(New Year's Walk at the Grassroots) The taste of the New Year in the hands of a paper-cut inheritor in Shanxi: Intangible cultural heritage welcomes the Lantern Festival
Chinanews.com Luliang, February 11th telegram: The taste of the New Year in the hands of a paper-cut inheritor in Shanxi: Intangible cultural heritage welcomes the Lantern Festival
Author Liu Xiaohong Yuan Jilian
In order to add a festive atmosphere, Gao Cuizhen, the representative inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of the Liulin County Paper-cutting Project in Luliang, Shanxi Province, is presenting the Liulin Folk Culture "Panzihui" in the form of paper-cutting to welcome the Lantern Festival of the Year of the Tiger.
The reporter saw at Gao Cuizhen's home that there were tiger paper-cuts pasted on the windows and cabinets of her home, and the smell of old age was still strong at home.
When it comes to paper-cutting, Gao Cuizhen said that "a pair of scissors and a piece of paper" is almost the whole meaning of her life.
The picture shows Gao Cuizhen's paper-cut work "Hundred Tigers".
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
Gao Cuizhen, who has loved paper-cutting since she was a child, still loves it for more than 40 years. Her works are exquisite yet flexible, rough yet delicate, and have a local style of the Loess Plateau.
Gao Cuizhen, who regarded paper-cutting as everything, was eventually changed by paper-cutting.
According to reports, Gao Cuizhen was taught by words and deeds from her parents and grandmother when she was a child, coupled with her own ingenuity, diligent study and practice, she has accumulated excellent basic skills in paper-cutting and painting at a young age.
When I was in school, whenever I went to Liulin County to go to the temple fair, others would travel dozens of miles to buy some daily necessities, but Gao Cuizhen was always looking for good books everywhere.
Gao Cuizhen said that she remembered that her father gave her 2 yuan once. She saw those yellowed books that others didn't even look at, and she found them treasures and bought them all.
From villains to various miscellaneous books, whether they are borrowed or bought for themselves, as long as they have time, they will eagerly read. understand and improve.
After getting married, Gao Cuizhen is still obsessed with her beloved paper-cutting industry while taking care of her children and busy with housework.
In order to reduce the burden on the family, Gao Cuizhen tried every means to use her paper-cutting skills to sell some paper sticks during the Qingming and Mid-Autumn Festivals to earn some money to supplement the family.
At the same time, she studied with teachers everywhere, constantly innovating works.
In Gao Cuizhen's studio, various works of different sizes are plastered all around.
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
The hard work pays off. After Gao Cuizhen's "Yellow River Spinning Drum" won unanimous praise, it was collected by paper-cut enthusiasts at a price of 2,000 yuan. Since then, Gao Cuizhen's paper-cutting has become famous.
For Gao Cuizhen, this incident is a spur and a driving force. Gradually, the changes brought about by paper-cutting appeared in her life. She purchased the first TV and the first computer in the village, and her life has reached a new level. .
In Gao Cuizhen's studio, various works of different sizes are plastered all around.
Among them, hundreds of her paper-cut works, such as "Jujube Township Fruits", "Street Market in the Sky", "Spring Ploughing" and "Willow Forest Plate Culture Welcome to the Olympic Games", have participated in many paper-cut art competitions at home and abroad and won awards.
The picture shows Gao Cuizhen's paper-cut work "More Than Years After Years".
Photo courtesy of the interviewee
In order to better inherit the art of paper-cutting, Gao Cuizhen often gives free lectures to students and trains thousands of students and paper-cut lovers.
Facing the future, Gao Cuizhen wants to improve the taste of paper-cutting, combine the art of paper-cutting with cultural tourism, integrate the art of paper-cutting into various products, increase the added value of products, and use economic benefits to boost the development and inheritance of paper-cutting.
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