Mud goo goo, Qi Diao dressing box all appeared, and the cultural tourism Expo showed its regional characteristics along the yellow hand.
Text/film reporter Shi Wenjing
From September 15th to 19th, the 3rd China International Cultural Tourism Expo and the 1st Chinese Traditional Craft Conference were held in Jinan, with the theme of "Exposing the Handmade Cultural Tourism Festival in China". Among the 11 offline exhibition areas, 7 exhibition areas were specially tailored for the handicraft industry, and more than 2,700 exhibitors from various exhibition halls such as Handmade in China, Handmade along the Yellow River, Handmade in Canal, Handmade in International and Handmade in Shandong brought a feast.
In the hand-made exhibition hall along the Yellow River and the hand-made canal, cultural elements of human civilization such as Dunhuang, Liangzhu and Longmen Grottoes are on the scene, and all kinds of traditional intangible cultural heritage and cultural and creative products are loved by visitors.
The Yellow River flows from west to east, and the natural scenery and humanistic feelings are intertwined, forming a unique culture. This year’s Cultural Tourism Expo specially set up a hand-made exhibition area along the Yellow River, and a variety of non-legacy projects, cultural and creative products and handmade products with regional characteristics along the Yellow River all appeared. Take advantage of the beautiful Yellow River in an exhibition. Along the Yellow Handmade Exhibition Area, exhibitors from Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan, Shandong and other places brought hand-made fine products with solitary regional characteristics, and Ningxia Babao Tea, Henan Clay Sculpture, Twisted Tangka and Jiangzhou Chengniyan attracted attention.
In the Henan booth, the traditional non-legacy mud from Xunxian County, Hebi City attracts attention with its unique shape. In the works such as Swallow, Lion, Monkey, Rabbit, Life-saving Zodiac, The Journey to the West’s Master and Apprentice, and "Immediately Seal the Hou", all the muddy goo goo characters with different shapes and rich meanings come from non-genetic inheritors. These works are colorful and full of regional characteristics and local flavor. Wang Hongrui, executive director and non-genetic inheritor of the Mud Goo Research Institute in Xunxian County, Hebi City, told the reporter that Mud Goo is a common name for clay figurines in Xunxian County, because every work can blow out a sound, which is vividly called "Goo Goo".
At present, the non-genetic inheritors of Mud Goo Goo have presented this folk craft in a more diversified and modern way. Mud Goo Goo has been integrated with traditional non-legacy teaching and handcrafting, and the works with more fashionable shapes have also been liked by more and more young people. Mud goo goo is made of Yellow River mud. The unique toughness and delicacy of Yellow River mud make hand-made mud goo goo unique in beauty.
In the Shaanxi exhibition area, the creative products and crafts with the parrot-patterned lifting beam jar, double-bee-group flower hollowed-out silver sachet and grape flower-and-bird silver sachet as the creative source are dazzling. Gu Xuliang, general manager of Xi ‘an Ninth Symbol, told the reporter that many works of Xi ‘an Wenchuang exhibited this time were inspired by national treasures, and modern needs were integrated with retro craftsmanship, striving to reproduce the ancient charm of Han and Tang Dynasties. It is worth mentioning that many products in the exhibition area are handmade by craftsmen, which highlights the unique charm of hand-made besides fitting the theme of the Yellow Exhibition Area.
Handmade products in booths such as Qinghai, Gansu and Shanxi are also full of highlights. Thangka series works of activated carbon cloisonne in Qinghai Pavilion not only have the characteristics of traditional crafts, but also have the practical function of cleaning air. Rare products with a long history of making inkstone in Jiangzhou, Shanxi Province are rare. Qinghai cowhide painting takes cowhide as paper, which "condenses" the vast grassland customs and shows the charm of unique handicrafts; Ningxia non-legacy eight-treasure tea wafts out bursts of fragrance; Gansu pyrography gourd is painted with traces left on the surface of gourd by iron, and pyrography and gourd are integrated; Qi Diao products in Tianshui, Gansu Province have diverse themes and beautiful colors, and sculptures and paintings are integrated into one, full of auspicious meanings … Handmade products of Dunhuang elements in the whole exhibition area are also piled up to release brilliance, and Dunhuang flying elements are used in daily life products, showing the beauty of going abroad.
Visitors are visiting the exhibition area along the Yellow River, just like feeling the beauty of customs and regional characteristics along the Yellow River and the Millennium agitation of history and culture. You can come and meet along the theme exhibition area of Huangshou, and go to a cultural journey of ancient and modern integration.
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