China News Service, Huzhou, January 3 (Reporter Shi Zinan) A low stool, a pair of glasses, a pen selection knife... The master of lake pen Yang Songyuan holds the pen in his left hand and the pen selection knife in his right.

The brush of the pen tip is quickly turned over layer by layer, and the unqualified hairs are removed in less than a few seconds.

　　The lake brush, together with Huimo, Xuan paper, and Duan inkstone, is called the "Four Treasures of the Study" and is an important symbol of the long and splendid Chinese civilization.

Yang Songyuan, a native of Qianjin Town, Nanxun District, Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province, is a Chinese master of pen-making art and a master of Zhejiang Province's arts and crafts. In 2018, he was named the "Great Power Craftsman" of light industry.

The notes recorded by Yang Songyuan provided by Qianjin Town

　　Yang Songyuan has been engaged in the lake pen industry for nearly 50 years since he started learning pen-making techniques at the age of 15.

"When I was young, I thought it was easy to make pens. When I was studying art, I also brought books and musical instruments to pass the free time." Yang Songyuan said, unexpectedly a week later, but he didn't even learn the simplest pen making movements. .

　　"The master pen maker said that learning art should be calm, and thinking about doing other things will make me distracted. Naturally, I can't learn the handicraft well." After that, Yang Songyuan settled down to concentrate on learning art, and later studied with several masters. Skills have been further improved.

　　After the reform and opening up, traditional handicraft industries such as pen-making were greatly impacted. Many workers switched jobs, but Yang Songyuan persisted.

Unlike other pen masters, he has always maintained the habit of taking notes.

　　"A good memory is not as good as a bad pen. Whether it is taught by a master or by myself, I will record all the experience and experience one by one." In Yang Songyuan's view, any product must keep up with the progress of society and meet the needs of the market. , Hubi is no exception.

Yang Songyuan provided in Qianjin Town

　　"The inheritance of the Hu pen requires innovation. There is room for innovation in both the selection of raw materials and the production process." Yang Songyuan said. For example, in the past, the degreasing of the Hu pen sheep mill was fumigated with lime water and sulfur, which easily caused the hair mill to be over-defatted and brittle. Degreasing for high temperature and plant ash can keep the hairs in the best state of ink storage and elasticity.

　　"Whether the quality of the lake pen is good or not, the painter has the final say." On the road of innovation, Yang Songyuan frequently communicated with famous calligraphy and painting artists, and produced personalized lake pens in batches according to their needs and introduced them to the market, providing operational ideas for lake pen innovation.

　　In recent years, Yang Songyuan's innovative lake pen varieties have hundreds of styles.

Among them, the hand-made lake brushes, "Golden Covered Imitating Clouds" and "Lingyun Jianbi", were selected by the Shanghai World Expo and will be permanently displayed in the study room of the "Jiuzhou Qingyan" in the National Pavilion of China; "Tang Dynasty Chicken Distance" and "Han and Tang Charm" Other traditional antique series master pens have aroused strong response in the Hong Kong market.

Provided by Lake Bi Qianjin Town made by Yang Songyuan

　　"Hubi is a treasure of the country, and we have the responsibility to pass it on well." "Hubi craftsmanship has few successors, how can it be passed on from generation to generation?" In recent years, Yang Songyuan has put more energy on the inheritance of Hubi culture.

　　Filming documentaries to promote the intangible cultural heritage of Hubi, writing and publishing Hubi papers, visiting various places to explore the heritage of Hubi and the spread of production skills, and establishing a research, inheritance, and innovation team for Hubi... Yang Songyuan finally came to "bring apprentices, publicize lectures, and compile materials" Three aspects of experience.

　　"It is a very meaningful thing for a person to engage in a profession and to do it for a lifetime." Nowadays, Yang Songyuan still insists on making lake brushes.

He said, "Pen making is really a boring and strict job, but because I like it, I can spend my whole life on this thing." (End)