The work "New Rhyme of the Ancient House" is provided by the interviewee
January 30th (Reporter Lin Xianchang) The 16th China Folk Literature and Art Mountain Flower Award was recently announced, a total of 140 works across the country were shortlisted for this selection, 20 works won the "Mountain Flower Award", and 2 works recommended by the Fujian Provincial Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Provincial Folk Literature and Art Association were on the list. Yang Ming, director of the second workshop of Fujian Provincial Arts and Crafts Experimental Factory and master of arts and crafts in Fujian Province, won the "Shanhua Award" for outstanding folk arts and crafts works (only 8 pieces in the country). It is worth mentioning that just before that, Yang Ming's work "Dragon Teng Shengshi" won the first prize of the 10th Hundred Flowers Literature and Art Award in Fujian Province.
The work "Dragon Flourishes" Courtesy of the interviewee.
The works of Yang Ming to obtain "Mountain Flowers" and "Hundred Flowers" are all works with the theme of three lanes and seven lanes created by Shoushan stone carving skills, "Ancient House New Rhyme" uses Spring Festival couplets, red lanterns and other traditional Chinese Spring Festival elements to freeze the time, combining the saddle wall shape in Fuzhou's ancient houses with the ancient banyan tree elements of the leafy branches, depicting the scene of children setting off firecrackers for the New Year, in order to express the lively New Year's atmosphere in the market and alleys, thus evoking people's strong memories of the traditional Chinese New Year. "The Prosperous Age of Dragons" shows the scene of the Lantern Festival in three lanes and seven alleys, with bustling street scenes, swirling golden dragons, lively lion dances, and nearly 100 vivid characters, which vividly express the scene of prosperous China. Both works are large-scale Shoushan stone carving works, integrating round carving, relief carving, hollow carving and other Shoushan stone carving techniques, with clear layers, movement and stillness.
Fuzhou has a heavy historical and cultural heritage, especially the Fuzhou ancient house represented by the three lanes and seven lanes is one of the representatives, as a Fuzhou people who grew up in the ancient house since childhood, I have long wanted to use the Shoushan stone carving I am good at to create some hometown theme works. Yang Ming said that the two works have won the award is an encouragement, but also a spur for future development, he will continue to strive to create more in line with the aesthetics of the times and Fuzhou characteristics of Shoushan stone carving works, so that more art lovers can appreciate the unique charm of Fuzhou's urban culture.
The Shanhua Award is a national folk art award jointly sponsored by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Folk Literature and Art Association. It is the highest award in China's literary and artistic circles with the "Hundred Flowers Award for Popular Films", "Golden Rooster Award for Film", "Plum Blossom Award for Drama" and "*Golden Bell Award". Since 1999, it has been successfully held for 16 sessions. As the only comprehensive literary and artistic award in Fujian Province, the Fujian Hundred Flowers Literary and Art Award is sponsored by the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial Government, and organized and implemented by the Propaganda Department of the Provincial Party Committee, and is held every 3 years. Since the first award was held in 1994, a large number of masterpieces have been launched to show the great achievements of the party, reflect the call of the times, eulogize the people's struggle, inspire the national spirit, and cultivate noble sentiments, creating a good literary and artistic environment, vigorously promoting Fujian's literary and artistic creation, and constantly contributing to the new glory of socialist culture.