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Lanterns (Beijing Lanterns)
Lanterns, also known as "flower lanterns", are a kind of decorative traditional handicrafts popular in various parts of my country. Historically, hanging lanterns and decorating with colorful lanterns was the most important festival activity of the Lantern Festival, and fireworks were the most prominent landscape of the Lantern Festival. Against this historical and cultural background, the art of lanterns that combines "light" and "color" has acquired a unique aesthetic value. Beijing lanterns have long been popular in Beijing. According to the way they are used, they mainly include chandeliers, table lamps, wall lamps, lanterns, etc.; according to the materials used, they include gauze lanterns, palace lanterns, revolving lanterns, three-dimensional animal lanterns, metal lamps, silk lamps, etc. Beijing lanterns have a rich variety of production techniques, and colorful tying, mounting, knitting, embroidery, carving, paper cutting, calligraphy and painting are all important technical means. Beijing's traditional lantern activities are mainly held during the Lantern Festival. Later, lanterns and decorations were also required for grand ceremonies, weddings, birthdays, festivals and other happy events. Lanterns have become a symbol of auspiciousness and celebration, and they embody people's wishes for a better life and their yearning for a happy future. After the 1950s, with the disappearance of the Lantern Festival, only two types of lanterns remained in Beijing: palace lanterns and red gauze lanterns, and the production techniques of other lanterns have been lost. Faced with a series of problems such as the decline of the Lantern Festival, the gradual disappearance of lanterns, the weakening of traditional Chinese festival culture by foreign festivals, and the impact of modern technology on traditional handicrafts, Beijing lanterns are struggling and lack successors, and are in urgent need of rescue and protection.
Traditional flower arrangement
Traditional flower arrangement is a kind of living art that uses flower branches as materials. According to research, the traditional flower arrangement art sprouted from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, and has a history of more than 3,000 years. In the long-term development process, traditional flower arrangement has gone through various stages, including the initial period of the Han Dynasty, the development period of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the prosperity period of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the peak period of the Song Dynasty, the maturity period of the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, and the decline period of the late Qing Dynasty. The traditional Chinese flower arrangement art advocates the beauty of natural simplicity, and is good at using line modeling and asymmetrical composition to create a poetic and picturesque realm, fully demonstrating the national characteristics of Chinese culture and the aesthetic consciousness of traditional Chinese people. Since the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the traditional Chinese flower arrangement art has been introduced to Japan, which has profoundly influenced the development of Japanese flower arrangement. Traditional flower arrangement is divided into four main types: folk flower arrangement, temple flower arrangement, palace flower arrangement, and literati flower arrangement. Its conception, composition, material selection, pruning, fixation, adjustment, and display all reflect rich cultural connotations and aesthetic concepts. The traditional flower arrangement art gradually declined in the late Qing Dynasty and has revived since the 1980s. At present, the Beijing Flower Arrangement Art Research Association, headed by Wang Lianying, Qin Kuijie and others, is committed to advocating, inheriting, developing and promoting this traditional skill.
Traditional Firing Techniques of Longquan Celadon
The traditional firing technique of Longquan celadon is a traditional handicraft with production, skills and artistry. It has a history of more than 1,700 years. The traditional firing technique of Longquan celadon includes the crushing, washing, aging and mud training of raw materials; the molding, drying, blank repairing, decoration, bisque firing, glazing, box loading and kiln loading of objects; and finally firing with firewood in the dragon kiln. In terms of raw material selection, glaze preparation, modeling and kiln temperature control, Longquan celadon has unique skills. The firing technique of Longquan celadon serves human life, and its finished products have unique aesthetic value. Furnishing porcelain, decorative porcelain, tea sets, tableware, etc. are the perfect combination of firing technology and artistic expression. The "powder green" and "plum green" thick glaze porcelain fired in Longquan kiln are elegant, implicit, honest and quiet, which is the expression of Chinese classical aesthetic taste.