Chinanews.com, Lanzhou, May 31 (Liu Yutao, Ai Qinglong) "Use a pencil to outline the outline, then use a black marker to paint your favorite color, and finally use a knife to carve out the blank background." Baiyin, Baiyin, Gansu Province Bai Zilin, a student from the District 14th Elementary School, said, "The most difficult thing to do with this painting is to use a knife to carve out the background part."
Bai Zilin is creating cucurbit paper prints of national musical instruments.
She introduced that cucurbit is a national musical instrument of the Dai people. The people of the Dai people can sing and dance, and their distinctive ethnic festivals, such as the Songkran Festival, are very interesting. She wants to create a work with the ethnic elements of the Dai people as the content.
The picture shows students creating paper prints.
Photo by Liu Yutao
In addition to cucurbits, some of Bai Zilin's classmates painted pipa, some guzheng, and others painted ethnic costumes. The class was full of ethnic customs.
Zhang Teng, a paper-printing teacher at the 14th Primary School in Baiyin District, Baiyin City, said that children are too young to tell them about national culture and national unity. They understand it more abstractly, but through the process of painting and hand-making, they will take the initiative to ask the teacher about this. Which nationality’s musical instrument is it?
How is it played?
What is this dress pattern, etc., in the mutual exchange, subtly enhance the national feelings.
"We usually sell waste cardboard as rubbish, and then we suddenly thought that this thing can be turned into a work of art, without spending money on materials, so that students can cut out a piece of waste cardboard every week and use it for creation. We combine the two forms of painting and sculpture to show the works." Zhang Teng said.
The picture shows students creating paper prints of ethnic costumes.
Photo by Liu Yutao
In 2013, the school established a paper engraving club. Through paper engraving production, students learn about ethnic minority architecture, costumes, musical instruments, etc., learn the content of ethnic culture, and understand the concept of family ties to the Chinese nation.
Now, under the guidance of teachers, the school’s students have created the "Red Revolutionary Mark" series, the "Fruit Party" series, the "12 Chinese Zodiac" series, the "Chinese Family Family" series, the "Minority Sports Run" series, and the "Fruit Party" series. Works such as "National Costume" series and "National Architecture" series, and many works have been collected by relevant units and departments.
Zhang Teng said that there are three steps in making paper prints. First, choose a clean and flat cardboard, conceive the main structure of the painting, use a pencil to shape the cardboard and outline the outline with a marker; second, choose your favorite color to paint ; Finally, use a safety knife to carve off the excess background, and check the lines to complete the work.
The No. 14 Primary School in Baiyin District is located in the main urban area where many ethnic groups live in scattered areas and are multi-cultural.
Over the years, the school has given full play to the important role of ethnic art education for primary school students, and allowed ethnic art to truly enter the hearts of every student.
The school carries out a variety of activities through themed team meetings, clubs, school-based textbooks, etc., so that students know from an early age that the arts of various ethnic groups are rich and colorful, and they are mutually integrated and form a family. The Chinese people and all ethnic groups should help each other and unite and love the motherland. Build a happy and beautiful family together.
Pan Hongwei, the principal of the 14th Primary School in Baiyin District, Baiyin City, said that it is not enough for education to only stay in textbooks, but must be reflected in actual operations.
For example, we are now offering paper-based creativity, as well as courses such as style painting and carving time. There will be different levels of ethnic culture and ethnic art content.
Pan Hongwei said that through the implementation of a series of national unity and progress creation work, the school has enabled students not only to understand the colorful cultural characteristics of ethnic minorities and the historical origins of thousands of miles of different styles and customs.
More importantly, he has a better understanding of the concept of the big family of the motherland.
The national pride and self-confidence of the students have been stimulated, and a harmonious and progressive campus culture atmosphere has been formed.
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