Cangzhou Huanghua: Non -heritage skills are rejuvenating vitality, Kirin crafts create a new market

Take the intangible cultural heritage- "Kirin Dance", Zhang Kaixin, a craftsman of Cangzhou Huanghua Craftsman, made a new market for Kirin Crafts, so that the ancient techniques are rejuvenated.

In Zhang Kaixin's home, there are two pairs of colorful and exquisitely made Kirin handicrafts in the significant position in the window. It is about 30 cm high, small and exquisite, colorful, and very attractive.

Zhang Kaixin said that these handicrafts are completely based on Huanghua's folk performance "Kirin Dance", "Do you see, is it the same as the unicorn dancing!"

Zhang Kaixin's home was filled with raw materials such as paper, fabrics, ribbons, pigments, etc. He carefully supported the pair of unicorn he had just completed. The wonderfulness of this work is that each Kirin has about 200 small scales in the whole body, which is definitely a dual test of eye and hand force.

The most troublesome to make Kirin is making scales. A pair of Kirin's about 10 -day construction period, two -thirds of the time are consumed on making scales.

Four or five years ago, Zhang Kaixin began to ponder, turning Kirin into crafts in four or five years ago, and made Kirin smaller. After repeated attempts, I finally made a finished product that satisfied itself. "As soon as I made the first pair of little Kirin, I was bought for 2,000 yuan. This gave me a lot of confidence and allowed me to continue to do it."

During the interview, a friend from a foreign country was waiting for his work to buy his work. "I saw the Kirin he made from the video, so beautiful, I wanted to buy a pair to go back and put it home, good luck!"

Zhang Kaixin told reporters that there are often friends from foreign friends who come to find him. Whether it is asking for advice or buying finished products, he is happy to inherit and spread this skill through marketization. "Kirin Dance is a national intangible cultural heritage. As a younger generation, we hope to let more people understand this traditional skill through our own efforts. In this way, not only can it be passed on, but we can also continue to innovate and live forever."

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