China News Service, Chongqing, April 16th, title: Indian Chinese innovation and inheritance of Shabu traditional intangible cultural heritage have a new expression
Author Liang Qinqing
"Only by truly experiencing and feeling traditional culture can we taste the true flavor of it. My wife and I opened a shabu-themed spa in Rongchang, hoping that the intangible cultural heritage will be rejuvenated in the inheritance, and also hope to attract more Chinese people to deepen their understanding of Chinese traditions. Cultural identity." Chen Jifeng, an Indian Chinese, said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from Chinanews.com on the 16th.
Rongchang Xiabu is a linen cloth woven from high-quality ramie. It is completely hand-woven. It is named after the cool and pleasant wearing in summer. It has been in the local area for thousands of years.
In 2008, Chongqing Rongchang summer cloth weaving skills were included in the national intangible cultural heritage list.
Chen Jifeng's grandfather, who was originally from Guangdong, went to India to work and married a local in the 1950s.
Chen Jifeng has 1/4 Chinese blood in his body.
In 2015, he met Tang Yi, a girl from Rongchang, at a party, and the two gradually became attracted to each other.
After the two got married in 2019, Chen Jifeng gave up his overseas work to live in Rongchang, and his fate with Xia Bu began.
Like China, India also has a long history of textiles, and there are many linen products. Chen Jifeng has a natural affinity for Xiabu. In addition, his wife's family is doing work related to Xiabu, which gives him great convenience to innovate and inherit Xiabu.
"When I first came into contact with Xiabu, I felt that it was very natural and pure." Chen Jifeng said that Xiabu does not use chemical raw materials in the whole process, relying on artificial and natural forces, and its unique color and texture are the most primitive expression of nature.
"When I talk to my foreign friends about Shabu, they all think it's amazing."
Traditional culture needs to be passed on, and it needs to be seen by the world.
Chen Jifeng and his wife had new ideas on how to bring the ancient and traditional skill of shabu to life.
At present, the "big health industry" is developing rapidly in China as an emerging industry. They seized the opportunity to build a SPA club in Rongchang, which integrated the antibacterial and breathable functions of Xiabu into it, deepening people's sense of experience, and giving traditional intangible cultural heritage a new look. expression.
Chen Jifeng believes that nowadays people are more accustomed to obtaining intangible cultural heritage knowledge through the Internet, but it is not easy to find traces of intangible cultural heritage in real life. It seems that it exists only in the local intangible cultural heritage list".
Tang Yi said, "Our SPA club is an attempt", hoping to make people feel that intangible cultural heritage is around and can be integrated into all aspects of life. Folk intangible cultural heritage needs to go out of the "small world", and Xiabu should build a bridge between people and intangible cultural heritage. .
"Intangible cultural heritage shabu is an important part of Chinese traditional culture. After adding service attributes, people can feel its charm." Ms. Zhao is a frequent visitor of the clubhouse. She told reporters that the shabu steaming room here is unique and ordinary. After staying in the steam room for a long time, it will make people feel dry. If you stay here for more than an hour, you will not feel stuffy. After steaming, you will feel refreshed.
Now, Rongchang has hundreds of types of summer cloth products, including printing and dyeing summer cloth, tourist souvenirs, cultural and creative products, bedding, home accessories, and summer cloth clothing.
Orders for shabu continued to rise as summer approaches and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) comes into effect.
The reporter learned from the Economic and Information Commission of Rongchang District that the current demand for shabu in the international market is about 3 million horses per year, which are mainly sold to Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions, of which Japan and South Korea are used for funerals. Supplies up to 40%.
Taking 2020 as an example, there are 13 Xiabu export enterprises in Rongchang District, with an annual export value of more than 48 million yuan.
Chen Jifeng is also using his own advantages to actively explore the Indian market, connecting with Indian merchants and opening up online docking channels.
"Although I haven't been to Chongqing for a long time, and my own strength is very small, I hope that through this new attempt, more young people, especially overseas Chinese, will pay attention to intangible cultural heritage and discover the wisdom of the Chinese nation from traditional culture. "(Finish)