Guanxian Beitao Town to what tradition

Langzhuang face molding.

Traditional handicraft treasures, originated in Langzhuang Village, Beiguan Tao Town, Guanxian County, Shandong Province, face molding patterns are rich, a wide range of subjects, "Nezha haunts the sea", "Zhao Kuangyin borrowed head", "lion dance "Nezha haunts the sea", "Zhao Kuangyin borrows his head", "lion dance", as well as tigers, goldfish, frogs, melons and fruits, flower baskets and so on. Bao Jiahu, a famous folk arts and crafts expert, praised it as "an oddball among folk crafts".

On June 14th, 2008, Langzhuang face painting was listed in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritages by the State Council.

Methods of production

The process of noodle molding is to use refined wheat flour to make noodles, and then pinch and shape them with scissors, combs, and other tools on the board, then steam them, glue and paint them, and dry them in the sun to make them. Its shape is concise and exaggerated. The surface molding is half-relief type, after steaming "fat", showing a kind of thick modeling beauty.

Coloring is also very bold, often coated with large blocks of red, yellow, green and other primary colors, between the changing lines, and then a small amount of cobalt blue and white powder embellished with flowers and small plum blossoms, and finally sketched out the task of the eyebrows and eyes and hair color in green, resulting in the contrast of the hue degree, so that the face of the plastic color is more lively jumping, brilliant and colorful.