[Explanation] In recent years, Zhuangxiang’s intangible cultural heritage has moved from the "field" to the "network" and "breaks the circle" with fashion.
Recently, the reporter walked into the Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum in Jiangnan District, Nanning City, Guangxi. A dazzling array of local Zhuang "intangible cultural heritage" cultural elements such as small horsetail embroidered square bags, python dragon pattern backpacks, and large square towels with flower mountain rock paintings came into view.
[Explanation] Wei Yuhao, a craftsman, carefully introduced the shape and design concept of each "strong element" cultural and creative product to the reporter.
Among them, bronze drums with Zhuangxiang characteristics, fashionable sweaters printed with Zhuang brocade patterns, and backpacks with totem elements in Zhuangxiang are favored by many foreign tourists.
[Explanation] Wei Yuhao is a handmade leather goods maker in the museum. In 2014, Wei Yuhao began to make handmade leather goods. Later, after being recommended by friends, he entered the intangible cultural heritage museum and participated in articles involving the combination of Zhuang cultural elements and modern leather goods production. Creative work.
Wei Yuhao said that artworks such as Zhuang brocade and ethnic fabrics represent the Zhuang people’s pursuit of beauty, and hopes to integrate the Zhuang people’s sense of beauty into this era.
[Concurrent] Craftsman Wei Yuhao
We just hope that through an innovative way of combining the Zhuang brocade culture and some totem culture with leather goods, young people and more people can get to know, contact and like our Zhuang culture.
[Explanation] In recent years, Guangxi has vigorously developed the "intangible heritage" cultural heritage work, explored the cultural resources of Zhuang Township, encouraged the "intangible heritage" inheritor studios and enterprises to combine their own characteristics, and through the creation of "intangible heritage" cultural blocks, etc. Promote the development of "intangible heritage" cultural industries.
[Explanation] Tan Xiangguang, a master of Guangxi arts and crafts and inheritor of Guangxi Zhuang brocade weaving craftsmanship, introduced that in the past, the spread of Zhuang brocade culture was mainly based on the way of "going down to the field" to develop weaving mothers in rural areas to attract middle-aged women to learn Zhuang brocade skills and increase income Now, through the development of fashionable Zhuang brocade elements, opening Taobao stores, and online promotion, the "rustic" stereotype of Zhuang brocade culture has gradually been broken, and more and more young people have begun to pay attention to and fall in love with Zhuang brocade culture. .
[Concurrent] Tan Xiangguang, Inheritor of Guangxi Zhuang Brocade Weaving Technology
I think our Zhuang Brocade is now on the clothing, there is already a trendy and beautiful (fashionable), which has a great significance for our traditional (Zhuang Brocade culture) inheritance, and then allows our young people to use their many imaginations. Strength, continue to inherit and carry forward our national culture.
Reporter Zhang Guangquan Yu Jing Nanning reports
Editor in charge: [Zhang Kaixin]