In today's highly developed science and technology, what do you think are the reasons why manual labor cannot be replaced?

In China's arts and crafts, creative methods adapted to local conditions, ingenious and decent, precise and appropriate humanistic stress and unique artistic creativity are all outstanding cultural values that cannot be replaced by modern production methods.

Sun Jianjun, director of China Academy of Art Arts and Crafts Research Institute, came to Shenzhen as a guest of "New Technology, New Media and Folk Art Workshop". In an interview with this reporter, he said that traditional handicrafts are our precious cultural heritage and still provide us with learning resources continuously until today.

In today's industrial society, machines have replaced most manual labor. Although machines can save time and money, manual labor still has irreplaceable value: it carries the knowledge and memory of a nation and conveys the warmth between people. However, due to social transformation, the decrease of inheritors, lack of funds and the negative impact of economic globalization, many knowledge and skills related to arts and crafts are in danger of disappearing. Speaking of which, Sun Jianjun is very sighed.

"Folk creation shows the rich imagination and unparalleled creativity of workers. Their works are amazing and have aesthetic value and artistic charm that span time and space. " He said, taking China folk shadow play as an example, it contains rich historical and cultural connotations, from character modeling to craft carving, from facial makeup to furniture display, from opera stories to myths and legends, from heaven and earth to Yamaraja, which is a very vivid and precious material for studying opera, folk customs, costumes, architecture and furniture.