[Commentary] Featured group flowers, animal photos, portraits... Walking into the studio of Ma Lingyan, the inheritor of intangible cultural heritage paper-cutting in Hongsibao District, Wuzhong City, Ningxia, the variety of paper-cutting is dizzying.
[Explanation] When Ma Lingyan was a child, the villagers would invite her mother and grandmother to show their hands and cut a few window grilles to take home to decorate during the festivals.
Under the influence of her eyes and ears, Ma Lingyan also likes paper-cutting. At the age of seven or eight, she can draw independently and cut out simple shapes.
[Concurrent] Ma Lingyan, the inheritor of Wuzhong's municipal intangible cultural heritage paper-cut
When I was young, my family was poor, and the paper-cuts at home were my toys. I usually went to my house to cut and play with my classmates after school. At that time, there was no red paper, so I used waste newspapers and homework paper to cut and play. Bar.
[Explanation] In 2001, Ma Lingyan was admitted to Ningxia Kindergarten Normal School and took the first art class in her life.
In the art class, Ma Lingyan also learned that paper-cutting is divided into "yin scissors" and "yang scissors" while learning carving skills, which has also become a major feature of her future works.
[Concurrent] Ma Lingyan, the inheritor of Wuzhong's municipal intangible cultural heritage paper-cut
Paper-cuts are divided into "Yin Scissors" and "Yang Scissors". In order to make this paper-cut more colorful, I combined the forms of "Yin Scissors" and "Yang Scissors".
This child's face is "yang scissors" (technique), and I cut out the body part using "yin scissors".
"Yang Scissors" means to keep the lines, and "Yin Scissors" means to cut the lines.
[Explanation] Today, Ma Lingyan works as a language teacher in a primary school, and is also a paper-cutting teacher in the "Intangible Cultural Heritage on Campus" activity, teaching students skills.
On weekdays, she is always addicted to the world of paper-cutting, constantly innovating and improving her skills.
[Concurrent] Madoradin
My mother is very obsessed with paper-cutting on weekdays. After returning home from get off work every day and having a meal, she goes to the workbench to start paper-cutting.
If she doesn't cut it for a day, she will feel that her hands are itchy, and she feels that there is something wrong in her life. After cutting it for a while, she will feel very comfortable.
[Explanation] Among Ma Lingyan's many works, she is most proud of a 15-meter anti-epidemic paper-cut scroll, which shows the people of Hongsibao District fighting against the epidemic during the epidemic.
[Concurrent] Ma Lingyan, the inheritor of Wuzhong's municipal intangible cultural heritage paper-cut
The idea of paper-cutting is the most important thing. What I am most proud of here is this paper-cut for fighting the epidemic, which is more than ten meters long in total.
This paper-cut reflects the anti-epidemic situation at that time, and it is also a kind of spirit of our people in Hongsibao District to fight against the epidemic.
[Explanation] When it comes to the promotion and inheritance of paper-cutting, Ma Lingyan is very confident. She believes that China has done a lot of work in the promotion and dissemination of traditional culture in recent years.
[Concurrent] Ma Lingyan, the inheritor of Wuzhong's municipal intangible cultural heritage paper-cut
During the Lantern Festival, I saw a lot of intangible cultural heritage (works) at the TV party, such as paper-cuts, shadow puppets, dramas, all on the screen, so I think our traditional Chinese culture will definitely get better and better, we do Paper-cuts are definitely more and more liked by more and more people.
(Reported by Xie Yu, Ningxia Wu Zhong)
Responsible editor: [Wang Shanshan]