Qiao Liang: Bird cage handicrafts, bamboo silk cage is exquisite

Qiao Liang finely polished the bird cage circle.

Qiao Liang squeezed the bottom of the cage with sandpaper. Reporter Liu Xiangtai

The root bamboo strip was pulled out of the small holes of the drawing board to achieve the thickness and the consistency of the thickness ... Recently, in the Qiao Bird Cage Studio in Xiguan Village, Liyang Town, Sanhe City, Qiao Liang is underway Rita. He stabilized the brushed board with one hand, pulled the bamboo strips out of the plate holes with one hand, and completed a bamboo strip.

"The workmanship of the three rivers and bird cages is fine and sophisticated, and it takes a long time. From the selection of materials, roasting bamboo rings, cage cavity, pulling strips, cage roofs, cage doors, cage legs to assembled bird cages, more than 200 landscapes are required. Process. "Qiao Liang said that all measurement errors cannot exceed 0.1 mm.

The production skills of the northern faction Sanhe Joe Cage were inherited in the "Eight Banners Culture" of Beijing, and the products belonged to the mid -to -high -end. Qiao Bird Cage has been inherited from generation to generation, and its use has transitioned from the original bird farming to the current play and collection.

Because Grandpa and father would be a bird cage, Qiao Liang used the spare time as a helper when he was very young, breaking bamboo, drawing, punching, and making the cavity. For 20 years of craftsmanship, Qiao Liang, who was in his early 30s, mastered a full set of cage technology.

"The selection of ingredients is a matter of work. The bamboo festivals are not large, and the surface is not available on the surface. You need to choose the bamboo in the summer in the summer. Many bamboo can use more than 1,000. After the first sieve, the cavity, polishing, and selection of materials should be made. At present, Sanhe Joe Cage produces 500 annual production.

Sanhe Joe Bird Cage is more than that. "Taking the door of the cage as an example, first use the good door arc to use the bamboo cricket, and then hit the door. The distance of the door eyes must be accurate. The error is controlled within 0.1 mm. Three noise is better ... "Qiao Liang held up a bird cage with both hands.

As a cultural heritage, after several generations of craftsman's efforts, the bird cage made by making can be called a crafts with different shapes and exquisite workmanship.

"This is a bamboo bird cage, this is a wooden bird cage, this is an ebony cage, this is a camel cage ..." The corner of the studio, Qiao Liang pointed at the bird cage in the double -layer display cabinet. "Building a bird cage usually takes months. These are proud works and belong to exhibits."

"Making bird cages is not only technique, but also innovation." Qiao Liang hopes to continue to accept new things, learn new craftsmanship, and integrate into the production of bird cages to make this skill more advanced. (Reporter Wang Yangyang editor Zhang Hongxu)

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