In order to experience and learn intangible cultural heritage more intuitively, preserve and inherit cultural traditions, values and skills, promote the maintenance of cultural diversity, and deepen the recognition of traditions, the cultural treasure practice team of the School of Translation and Interpretation of Qufu Normal University went to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum of Changsha City, Hunan Province on January 23 for observation and study. In this event, while feeling this thick and splendid intangible cultural heritage, I was also deeply touched by the ordinary and great people who are engaged in the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage.
The shadow of Xianyuntan is long, and the stars change a few degrees of autumn. The torrent of the times is rolling forward, and the intangible cultural heritage is also wrapped in it. Whether it is the devastation of wolf smoke in the troubled times of modern times, or the dazzling brilliance of the rapid development of modern culture and civilization, intangible cultural heritage culture has been covered with dust in the long river of time.
When browsing the intangible cultural heritage museum, what touched me the most was the fireworks in Liuyang, Hunan. Fireworks because of its combination of fireworks and people's good wishes, in the Ming and Qing dynasties once prospered and developed, Dongxiang, Nanxiang, Xixiang farmers engaged in the production of fireworks manufacturing more than 200,000 people. However, during the late sunny and ** period, the explosion village went up and down several times, and on the eve of liberation, due to the sluggish firecracker industry, there were only 20 explosions left in Liuyang County, and 20 port villages, which slowly disappeared from history.
Under the cold light of a smile at night, it was the time when Jindan changed bones. It wasn't until the 21st century that the art of making fireworks in Liuyang gradually revived, and it was finally set off in the night sky of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. This is inevitably indispensable to the efforts and dedication of the inheritors of ingenuity who concentrate on making cold benches. For example, Zhong Ziqi, who has been dealing with fireworks for half his life, has been constantly exploring and making breakthroughs with his team in the safety, environmental protection, scientific and technological research and development, mechanization and application of fireworks, and has developed igniters by himself, so that China's intellectual property rights have drifted across the ocean, so he has become the representative inheritor of the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage projects Liuyang fireworks production skills.
And I learned all this because of a stranger who was browsing together. When I exclaimed to the members of the practice team who were traveling with me, he participated in our conversation, and he took the initiative to come over and answer us enthusiastically. He described in detail and professionally the production skills and development process of Liuyang firecrackers, which gave us a deeper understanding of this traditional skill. As we listened, we marveled at the long history and unique charm of this craft.
During the conversation, we learned that this visitor is not a docent of the intangible cultural heritage museum, but an exhibitor. He spontaneously explained to us because of his love for intangible cultural heritage. We were a little surprised, even though we had done our homework and were not as knowledgeable as he was. But it is more emotional: when he mentions the glorious history of Liuyang fireworks, he is fascinated when he talks about the regret and loneliness when he is almost lost, and he is proud and proud when he talks about modern revival, all of which show his sincere feelings for this intangible cultural heritage skill.
In this era full of hustle and bustle, it is not easy to meet such a stranger who loves intangible cultural heritage. His enthusiasm and professionalism gave us a more comprehensive understanding of the production skills of Liuyang firecrackers, and also made us realize the importance of intangible cultural heritage inheritance - intangible cultural heritage is like a river, which flows down from layers of history, but is intercepted into a stream by the craggy rocks. Wanting to pass on this depth and longevity is like flowing into a stream full of sharp gravel to remove clogged boulders. However, even so, there are always people who wade into the water. Whether it is Mr. Zhong Ziqi, the strange tourist, or the countless inheritors who silently carry out the revival and promotion of intangible cultural heritage, they have ushered in a new life of intangible cultural heritage from the near death with their dedication and perseverance, and they have brushed away the dust on the pearl and let them still shine after thousands of years.
On paper, I finally feel shallow, and I never know that I have to do it. It is the experience of the Changsha Intangible Cultural Heritage Museum that makes us realize the great significance of inheriting and promoting intangible cultural heritage, and also more clearly realize the importance and arduousness of this responsibility. But this sense of responsibility and belief will support us to devote ourselves to this river of inheritance, and gather the trickling stream with the responsibility and love of youth, so that she will be young and surging again.