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What's the name of the plastic products of huamo folk dough?

Flower cotton

Huamo folk dough plastic products. Also known as "flour flower". It refers to the manual skill of making mature dough with flour, glutinous rice flour, glycerin or cooked flour as raw materials, and then kneading it into various specific images such as flowers, birds, fish, insects, scenery, utensils, figures and animals by hand and various special molding tools. Commonly known as flour flower, steamed bread, flower cake and dough mixer.

Dough sculpture, commonly known as flour flower, flour sheep, gift steamed buns, mutton steamed buns, flower steamed buns, dough mixer, etc. , one of the traditional folk arts in China, originated in Shandong, Shanxi and Beijing, that is, flour is the main material, mixed into different colors, and dough artists can take the materials by hand and simple tools as needed. After several times of rubbing, rubbing, pressing, rubbing and lifting, they skillfully placed them and cut them with a small bamboo knife.

The characteristics of flower steamed stuffed bun:

In the old society, dough sculptors "walked around in tears just to make a living", carrying boxes and walking around towns and villages, which were deeply loved by the masses, but their works were regarded as gadgets and could not be put on the elegant stage. Nowadays, dough sculpture art is valued as a precious intangible cultural heritage, and gadgets have also entered the art hall.

Characteristics of dough sculpture art:

1. Rich in color and beautiful in shape.

2. Small size and easy to carry.

3. The materials are cheap and the manufacturing cost is relatively low.

After long-term exploration by dough sculptors, the present dough sculptures are not moldy, cracked, deformed or faded, so they are deeply loved by tourists and are good souvenirs for friends and relatives. When foreign tourists visit dough figurines, they are all impressed by the artist's skillful skills and various vivid characters, and they call it "the sculpture of China".

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-dough sculpture