[Commentary] At the two sessions of the National Congress in 2020, Zhou Shuying, a deputy to the National People's Congress and the inheritor of China's national intangible cultural heritage, will bring a special "proposal". In order to express gratitude to the medical workers, Zhou Shuying has created more than a dozen paper-cutting works to record the epidemic resistance, and the names of some anti-epidemic characters have been transformed into Chinese cultural symbols with the meaning of "virtue" into the paper-cutting.
[Same period] NPC deputy Zhou Shuying
During this epidemic, it shows that our country attaches great importance to the safety of people's lives. Medical staff stick to the front line regardless of their own safety. Countless artists and I were deeply moved. Artists took up pens, scissors, and created Many outstanding works against the epidemic have been published.
[Explanation] Yuxian Paper-cut originated in the Ming Dynasty and is a traditional folk art with unique style and high reputation both at home and abroad. Zhou Shuying is the inheritor of Hebei Xixian Paper-cut National Intangible Cultural Heritage. In her view, the charm of Chinese traditional culture lies in that it can not only enter the world stage, but also "make blood" for the economy, and even drive grassroots people out of poverty. Today, this millennium ancient county has attracted the attention and arrival of tourists from home and abroad with its traditional culture such as paper-cutting and tree-flowering.
[Same period] NPC deputy Zhou Shuying
There must be some culture-driven poverty alleviation, including that our county was named a national (national) historical (cultural) city last year. I think it is inseparable from the paper-cutting of Yu County and the local (cultural). The improvement of cultural heritage in this respect can also promote local economic development.
[Explanation] Zhou Shuying said that although the epidemic has caused a certain impact on the Chinese economy, the Chinese economy burst forth with new vitality during the epidemic, which brought her a lot of inspiration. At this year's National Two Sessions, Zhou Shuying will also propose to increase the cooperation between non-legacy culture and enterprises to make culture a "business card" while also driving economic development.
[Same period] NPC deputy Zhou Shuying
With such a severe epidemic abroad, we have (announced) two meetings in China, which means that China is very confident and confident in controlling the epidemic. I hope that during the two sessions, I can get more preferential policies for the cultural industry, and I hope to discuss more new models of the cultural industry with other representatives.
[Commentary] Recently, Zhou Shuying signed an agreement with a third party to obtain the authorization for the souvenir design of the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022, and once again had the opportunity to bring paper-cutting to the world stage. This time, she plans to add Chinese traditional auspicious elements such as gourd, auspicious cloud, peony and so on. Zhou Shuying hopes that people from all over the world will love paper-cutting, and hope that young people in our country will cherish our own excellent traditional culture.
Xing Lu reports from Shijiazhuang, Hebei
Editor in charge: [Li He]