The simplest method of kneading dough

The simplest method of kneading dough is as follows:

1. Preparation materials: Choose soft dough, such as glutinous rice flour or corn flour, and some food pigments.

2. Kneading: Knead the dough into an oval shape and then knead it into a human shape. There are probably two spherical parts, one is the head and the other is the body.

3. Supplementary details: Pinch two small circles on the dough figurine's body as arms, and pinch two small strips on both sides of the head as ears.

4, shaping the face: use a tool to poke a mouth in the middle of the head of the face as a mouth. Then use a tool to poke a small hole on each side of the mouth as an eye.

5. Coloring: Use food pigments to color the eyes, mouth and body parts of dough figurines to make them more vivid and lovely.

6. Decoration: You can add some small decorations to the dough-maker's body, such as arms made of noodles or clothes buttons made of red beans.

7. Drying: It takes about one day to dry the dough in a ventilated place.

You can innovate and change according to your imagination and creativity. As a traditional folk handicraft, dough sculpture has a long history and cultural background. By learning to make dough figurines, we can feel the charm of traditional culture and improve our hands-on ability and creativity.

Face origin:

Mianren originated in China and has a long history and cultural background. Noodles were originally made of glutinous rice flour, and later made into various figures, animals, buildings and other images by kneading and kneading. Finally, color them with food pigments to increase their appreciation and interest.

Regarding the origin of dough sculpture, there is a saying that it began in the Tang and Song Dynasties. At that time, most face-changing artists performed live performances in front of the temple and on the street. They knead glutinous rice flour into various shapes in a short time, and then color it for the masses to watch. These works of dough figurines are characterized by their small size and portability, and are usually used as gifts or souvenirs.

Another view is related to the Han folk tradition. Legend has it that during the Three Kingdoms period, when Kong Ming conquered Nan Man, he suddenly encountered a strong wind when crossing the Lujiang River, so he made a head out of cloth and made it look like a sacrifice to the river god. Strangely, the troops crossed the river safely and successfully pacified the barbarians. From then on, anyone who holds this profession will take Kongming as his ancestor.

No matter when and where dough figurines originated, this traditional handicraft has become an important part of China traditional culture with its unique artistic value and rich cultural connotation. By learning and inheriting the skills of making dough figurines, we can not only feel the charm of traditional culture, but also carry forward the excellent Chinese traditional culture and promote the development of cultural diversity and creativity.