Palace blanket: "Gram Poetry" on the latitude line

Zhou Zihua is weaving a palace blanket. Zhang Taiyuan map

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the palace blanket entered the folk, and later, it was one of the "Yanjing Eight" with fine craftsmanship, beautiful style, and colorful patterns. 57 years ago, this production skill took root in Wen'an County.

Recently, the reporter walked into Huasheng Carpet Co., Ltd. in Wucun, Sun Family Town, Wen'an County. The inheritor Zhou Zihua is making palace blankets, foot pads, ornaments, etc. with the craftsmen, and a busy scene. The latitude and weft line of the palace blanket shows the beauty of the court and the rhythm.

Father and son relay engage in palace blanket production

Zhou Zihua, 55, has a restrained personality and unhappy words, but when he talks about palace blankets, there is light in his eyes. According to Zhou Zihua, his father, Zhou Zhenfang, was the director of the village carpet factory. In 1980, Zhou Zhenfang contracted the factory, moved the equipment into the house, and opened a family workshop. At that time, there were many palace blanket workshops nearby, and there were more than 20 villages alone.

Zhou Zihua has accompanied his father to make a palace blanket since he was a child. After graduating from middle school, Zhao Fa, the fourth -generation inheritor of the fourth -generation inheritance of the palace blanket, became a teacher and studied this craft hard. After returning from Xuecheng, Zhou Zihua took the family from his father. In 1999, he purchased the land and changed his family workshop to a carpet plant, expanding the size of the enterprise. In 2007, Zhou Zihua restructured the carpet company.

"Gram Poetry" was born in Jingwei Intercourse

Palace blankets are relatively low -key in "Yanjing Eight Earth". They are most talkative about royal etiquette. "The raw materials of the palace blanket are high -quality wool or mulberry silk. It is made by hand -made, flat, flat, film, washing, investment, repair and other processes. Only people can complete them, and many craftsmen have at most one or two processes. "Zhou Zihua said that weaving is the key factor in determining the success or failure of the palace blanket, and the most time -consuming and labor -intensive.

Under the leadership of Zhou Zihua, the reporter came to the palace blanket production workshop. At this time, the empty workshop was very quiet, and I could only hear the "嘣嘣" sound of the craftsman's fingers pulled the velvet line. In front of a hand -made blanket machine, the densely pair of menstrual lines from top to bottom are the meridians. Craftsmen must form a complex pattern through the combination of different colors of latitude lines and eight -character buckles, forming a palace blanket structure.

"One square meter of palace blankets must be compiled more than 100,000 eight -character buckles. A skilled craftsman worked overtime for more than 10 days to complete. Over time, the eyes, hands, and necks are particularly tired. Said, "The palace blanket pattern integrates painting, embroidery, brocade, and architectural decoration art. The layout of the meridian and weft lines shows a beauty of embracing, symmetry, and central regulations. , It's a sense of accomplishment. "

Getry with the times to make non -heritage "live"

House blankets are well -made and have high historical, cultural, art and social value. "Previously, most of the palace blankets in our country were used for exports, and the business was very good. In the 1980s, the palace blanket industry entered the heyday." Zhou Zihua said that at that time, he and the craftsmen "paved" the palace blanket into the people's conference. Hall, Diaoyutai State Guest House, National Theater and other places. Today, with the emergence of weaving carpets, the hand -made palace blankets have been greatly affected. Several palace blanket factories in Sun's town have closed down, and the craftsmen have lost a lot. The last reserved place for the production skills of palace blankets is facing the two problems of survival and inheritance.

In the face of difficulties, Zhou Zihua adheres to the traditional palace blanket style, on the other hand, combines traditional culture with modern aesthetics, and customize palace blankets according to customer needs. He also tried to promote the product through WeChat and short video platforms. Driven by Zhou Zihua, his son and daughter also became the blanketman and embarked on the road of inheritance.

"I am restoring the plant dyeing process to create a green and environmentally friendly boutique blanket. The plant dyeing process is complex and the cost is high, but the color dyed is soft, bright, and high in color, and will not affect human health." Zhou Zihua will not affect human health. "Zhou Zihua introduce.

The development of palace blanket cultural tourism has always been Zhou Zihua's dream. In 2015, he established the Huasheng Carpet Art Museum, and in 2019, the palace blanket transmission house was established, showing the palace blankets and palace blanket materials he made and collected. Visitors can visit for free and experience the weaving process of palace blankets. Zhou Zihua also plans to register the palace blanket brand, write a book, and record the woven blanket techniques that had been passed by in the past with words.

"The craftsman must do his life, and the matter is not to be disabled, but keep up with the times." In Zhou Zihua, the palace blanket is not only a craft, but also a deep cultural heritage. vitality. (Reporter Zhang Taiyuan editor Zhang Hongxu)

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