director of Sanmenxia Yellow River Folk Art Research Institute, which took several months to complete. This shows how precious the work is!
January 16th is the 300-day countdown to the opening of the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games. On this day, the Guangzhou Huangpu Sports Center was very lively with gongs and drums. The large-scale mass celebrations and fun games with the theme of "Welcoming the Asian Games, Creating Civilization, and Celebrating the New Year" conveyed the "Happy Asian Games" on this special day. of notes.
Before the celebration began, Xu Ruisheng, executive deputy secretary-general of the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee and deputy mayor of Guangzhou, took over the giant Asian Games-themed paper-cut artwork "Splendid Yangcheng" from Yang Shuping, mayor of Sanmenxia City, Henan Province.
The Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee continues to receive gifts and blessings from all over the country. The strong support from all over the country provides strong impetus for Guangzhou to host the 16th Asian Games.
Children of the Yellow River presented gifts to the Asian Games
In order to express the best wishes of the people of the Yellow River for the Guangzhou Asian Games, the Sanmenxia Municipal Peoples Government of Henan formed a delegation and donated the folk paper-cut art "Splendid Yangcheng" to the Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. Folk artists use this ancient technique passed down for thousands of years,Interpret the profound Lingnan culture.
At the event, when the more than 5-meter-long "Splendid Yangcheng" paper-cut scroll slowly unfolded, thousands of spectators at the scene burst into applause. The Asian Games emblem, mascots, sports icons and elements such as Guangzhou’s historical sites, cultural customs, city flower Kapok, and Year of the Tiger portraits integrate the Guangzhou Asian Games with Lingnan culture. Li Zhumei, director of the Yellow River Folk Art Research Institute in Sanmenxia City, said that she and her colleagues at the institute spent several months designing and producing this set of five pieces in the "Splendid Yangcheng" series. The largest one is more than 100 meters long. 5 meters, it is a rare large-scale work.
The mysterious art that has been passed down for thousands of years
Paper-cutting is a wonderful work of Chinese folk art, and paper-cutting in western Henan is a cultural heritage with a history of two thousand years.
"Mr. Ren Mengcang, the oldest member of the creative team of "Splendid Yangcheng", is 84 years old this year and is the representative inheritor of the folk paper-cutting project of Henan Provinces intangible cultural heritage." Li Zhumei said. Ren Mengcang has been cutting paper in the countryside all his life, but he never expected that he would finally make a name for himself. During the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Mr. Ren walked into the Olympic Village and demonstrated his traditional paper-cutting skills to international friends, which aroused considerable response. During the Beijing Paralympic Games, Guangzhou athletes Shan Zilong/Zhou Yangjing won Chinas first rowing gold medal in the history of the Paralympic Games, achieving a "zero breakthrough" in the Paralympic gold medal for Guangzhou athletes. Mr. Ren Mengcang created " "Wonderful Moments" paper-cut works were given to them as Mid-Autumn Festival gifts.
Looking forward to creating “Asian Games moments”
After the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Sanmenxia paper-cutting artists developed a strong interest in large-scale sports events. Therefore, they set their sights on the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, looking forward to integrating Lingnan cultural elements into the Yellow River paper-cutting art to express their blessings for the Guangzhou Asian Games.
Li Zhumei said that this is another masterpiece of their creative team after the 2008 Beijing Olympics paper-cutting "Fuwa Takes You to Beijing". "Splendid Yangcheng" uses the art of paper-cutting to organically integrate Guangzhous scenery and people and Asian Games elements. , magnificent, "We are preparing to create 'Asian Games Moments' during the Asian Games. We hope to record the moment when every Asian Games champion reaches gold and dedicate the work to them."
