Editorand #39; snote:InheritorsofmanyintangibleculturalheritageitemsinFenghuangcounty, Hunanprovince, notonlypracticewhattheirancestorspasseddownbutalsoinnovateanddevelopnewproductstomeetconsumerdemands. SomesharedtheirstoriesofyearsofefforttolearnandpromotetheirskillswithChinaDailyreporterZhangZhao.
XiangXiuping Miaoembroidery
WhenXiangXiupingwasalittlegirl، shelivedbesidearoadthatlocalMiaoethnicpeopletraveledontogotothemarket، andnoticedhowbeautifulanddelicatetheirtraditionalclotheswere. Sincethen، shehasbeeninterestedinMiaoembroidery، althoughshebelongstotheTujiaethnicgroup.
ShebegancollectingMiaoembroiderypiecesin1996.Aftershewaslaidofffromatobaccofactoryin2000,sheopenedanembroideryworkshopthatemployedotherlaid offworkers.
Duringthepastdecade، shehasworkedmanagingcompanies، storehousesandrestaurants، andusednearlyallherearningstobuyembroideryforhercollection.
andquot; Theworksarenotonlyart butalsoasilentlanguagethattellsthehistoryofacivilization andquot؛ او گفت:.
XiangownsashopintheoldtownofFenghuangthatsellsanddisplaysMiaoembroidery.IthastraditionalMiaocostumes,artpendants,toysandclothescombiningtraditionalembroideryskillsandmoderndesigns.
Thestarpieceintheshopisa148 متر longembroideryfinishedinMarch2013.ItwasdesignedbyXiangandtook48women,includingXiang، 26monthstocomplete.
TheworkshowsanoldmaninaMiaovillagetellingstoriesoftheethnicgroupand #39; shistoryfromtheprehistoricageuntiltoday. Xiangspentabout10yearscollectingthestories.
ظروف نقره YangHongjiang
Atonly27yearsofage YangHongjiangisalreadyanexpertintheMiaostyleofsilverwaremaking.
Hestartedtolearntheskillwhenhewasseven، firstfromhisfatherandthenfromothermasters، andbecameaprofessionalwhenhewas15.
Yangsaidsimilarskillsareseldomseenelsewhere andhewouldliketopromotethehandicraftnationwide.
AcommonlyusedtechniqueinMiaosilverwareiscoilingthinsilverwirestoformshapesorpatterns.Atechnicianusesamoldwith52holesofdifferentdiameterstoprocesssilveringotsintowiresasthinashairs,stepbystep.
andquot;Ineachofthe52procedures,youhavetobepatientandkeeptheforceeven-nottoohardortoosudden,andquot;saidYang,addingthatanotherofthedifficultiesinthetraditionalskillistokeeptheweldingtemperaturebetween950and1000C.
Eventhoughamaster Yangsometimeshastostartoveragainifhemakesamistake.
Abraceletusuallytakeshimtwodaystofinish.Hedoesnotneedadesignonpaper,forhecarriesallthepatternsinhismind.
به طور سنتی، Miaosilverwarewasusedasjewelry، butYangandhisco workershavedevelopednewproducts، suchasteasetsanddinnersets، whichareaspopularwithtouristsasthetraditionalbraceletsandnecklaces.
XiangYufeng Strawplaiting
XiangYufengaskedfornothingasadowrywhenshemarried exceptamachinetomakestrawshoes. At61yearsofage sheisstillusingthesamemachine.
Shesaidthebasicpatternsarefirmlyinhermind. andquot؛ Icanmakeshoesevenwithmyeyesclosed andquot؛ او گفت:.
XianghasastrawhandicraftshopintheoldtownofFenghuangwithaplaquethatreadsandquot; KingofStrawShoesandquot; writtenbyfamouscalligrapherHuangYongyu.
Herbusinesswasnotgoodbetween2006and2008. andquot; گفت Somepeoplelaughedatme,andIsometimesthoughtaboutgivingup,butIcouldnand#39;t.Iknowthisisanartandpartofourlifestylethatpeopleshouldneverforget,andquot;she. andquot;IbelieveIcanmakeadifference.andquot;
Shecanmakemorethan100differentshoepatterns someofwhicharemodernstyles. Basedontheskillsshelearnedmakingshoes shehasalsodevelopedotherhandicrafts.
andquot; Iand #39; maskilledworkerbutnotagooddesigner, andquot; Xiangsaid، addingthatherbrotherhelpsherdesignlargepiecesplaitedfromstraw، someofwhichhavewonawardsatdomestichandicraftexhibitions.
WangYao Miaobatik
WangYaowasborninGuizhouprovinceandwenttoFenghuangin2006.
andquot; Fenghuangisaplacethatgivesmeinnerpeaceandthelocalpeopleareverytolerant soIcancreatemyownworks andquot؛ او گفت.
Hisgrandfatherownedadyeingbusiness، whereWangbecameinterestedinbatik، asimilartechnique، some30yearsago.
TraditionalMiaobatikpatternsaremostlydotsandcurvedlines، butWangusesmorecomplexdesignswithnewthemesandelements، suchasBuddhismandChinesepainting.
andquot; Anintangibleculturalheritageloosesitsvitalityifitisonlypreservedinthemuseums andquot؛ او گفت. andquot; Themarketbringsitfreshblood.andquot;
Hedesignedaseriesofqipao (atraditionalChinesedressforwomen) usingbatiktechnique andsaidhewantstodevelopaseriesofblueclothesaspopularasbluedenimjeans.
andquot; Ethnicculturecanbefashionable andquot؛ او گفت.
Wanghasalsoimprovedthedyeformulatoreducethedyeingprocessfromonedaytolessthan10minutes sotouristscantrythete





