Bamboo weaving in Ming Dow, the hometown of bamboo weaving

Ming Dow Town is located in the northwest of chongzhou city, 6 kilometers away from Chongzhou City, with an area of 36 square kilometers. It is called the hometown of bamboo weaving, and more than 30% of the more than 5,800 farmers in the town specialize in bamboo weaving.

Ming Dow bamboo weaving is an agricultural industrial belt centering on Ming Dow town and radiating to Jixie, Dongguan, Baitou, Gongyi and other towns in our city. Bamboo weaving in Ming Dow has a long history of more than 2,000 years, especially during the 300 years from the early Qing Dynasty to the present, bamboo weaving in Ming Dow Town has experienced a development process from rough to fine, from simple to complex. After peeling, slicing, drying in the sun, shredding, dyeing and other processes, it is woven into bamboo handicrafts, daily necessities and so on by weaving, twisting, inserting, pulling, threading and buckling. Pot, basket, plate, bottle, lamp, fan, basin, chair, painting near 15 kinds, more than 800 kinds of colors. Artistic bamboo weaving includes wall hanging, flower arrangement, tea set, cool hat, bamboo bag, antique furniture, bamboo silk painting and so on, especially bamboo weaving calligraphy and painting. With its novel and unique appearance, Ming Dow bamboo woven products are often used as gifts, which are deeply loved by consumers, well-known throughout the country and even exported overseas. 1992 Ming Dow Town was named as the hometown of bamboo weaving art by the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture. In 2004, Ming Dow Bamboo Weaving was selected as the Summary of the Hometown of Chinese Folk Art edited by the Social and Cultural Library Department of the Ministry of Culture. In the 1980s, four bamboo weaving technicians, including Zhao, went abroad to teach bamboo weaving skills in Colombia, Jamaica, Grenada and other countries, which were warmly welcomed by these countries and people.

Ming Dow bamboo weaving is of far-reaching significance for inheriting excellent national culture, carrying forward Chinese national spirit and properly preserving national cultural heritage, which is beneficial to the present and future generations. In 1980s, Ming Dow Town was awarded the hometown of bamboo weaving technology by the state, and bamboo weaving technology has been passed down from generation to generation for more than 1000 years. Ming Dow bamboo weaving has strong local characteristics of western Sichuan, which reflects the local culture of western Sichuan and shows a landscape of ancient Shu culture in western Sichuan. It is the only well-preserved bamboo weaving process in western Sichuan, which is of inestimable value for inheriting excellent national culture, carrying forward the spirit of the Chinese nation, properly preserving national cultural heritage and building a new socialist countryside. In recent years, due to backward technology and aging technology, there are few people engaged in bamboo weaving, and the first bamboo weaving market in western Sichuan does not exist. The bamboo weaving technology in Ming Dow is shrinking day by day, and the products are mostly commodities such as bamboo baskets for production.

With the passage of time, these artists who can engage in bamboo weaving in Ming Dow will inevitably leave us, but no one and no young people can engage in this craft any more, which makes this priceless intangible culture face the reality of extinction. Recently, the first live exhibition competition of bamboo weavers was held in Ming Dow Town, chongzhou city, and more than 40 bamboo weavers were invited to participate in the competition by Baita Lake. "The next step is to increase government investment, attract various social funds and mobilize the participation of the whole people, do a good job in heritage protection, management and monitoring, and establish a new management system for cultural heritage resources and cultural tourism." Yesterday, the head of chongzhou city Cultural Bureau told the reporter.

"Although it has been selected as the intangible cultural heritage of Chengdu, Ming Dow bamboo weaving can't be a' living fossil', so we should learn from the experience of other bamboo weaving in terms of technology and variety." Ming Dow town, the relevant personnel told reporters. In order to restore the vitality of Ming Dow bamboo weaving, at present, Ming Dow bamboo weaving has invested more than 6,543,800 yuan to build the "First Bamboo Weaving Market in West Sichuan" and organize bamboo weaving households to produce according to market demand.

"For the future of' Ming Dow Bamboo Weaving', we need to make major changes to the bamboo weaving process." The main person in charge of Ming Dow Town said that after "Ming Dow Bamboo Weaving" was selected as the first batch of intangible cultural heritage list in Chengdu, the town will formulate relevant industrial development plans, making "Ming Dow Bamboo Weaving" a highlight of characteristic industries and promoting local people's income. Come on! Too soon! It took less than half an hour to weave such a beautiful palace lampshade, which usually takes at least an hour. Yesterday, Ming Dow Town, Chongzhou, the hometown of bamboo weaving in Ming Dow, held the first live exhibition competition of bamboo weaving artists on the shores of Baita Lake. More than 40 bamboo weaving experts took part in the competition. Several observation learners from Qionglai couldn't help sighing when they saw the scene of many masters competing.

Ming Dow bamboo weaving has a history of more than 2,000 years, which is divided into 150 categories, including baskets, plates, bowls, lamps, fans and so on, with more than 3,000 colors. 1995, Ming Dow Town was awarded the title of "Hometown of Bamboo Weaving" by the Ministry of Culture.

The performance of skilled craftsmen in the hometown of bamboo weaving really deserves its reputation. Kang Qingming, 66, has a history of weaving bamboo for more than 50 years, and it took only 40 minutes to weave a beautiful fruit bowl. /kloc-Xiao Yang, a 0/2-year-old girl, has been knitting bamboo for four years. In her hands, strips are as smooth as ribbons, flying up and down, and it doesn't take long for the audience to present a delicate bamboo flower plate. Other contestants also showed their unique skills, such as wearing, inserting, nailing, locking, winding and covering. In two hours, bamboo handicrafts such as fruit bowls, lanterns and vases were born from the performers.

Before Fujian bamboo weaving, after Jiang 'an bamboo weaving and Qingshen bamboo weaving. Compared with these new bamboo weavers, our town is really worried about landslides now. Wu Min, secretary of the Party Committee of Ming Dow Town, is not very satisfied with the present situation of bamboo weaving in Ming Dow. The most important thing is that the technology is backward, the technology is aging, and the bamboo weaving artists are short of successors. This exhibition competition is actually the selection of innovative talents of "Ming Dow Bamboo Weaving", which is only conducted quietly. We don't want the competition to add pressure to the bamboo weavers.

According to the detailed records of the staff of the Town Bamboo Weaving Association, the organizing committee of the competition selected 15 contestants from the standard scores of bamboo weaving appearance, appearance and weaving technology to enter the talent pool of innovative bamboo weaving technology development in Town. 15 Among the contestants, the oldest is over 70 years old and the youngest is 25 years old. In the near future, they will be organized to study and visit Qingshen County-the master in turn learned from his disciples, and Qingshen's technology was passed down in the Ming Dynasty. Strive to innovate a batch of bamboo products with artistic content and market value to enter the market, and revive the glory of "Ming Dow Bamboo Weaving". Fang Chi reporter Li Wei 'ao Yesterday, some citizens called the hotline and expressed the same voice: Some intangible cultures are on the verge of extinction, and it is indeed a good thing for the government to pay attention to and protect them.

Mr. Wang said that apart from dulcimer, those street arts (such as Taoist barrels and lotus leaves) are hard to keep. Li Fengming, an expert on intangible culture protection, suggested setting up a special organization to protect intangible culture.

Teacher Jin suggested that the technological forms of some intangible cultural heritages are aging, we should innovate on the basis of maintaining the original traditional cultural elements, develop into fine products, and even expand the market of these intangible cultural heritages to foreign countries. The government should take very specific protection and guidance measures in this regard. Before Fujian bamboo weaving, after Jiang 'an, Qingshen and other new bamboo weaving forces-although Chongzhou Ming Dow bamboo weaving has a long-standing reputation in western sichuan bazi, Lei Wenquan, president of Ming Dow Town Bamboo Weaving Association, has some concerns recently.

Farmers in Ming Dow have a tradition of bamboo weaving. Bamboo weaving, brown weaving and rattan weaving are called Chongzhou Three Musts. After the establishment of the Bamboo Weaving Association in this town from 65438 to 0996, the pattern of association+enterprise+farmers was formed, and bamboo weaving in Ming Dow, with a history of nearly a thousand years, became the pillar: among the more than 6,000 farmers in the town, more than 4,000 were engaged in bamboo weaving production, forming eight professional villages; Drive more than 2,000 farmers in surrounding towns and villages such as Gongyi, Baitou and Jixie; In 2003, the output value of bamboo weaving industry in the town reached more than 40 million yuan, and the per capita net income of farmers in the town alone exceeded 1000 yuan, and some large bamboo weaving households earned more than 10,000 yuan a year. Like Ni Ziqing in the village and Zhao and Ding in yongle village. Many farmers engaged in bamboo weaving have built new houses. Comrades in the town told reporters.

It is the main business of farmers in our town, but now it has the worry of landslide. On February 5, Lei Wenquan told reporters. In the past two years, the annual output value of bamboo weaving industry in this town has reached 60 million yuan, but now it has decreased.

It is understood that Ming Dow Bamboo Weaving Association is responsible for the rationalization of bamboo weaving distribution channels, the collection and feedback of market information, the development of new products, and the organization of bamboo weaving households to produce according to market demand. It has invested more than 6,543,800 yuan to build the first bamboo weaving market in western Sichuan. In addition to publishing information on bamboo weaving in Ming Dow on the Internet, the Association has also organized many bamboo weaving enterprises and extended families to study and observe abroad. The main products have developed from staple food to food packaging and bamboo woven tourism products. The sales volume of bamboo weaving in Ming Dow is quite large, and nearly 3/4 of them are sold outside the province, basically achieving order production. Lei Wenquan said.

Where does the worry come from? Ming Dow bamboo weaving is driven by some leading enterprises, and there are seven enterprises with annual production and sales income of more than one million yuan, but the problem lies in the production and sales enterprises within the association. Ming Dow Bamboo Weaving Association belongs to a loose cooperative economic organization, and its internal enterprises are independent in production and marketing. Although the town and the association have tried many times to make the economic ties between bamboo weaving production and marketing enterprises closer, coordinate and unify production, sales and market prices, so that enterprises and farmers can get the maximum benefits, but every time there is no result, and even the efforts to register Ming Dow bamboo weaving trademarks are abandoned because some business owners have different understandings.