The Chinese Story Behind "Treasures"

Christina 2020-12-17 317

Dawu Clay Sculpture is one of the three largest clay sculptures in China. It is named after Dawu Village, Chaoan District, Chaozhou City, Guangdong. Standing on the land of Nanyue, looking east, at the junction of land and sea, a large area south of the Lotus Mountain Range and north of the South China Sea, people usually call it Chaoshan.

Dawu clay sculptures are traditional handicrafts in Chaozhou, Guangdong. It originated in the Southern Song Dynasty and flourished in the late Qing Dynasty and the early years of the Republic of China. The production uses techniques such as carving, sculpting, pinching, pasting, engraving, printing, and coloring. The works are mainly composed of drama stories and characters, and the image is vivid and lifelike. According to understanding, " "Dawu Clay Sculpture", Tianjin "Clay Figure Zhang" and Wuxi "Huishan Clay Figure" are called my country's three major clay sculptures.

For thousands of years, the land of Chaoshan has not lacked the stability and solidity of farming civilization, but also the perseverance and courage to grow towards the sea. The Chaoshan culture rooted here has been integrated and has become a highly recognizable place in Lingnan culture and even Chinese culture.

Chaoshan culture has a long history and has inherited many intangible cultural heritage. Chaoshan’s intangible cultural heritage has five characteristics: 1. Numerous projects and high value 2. Long history 3. Complex craftsmanship and high technical requirements 4. Masters and celebrities come out in large numbers with great influence 5. High penetration rate.

In ancient times, the per capita arable land in the Chaoshan area was small, so fine handicrafts were developed in the Chaoshan area. The origins of some major representative Chaoshan intangible heritage projects can be traced back to the Tang and Song Dynasties. Chaozhou intangible cultural heritage represented by Chaozhou embroidery, Chaozhou porcelain, Chaozhou sculpture, Chaozhou opera, Gongfu tea, Chaozhou cuisine, etc., are treasures of Chinese culture.

Chaozhou Opera, also known as Chaozhou Opera, is an ancient Han national opera genre sung in Chaozhou dialect. It was selected as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage protection list in 2006. Because of the influence of Gaoqiang opera, Chaozhou opera still retains its unique gang style. Chaozhou opera has a complete range of activities, among which Sheng, Dan and Ugly are the most local characteristics. Chaozhou opera has a wide audience among Chaoshan people.

Located in the small park in Shantou City, Guangdong Province, many tourists come to visit and play every holiday. Here, visitors can feel the traditional culture of Shantou. There are 17 thematic museums in the small park, allowing visitors to see historical and cultural relics. At present, there are many immovable cultural relics in the small park and surrounding areas, including 4 key cultural relics protection units in the country, accounting for two-thirds of the city. During the National Day holiday this year, the number of tourists in the small park reached 538,000.

Like Shantou, Chaozhou has been actively building a city with culture in recent years. Promote the development of tourism with culture and create "favorite domestic tourism destination". At present, the ancient city pattern of the three-mountain-one-water moat in Chaozhou is complete, with more than 720 ancient streets and lanes remaining. Chaozhou initiated the renovation of 139 cultural relics and 31 cultural preservation units including the former residence of Tang Boyuan, the Confucian Palace in Haiyang County. In the process of inheriting traditional crafts and intangible cultural heritage, Chaozhou has also taken active actions to improve the level of traditional textile crafts based on Chaozhou embroidery, so that Chaozhou culture can be seen by the world.