Kunming, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- "Art reconstruction" with a needle and a thread
Xinhua News Agency reporters Ji Zhepeng, Huang Taoming, and Zhao Peiran.
From a cotton flower to a piece of cloth, to a cultural and creative space and a sports park, what kind of years will it go through and what transformations will it under?The answer can be found in the Yunnan Textile Art Museum and Yunfang Sports Park, located in Wuhua District, Kunming City.
This is another cultural and creative space transformed by the Yunnan Textile Factory after the Kunming Yunfang Cultural and Creative Park.
Exterior view of Yunnan Textile Art Museum. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Zhe.
Here, the textile machines that used to run non-stop have been "transformed" into creative exhibits, attracting many young people to check inThe production workshop, which used to be a strict process, has become an extracurricular research and practice base for primary and secondary school students, displaying the ...... of the "wonderful journey" from cotton to clothWhether it is a former factory or an art museum today, it tells the story of Yunnan textile factory.
Yunnan Textile Factory has a long history, and has made important contributions to military supply and social livelihood for more than 80 years. The Yunnan Textile Art Museum, which was once an important production base for Yunnan textile mills, ceased production in March this year.
The audience visited the Yunnan Textile Art Museum. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Zhe.
The art museum preserves a complete textile production line and textile equipment of various eras, witnessing the development history of Yunnan's textile industry. Yang Qiao, director of Yunnan Textile Factory, said, "We hope to tell this textile story in another form, not forgetting the original intention and sticking to the inheritance." After careful design, the factory chose a transformation plan that combines production with art and culture, and Yunnan Textile Art Museum and Yunfang Sports Park came into being.
Textile is the root and soul of this place. The art museum takes the process of textile process as a clue, and is divided into six themes, including "The Dream of Cotton" and "The Song of Production", to tell the production and life stories of Yunnan textile factories from the past to the present. Textile machines engraved with the marks of the years such as balers and radial drilling machines are displayed here, and slogans with a sense of age such as "less empty talk, more practical things" can be seen everywhere, and people stroll through it, as if returning to the production line with the roar of the loom.
Nostalgic exhibits displayed in the Yunnan Textile Art Museum. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Lu Zhe.
Zhao Zhen, a former product quality inspector in a textile factory and now a docent at the art museum, said: "Every time I see these machines, I think of the countless days and nights spent here, and every stitch and thread carries our youth. ”
In addition to the profound historical and cultural heritage, the Yunnan Textile Art Museum also has a fashionable and modern artistic atmosphere. The cotton bath in the dust filter room is ingenious;The "Cloud Staircase" places the white cotton at the top, creating a dreamlike atmosphere. Bags of cotton, cotton threads that stretch radially, and maintenance tools from the workshop are all incorporated into the design and become part of the decoration. The perfect blend of past and present, industry and art, adds a touch of beauty to the museum.
Carrying out research projects is the focus of the development of Yunnan Textile Art Museum. There is an experience area in the museum, where people can learn more about the weaving process and feel the ingenuity of the craftsmen by operating a simulated loom. "Industrial heritage is solidified history. Production has stopped, but we hope to arouse their new vitality through artistic creation, and pass on the spirit of model workers and craftsmen from generation to generation. Yang Qiao said.
Textile equipment on display in the Yunnan Textile Art Museum. (Photo courtesy of Yunnan Textile Art Museum).
Yunnan textile mills have also made transformation explorations in terms of culture and sports. Part of the old factory building of the textile factory was transformed into the Yunfang Sports Park, which is mainly an indoor basketball court, and the abandoned space was fully utilized.
The audience visited the Yunnan Textile Art Museum. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Xiao Xiao.
Retired workers of the textile factory visited with laughter and laughter, young people wearing rented textile uniforms took pictures next to the machine, and children watched the transformation process from cotton to cloth ...... curiouslyThe sound of looms, which once worked day and night, is no longer ringing, and industrial heritage is taking on another, more meaningful form.