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In the large-scale exhibition "French Art, Blooming at Home" held in Beijing this summer, the organizer specially opened the "Master of Art" exhibition area. "Master of Art" is the title of French national treasure folk craftsman awarded by the French Ministry of Culture and Public Relations, with only 63 in France. More than 50 exhibits of master artists and their apprentices were exhibited in this exhibition, including mosaic technology, ceramic making, folding fan making, carving technology, gravure printing, screen printing, steel cutting tools, bronze casting clocks and watches, gold and silver ware making, wheat straw weaving, hand weaving and glass painting. Since 1994, the French government has done a lot of work to promote the inheritance of exquisite folk crafts, issued protection policies, and established handicraft associations. The Ministry of Culture and Public Relations is responsible for shaping each master into a brand and protecting it. Introducing French craft brands to the world is a public relations action taken by the state.

Founded in 1994, the French Handicraft Council is an advisory body directly led by the French Minister of Culture and Public Relations. The Council is responsible for making suggestions for the protection, innovation, value-added and training of handicrafts; Responsible for screening "skilled craftsmen". Mr. Watro, the honorary chairman of the Council, is himself a master of handmade stringed instruments. He co-chairs the work of the Council with the Minister of Culture and Public Relations and presides over the daily work on behalf of the Minister. The members of the board of directors are handicraft experts, representatives of industry organizations, directors of relevant departments of the Ministry of Culture and Public Relations, legal persons (involving art, music, dance, drama, architecture, heritage, museums, books, archives and other fields) and personnel of cultural bureaus of provinces and autonomous regions. The association is committed to promoting and developing French traditional skills, while inheriting the century-old exquisite craftsmanship, injecting new technologies and materials into it and building a French brand.

French mosaic art was once submerged in the night of time. In the17th century, it was called "woodcut". After the rescue work organized by the French Handicraft Council, this technology has reappeared in legal furniture and handicrafts and appeared in many souvenir shops in France. Not only the quantity has increased, but also the value has greatly increased, even providing mosaic technology for cars, trains and planes. With the help of the Committee, Eric, a French mosaic craftsman, received an order from Dassault Aircraft Company.

In order to protect and develop traditional French handicrafts, France has set up a handicraft department in the Ministry of Culture and Public Relations, which is responsible for consulting relevant departments and formulating relevant policies with the support of professionals and professional associations. The primary management scope of this institution is to make excellent French handicrafts last forever. Under the protection of the state, French painting masters are now not only responsible for the maintenance and repair of large stained glass in national historical buildings, but also responsible for accepting apprentices and teaching skills at the French International Glass Center.

It is another important service function of the handicraft department to ensure the status of craftsmen and the industry they represent and the promotion of brand value-added. Churches all over Europe once had a great demand for casting clocks. However, the art of bronze bell casting in France was once lost. Encouraged by the French government, a French math teacher made a contribution to the tuning of casting clocks and related electronic technology after further study in the Central Advanced School of Technology and Manufacturing. In order to cast 2 1 century clock casting technology and bronze clock brand, the inventor bought the awar clock foundry built in the middle of 19 century and revived the brand. With 20 apprentices, he injected new technology and vitality into the bronze bell casting process. Today, the factory's blast furnace chimneys are constantly spewing flames four or five meters high. Its products are not only used in churches, but also in various craft clocks, which are exported to Africa and Oceania. Every year, the factory can also receive more than 80 thousand tourists.

The Handicraft Division is also responsible for tapping innovative craft talents and absorbing foreign traditional craft heritage. Kyle Poirot's trip to China brought precious China porcelain to Europe. Kyle Poirot praised China's white porcelain, but France lacked China's "ceramic stone" rich in mica. A French ceramic craftsman made the kneaded kaolin into tiny plastic particles, and then in the process of moistening the air in the furnace, he found a miracle from China, which made the French white porcelain with matt or pearlescent luster shine. The craft department encouraged him to accept an apprenticeship. During the three-year apprenticeship, the department tracked the teaching and administrative operation.

The fourth task of the Handicraft Division is to implement the policy of inheriting and protecting local handicrafts, and provide services for frequent meetings between handicraft enterprises and research departments and innovation departments. France has a brand of "Damascus Tieyi Tools", which is expensive. Art tool forgers create their inspiration through shapes, techniques and materials. The handle of the cutter is the theme of endless decoration, and the blade forged by the hammer anvil is the soul of this brand. It is called Damascus steel because this technology was introduced from the vikings. Modern technology has enhanced the value of this brand. French craftsmen have compiled more than 20 kinds of brand graphics, and computer-controlled EDM machines have also joined the brand production.