[New Year Chronicle] The non-genetic inheritor of the lanterns in Quanzhou, Fujian "Shouyi", the whole family has been in battle for decades
[Explanation] Cao Shuzhen is the provincial inheritor of the national intangible cultural heritage "Quanzhou Lantern" in Fujian.
Every year, she takes a family of more than 30 people in four generations, busy for three to four months, making nearly 300 handmade colorful lanterns, and sending them to various districts and cities in Quanzhou to light up the bright Lantern Festival together with other lanterns. night of.
On February 5, the reporter walked into the Cao Shuzhen Lantern Art Workshop in the old town of Quanzhou, Fujian, to learn about the inheritance story of this lantern family.
[Explanation] Cao Shuzhen, 69, learned to make lanterns from her father since she was a child. In 1966, she joined the Quanzhou Arts and Crafts Company to study with old artists, specializing in character color tie, and has been dealing with lanterns for more than 50 years.
Cao Shuzhen, who has been immersed in color tie for decades, combines color tie and lantern, and uses a horse-drawn setting to make the figure rotate in the lantern, making the lantern more three-dimensional and vivid.
[Concurrent] National Intangible Cultural Heritage "Quanzhou Lantern" Cao Shuzhen, Fujian provincial inheritor
Because this Caizha (subject) is very wide, there are Caizha characters and animals, so I will put Caizha into the lantern.
When I first started, I used a flat surface to place the relief, which was more three-dimensional.
Later, I blended it into it and rotated it, making it more three-dimensional.
(Cai Zha) Will not be lost, and then continue to keep it, the traditional art left by this old predecessor into the lantern.
[Commentary] Cao Shuzhen's daughter Li Jingyong inherited her mantle.
Li Jingyong, who has been fascinated since childhood, officially became a teacher at the age of 20. He has been engaged in color tie and lantern production for more than 20 years. Many of his independently created works participated in the exhibition and won awards. Now it has become the Quanzhou-level intangible cultural heritage "Quanzhou color tie" The heirs.
[Concurrent] Intangible cultural heritage "Quanzhou Caizha" Li Jingyong, inheritor of Quanzhou
Just like "Time Race", children have to race against time to learn well, and then they must have filial piety. People are originally good at nature.
I hope there is an allusion in every lantern.
Last year I went to Fujian-Taiwan Yuan (museum) for two days.
Inside, there are acupuncture, material silk, colored ties, and traditional bone lamps.
It is to integrate all the (craftsmanship) of the lantern into my whole lamp.
[Commentary] Li Jingyong told reporters that her research on lanterns is very "crazy."
Due to the prevention and control of the epidemic, Quanzhou suspended the annual Lantern Lantern Festival this year, and the number of lantern orders at home was much less. This gave Li Jingyong more time to work slowly and carefully, and settle down to make and study more exquisite lanterns.
[Concurrent] Intangible cultural heritage "Quanzhou Caizha" Li Jingyong, inheritor of Quanzhou
Sometimes when I was cooking something, I suddenly thought of what I wanted to do, and suddenly I ran over to do it, forgetting what I was cooking over there, and it was boiled.
Then I talked to others, and suddenly I thought there was something I could do by myself. I closed the door and pushed my friends out, and I just did my own thing.
People say that people in artistic life are like lunatics, which is really true.
[Explanation] Quanzhou lanterns with a long history are famous at home and abroad for their unique paper-cutting, needle-punching craftsmanship and silk inlaying skills, and are typical representatives of southern lanterns.
The lanterns made by Cao Shuzhen are known as Cao's lanterns, and their works are exported to Southeast Asian countries.
Cao Shuzhen said that since she has been identified as the inheritor, she must strive to pass on the craftsmanship of making lanterns and color tie.
[Concurrent] National Intangible Cultural Heritage "Quanzhou Lantern" Cao Shuzhen, Fujian provincial inheritor
Now more (some) people know how this Caizha looks like.
We should pass this art to people in our family, and then put these things into school to teach, so that the next generation of children can understand the hand-crafted art handed down by the older generations, and continue to carry it forward on the basis of tradition. To be more innovative.
Kening Wu Guanbiao reports from Quanzhou, Fujian
Editor in charge: [Li He]