Wuchuan Clay Sculpture Weekly Record

Wawao Village began in the Tang Dynasty (618 A.D.), the founding ancestor, surnamed Liao, migrated from Shiwan, Foshan, and the superb ceramic craftsmanship of Shiwan, Foshan, has since been introduced to Wuchuan. The following is the essay column I carefully my article for you, I hope to inspire your writing, write a good essay.

Part I: Wuchuan clay sculpture

Wuchuan is a place where there are many clay sculptures.

The origin of mud sculpture in Meilac is Wayao Village. Wayao Village began in the Tang Dynasty (618 AD), the founding father surnamed Liao, migrated from Foshan Shiwan, Foshan Shiwan superb ceramic craftsmanship from this also spread to Wuchuan. In the middle of the Tang Dynasty, one year the Lantern Festival, a potter casually pinched up a small clay sculpture to play with clay, unexpectedly attracted a lot of viewers, and then other potters also come to join in the fun. This invariably became the Lantern Festival clay sculpture exhibition. Since then, this folk art of clay sculpture intermittently through the Tang, Song, Yuan three dynasties. During the Hongwu years of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor sent officials to select beautiful women for pleasure in the palace, and the people complained about this. Therefore, the people of Meraktou Village took the opportunity of the Lantern Festival to create a set of clay sculptures of the emperor and the empress. It is characterized by: big eyes, big belly, big feet, big breasts and big ears of the human figure. Sure enough touched the government Yamen, even sent a large number of magistrates, claiming to copy the village people. Later, concocted this set of clay sculpture of the leader will be out to explain: "His Majesty's eyes big see accurate, belly big blessing, feet big Qiankun, breast big raise people, ear big listen to people's voices, why is this not good?" This group of officials and soldiers to tend to the situation heard no words to answer, had to give up. Since then, the local people on the "make clay", "see clay", "evaluation of clay" interest is stronger, more enthusiastic. This has become one of the main contents of the Lantern Festival for local residents. With the passage of time, "mud sculpture" works of the subject matter is also constantly new development. Originally, most of them were based on myths and legends, such as "Pangu opening up the sky and earth", "female disaster refining stone to mend the sky", "Chang'e running to the moon", "Nazha haunts the sea", "The Eight Heavenly Creatures", "The Eight Heavenly Creatures", "The Eight Heavenly Creatures" and "The Eight Heavenly Creatures". "Chang'e runs to the moon", "Na Tcha haunts the sea", "The Eight Immortals cross the sea", or "Three Guan Yu", "Seven Langs fight", "Ping Gui Bie Kiln", which are taken from historical operas. Pinggui Farewell Kiln", and so on, and then developed to the real-life "Golden Cup to the Motherland", "Military Might Shakes the Enemy's Guts", "Advancement to the Fourth Reform" and so on. The first is the "Diversity" theme.

If you look at the "mud sculpture" production process, gradually and constantly new developments. In the past, the old straw gabions tied "poles" for "mud sculpture" bracket, now has been "wire tie steel" replaced. Some of the masses are also creative to engage in "live clay sculpture", as long as the person gently press the organ, the small stage "scholar" can blow cock and play the piano, but also to start the step run; "Princess" can be both Eye to eye, but also can dance; He went to follow the umbrella, it is a realistic modeling, lifelike. Some of the "fat doll" statue is also lively in front of the audience, "hissing" in the face of the pull up "urine" to. Originally, these ingenious "clay sculpture" has been made by the producers into "motorized".

The sound of firecrackers in a year in addition,

The spring breeze sends warm people Tu Su.

Thousands of doors and thousands of pupils of the day.

The new peach is always replaced by the old one.

depicts the grand and festive scene of the Spring Festival for the people of China. The sound of firecrackers is a sign of resignation and welcome the new, and the flow of the festive mood. Business people. Firecrackers have another meaning: they are in the New Year's Eve firecrackers is for the new year big hair big profit. However, according to the old custom that, to honor the God of Fortune to compete first, firecrackers to the back. Legend has it that those who want to make a fortune, the firecrackers have to ring to the end to be considered sincere.

My hometown of Zhejiang and many parts of the country, as the New Year have the same customs. For example:

Year-end vigil

China's folk in the New Year's Eve has the habit of year-end vigil, commonly known as "boiled year". The New Year's Eve vigil starts with the New Year's Eve dinner, which is eaten slowly, from the time of the lantern to the table, and some people have to eat until late at night. According to the record of "Jing Chu Yearly Records", there was a custom of having New Year's Eve dinner at least in the North and South Dynasties. The custom of New Year's Eve is to say goodbye to the years that have passed and to express hope for the coming New Year.

Eat New Year's Eve dinner

Children playing with firecrackers, but also the housewives in the kitchen the busiest time, the New Year's dishes are done a few days before, and New Year's Eve dinner always have to be in the New Year's Eve on the day of the kitchen to do out. In the north, the dumplings on the first day of the New Year are also wrapped up on the evening of the thirtieth. At this time the cutting boards of the families are thumping and busy chopping meat and vegetables. At this time, the sound of the chopping board from every household, the sound of firecrackers from the streets and alleys, the sound of the abacus and the rhythmic sound of accounts from small stores, mixed with the sound of jokes and laughter everywhere, one after another, the ocean is full of ears, interweaving into the joyful music of New Year's Eve

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In addition to these, my hometown has a number of different folklore. Let me cite one of them.

The "Chiu Tien Silkworms"

Also known as the "burnt silkworms" and "burnt wealth", it is a popular folk custom of praying for the New Year in the south of the Yangtze River. On the 25th day of the Lunar New Year, the torch will be tied to a long pole standing in the field, with the flame to divine the New Year, the flame is a good omen of a good harvest in the coming year.