China News Service, Ningbo, February 4th (Fang Kun, Shao Xujiao, Chen Hong) "Do children know what zodiac year this year is?" "Year of the Dragon!" Recently, a cross-strait family station was held in Lingxiao Community, Beilun District, Ningbo City, Zhejiang Province In a paper-cutting event for children from both sides of the Taiwan Strait called "The Home of Our Holiday Spirit - Spring Festival", children from families on both sides of the Taiwan Strait cut out vivid "dragons" under the guidance of Hu Weibo, the representative inheritor of Ningbo's intangible cultural heritage. , welcome the upcoming Spring Festival of the Year of the Dragon with your own creations.
Hu Weibo, the representative inheritor of Ningbo's intangible cultural heritage, is demonstrating and explaining to the children. Photo courtesy of Ningbo Xinqi Street
Paper-cutting is a kind of folk art. Beilun Xinqi folk paper-cutting has a long history. Paper-cutting uses ordinary red paper and various colored papers as the main materials. It is produced through technological processes such as conception, drafting, finalizing, cutting, finished product, and pasting. They are mainly divided into patterns, window decorations, fireworks and other forms, which reflect people's best wishes for good luck, good luck, health and happiness.
"Everyone lays out the pattern first, and then starts to cut the first cut. The second cut starts from below and catches up with the first cut. In this way, the cut shape will be smooth and smooth, and the picture will be more beautiful." Hu Weibo demonstrated while demonstrating at the paper-cutting event , while explaining.
Zhang Yunqing, a child from a cross-strait marriage family, participated in the New Year paper-cutting activity for the second time. "I have cut out tiger cubs before, and today I learned another small animal."
Ms. Hong from Taiwan said that the cultures on both sides of the Taiwan Strait have the same origin and are inherited from the same origin. During the Spring Festival, she will take her children to experience more traditional folk customs to improve their sense of identity and belonging to traditional culture. (over)