How about Wuxi Huishan clay figurine factory? Are there any interesting places?

Located at No.26, Xi Hui Road, Wuxi. Wuxi Huishan clay figurine factory is located at the foot of the scenic Huishan and beside the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, and is famous for producing Huishan clay figurines at home and abroad. Huishan clay figurine is one of the three specialties in Wuxi with a long history. It began in the Ming Dynasty and flourished in the Qing Dynasty. According to records, it has a history of 500 years and is a famous folk art in China. Black mud, the raw material of Huishan clay figurine, is taken from one meter underground around Huishan and is about two meters thick. Clay is delicate and soft, rubbing without grain, bending without crack, drying without crack, and has excellent plasticity, which is very suitable for "rubbing plastic". Huishan clay figurines, with their unique natural resources, have nurtured splendid folk art treasures for the motherland culture. Huishan clay figurines can be divided into "rough goods" and "fine goods" with different styles. "Rough goods" are made of painted models with plump and elegant shapes, simple and exaggerated colors, and the content is mainly auspicious and festive. The famous Daafu is the most distinctive masterpiece. And "high-quality goods" do not need molds, but are directly shaped by artists. "Hand trick" is the most famous type of hand-held clay figurine, which can be called "a unique skill in China".

The representative work of Huishan clay figurine "Dafuwa" is a lovely image of two strong folk children who are deified. It is said that it can suppress evil and bring good fortune, and it has been designated as the mascot by "China Tourism Year" and "Golden Rooster Award". The prototype of the mascot of Beijing Olympic Games "Fuwa" also comes from "Dafuwa".

When Mr. Guo Moruo visited Huishan clay figurine factory, he improvised a five-character poem: "The characters are unprecedented, and thousands of generations have different clothes and the same courage. Nature is wonderful and they have been spread abroad. "

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