Deeds of Intangible Heritage Characters

Deeds of intangible cultural heritage figures: Li Guilan, female, Tibetan, born on February 10, 1962, in Yeniugou Township, Qilian County, Haibei Prefecture, formerly a paper-cutting family in the South Youshou Banner of Haiyan Choros tribe (Now living in Hejiazhuang Village, Dahua Town, Huangyuan County), her father was a paper-cutting artist at that time. Influenced and influenced by her father, she has had a strong interest in folk handicrafts since she was a child. She was able to cut window grilles, She is good at embroidery and became well-known in Fangyuan when she was a teenager. Her neighbors called her a "qiao woman".

When she was a child, Li Guilan's paper-cutting mainly focused on cutting window grilles and the word "happiness". Whenever someone's family had a happy event, or during New Year's Eve, housewarming, weddings and birthdays, she would help cut paper to add a festive atmosphere and wish a happy life. With the popularity of handicrafts, not so many people came to her for paper-cutting, but she fell in love with the art of paper-cutting.

For more than 40 years, Li Guilan has been "using local materials". With her techniques, each paper cut has turned into a picture full of life, and beautiful wishes are given on the paper. In a corner of her home, dozens of her self-created and cut works such as "Eight Immortals", "Goddess Scattering Flowers", "Four Beauties", "Five Tiger Generals", "Twelve Zodiac Signs", etc. are displayed. Neat and tidy, it has also become the most unique scenery in the home.

Her paper-cutting skills are becoming more and more mature. Her works inherit the paper-cutting skills of Hehuang, but also have their own innovations. Her works are exquisite and meticulous, with clear layers and appropriate embellishments. The characters are full, colorful and plump, and the overall shape is natural and generous. , with profound meaning and strong local flavor. The works have participated in paper-cutting exchange competitions organized by various organizations many times and won many awards.

Difficulty of Intangible Heritage Inheritance

Lack of inheritors: Many inheritors of intangible cultural heritage are old, and young people are often unable to inherit their skills for various reasons, which puts many intangible cultural heritage at risk of disappearing. Skills are difficult to copy: Many intangible cultural heritage skills require a long period of practice and experience to master. If the inheritors do not have enough time and energy to teach them, or do not find suitable successors, then the skills may be lost.

Low social awareness: In modern society, many people lack understanding and awareness of intangible cultural heritage, which has led to the neglect and forgetting of these cultures. Improving social awareness is an important step in inheriting intangible cultural heritage. Shortage of funds: Intangible cultural inheritance requires a large investment of time and money, and government and social support are often limited, which makes intangible cultural heritage lack the necessary resources.