[Commentary] 53-year-old Ozon Dorje is the representative inheritor of the traditional horn bow making process in Jianzha County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. It is understood that Jianzha is known as the "hometown of national archery". Every local family has a bow, so Osun Dorje has been in contact with bows and arrows since he was a child, and has learned the craftsmanship with his elders. He has been making Tibetan traditions for decades. Horn bow.
[Same period] Osun Dorje, the representative inheritor of the traditional crafts of making ox horn bow in Qinghai
Bows in many places are only made as a kind of sports competition and sporting goods, but the Tibetans are different. The Tibetans have a deep feeling for this bow and arrow, and use the bow and arrow as a town house to ward off evil and protect one side. Such a thing as peace. Including its reinforcement, the selection of horns, and the production of bows, the above paintings are all excellence.
[Commentary] Osun Dorje told reporters that the traditional Tibetan horn bow is purely hand-made, and now mainly uses the buffalo horn, snake skin and bamboo slices in the south and the beef tendon of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau as raw materials. Superb skills require more patience. From the selection of materials to the finished product, the production cycle of a bow is up to six months. Compared with the bow and arrow production in other regions and other countries, the process is more cumbersome.
[Same period] Osun Dorje, the representative inheritor of the traditional crafts of making ox horn bow in Qinghai
The whole country, including the world archery, shoots them in a parabolic way, but the Tibetan archery is different, because he wants a full bow, and he needs a lot of pounds. Basically men here take more than 46 pounds. , Just like shooting, it is a point of parallel release of arrows, so the bow needed is strong, the elasticity is good, and the quality is good.
[Commentary] Osun Dorje said that due to many factors such as pure hand-made, cumbersome craftsmanship, and long production cycle, there are fewer and fewer people engaged in the production of traditional Tibetan horn bows. In order to allow the local national culture to be inherited, 2012 In 1949, he set up his own company and recruited a large number of apprentices, hoping to teach the Tibetan traditional horn bow making skills to more people.
[Same period] Qinghai Jianzha Traditional Ox Horn Bow Making Folk Handicraft
I have been (learning) this horn bow with teacher Dorje for five or six years. This horn bow is difficult to learn, but I like it (making) myself and continue to study.
[Commentary] Since 2015, the China · Qinghai International Ethnic Traditional Archery Classics held every year has also enabled Oson Dorje to gain a large number of overseas "fans". Oson Dorje said that in recent years, archery enthusiasts in the United States, Germany, Spain, South Korea and other countries have raved about Qinghai Tibetan horn bows and have booked overseas, which has made him more confident in inheriting national culture. It is hoped that the future Tibetan traditional ox horn bow can gradually go to the world.
[Same period] Osun Dorje, the representative inheritor of the traditional crafts of making ox horn bow in Qinghai
The biggest wish is to bring these apprentices well, and teach them all the traditional traditional crafts. After they have also made achievements, let more people understand the traditional Tibetan horns and arrows and (Qinghai) bow and arrow culture.
Reporter Liu Yi reports from Qinghai
Editor in charge: [Wang Kai]