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Mondo Culture Updated on 2024-02-12

When I was a child, there must have been a "protagonist" on the table of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and as soon as it appeared, it would bring surprises, and the whole family would immediately gather around to see it steaming and beautiful.

It is dough sculpture, dough sculpture is an important carrier of Chinese folk culture, and it is indispensable during the New Year's holidays. With the development of the times, what changes have been made in dough molding? A few days ago, the reporter interviewed Shi Wenbo, a handmade man from the Hongguan Hall on the first floor of the Hongqiao Town Cultural and Sports Center, and listened to him share the story of dough sculpture with everyone.

Dough sculpture is commonly known as noodle flower, gift bun, flower cake, and noodle kneading person, which is developed on the basis of folk noodle foodAccording to Mr. Shi, the main raw material of dough molding is wheat flour + glutinous rice flour, according to the need, on the basis of steamed wheat flour and glutinous rice flour, knead the pigment made of fruit and vegetable juice or gouache, make molding, and then naturally dry and seal.

Dough sculpture has a long history, the earliest can be traced back to the Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, it flourished in the Song Dynasty, Ming and Qing dynasties, dough sculpture art has a strong artistic value and economic value. Dough sculpture artists walk the streets and alleys, which makes the art of dough sculpture spread to the north and south of the motherland, and the pattern and production techniques of dough sculpture have also undergone great changes, from the food on the table, and gradually develop into the handicrafts seen now, which makes the dough sculpture image more vivid.

This ** is what I kept, the elderly people in Hongqiao Village, Lianhua Road, made a 'Chinese panda' shape face sculpture, look, this work is good, right? Teacher Shi said with joy. It is understoodMost of the dough sculptures are very close to life. The old people like to make the dough into a variety of flowers, birds, fish, insects, among them, plum blossoms, lotus, peony are the most favorite flowers of the old people.

Compared to the elderly, children have more ideas, and they will like to make face sculptures such as Hello Kitty, Mickey Mouse, Pikachu, etc. "Let's take the production of piglet dough sculpture as an example, the nose is the most prominent part of its facial features, so when making it, we need to position the piglet's nose first, followed by the piglet's mouth and eyes ......After the production is completed according to a certain proportion, the image of the whole work will look more natural and vivid. According to Mr. Shi.

Pinching, rubbing, pressing, kneading, lifting" is the basic technique of making dough molding. While speaking, Mr. Shi picked up a dream baby in red clothes, and began to demonstrate the method of "pointing, cutting, carving, scratching, and shaping" with the round and conical tools in his hand. According to reports, Guan Gong in the Three Kingdoms, Monkey King in Journey to the West, etc., are some of the main face sculpture images now. For example, "Guan Gong" symbolizes wealth, "Monkey King" is the embodiment of wisdom and bravery, and "Shou Tao" symbolizes longevity.

As with other folk art,The art of dough sculpture is passed down from generation to generation and from master to apprenticeAccording to Mr. Shi, he learned how to make dough sculptures in a studio, and later under the introduction of Mr. Dai from Hongqiao Community School, he embarked on the road of teaching dough making methods to the elderly and children in Hongqiao Town.

Rather than teaching the elderly and children how to make dough sculptures, it is better to say that making dough sculptures is a bridge that conveys happiness and trust between us. Teacher Shi introduced.

With the development of the times, the "identity" of dough sculpture is constantly changing, and now, the artistic value and aesthetic value of dough sculpture are constantly amplifiedThe art of dough sculpture has become part of China's intangible cultural heritage。It can be said thatThe history of the development of dough sculpture is the epitome of the history of the development of Chinese society and folk customs.

*: Minhang today.

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