Brief introduction to the contents of Huamo Handwritten Newspaper

The brief contents of Huamo Manuscript are as follows:

Wenxi Flower Cat is the traditional name of wenxi county in Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. It is a variety of steamed bread made of artificial flour, named Hua Mao because of its diverse styles. Wenxi Flower Ink prevailed in Ming and Qing Dynasties, with a history of 1000 years, forming a unique artistic style and a complete creative system. Wenxi huamo has more than 200 varieties in four series: flower cakes, flower buns, mascots and pot lids. In 2006, Wenxi Huamao was selected into the intangible cultural heritage list of Shanxi Province.

It was listed as the second batch of intangible cultural heritage in 2008. 20 10 exhibited at Shanghai World Expo. Created four world records at the Wenxi Flower and Ink Culture Festival held in February, 2065438. After thousands of years of inheritance, Wenxi flower pattern has not only been injected with rich cultural connotation, but also formed a unique production skill. Including rubbing, rolling, twisting, rolling, shearing, cutting, tying, pressing, rubbing and rolling. The tools used are rolling pins, scissors, chopsticks, combs, bamboo sticks and so on.

The production process of Wenxi Hua Mo includes wheat screening, air drying and flour processing, from fermentation to kneading, steaming, setting and coloring. It takes at least 4 to 5 days to make a delicious steamed bread, and it requires 9 major processes, namely coagulation, kneading, kneading, waking, steaming, coloring and inserting noodles. Small crafts above 65,438+000 are all hand-kneaded.

Wenxi steamed buns can be used in various daily activities of weddings, funerals and celebrations, including big steamed buns, antithetical steamed buns, jujube steamed buns, wonton steamed buns and pomegranate steamed buns. There are many folk arts, such as paper cutting, flower making, cloth painting, embroidery, straw weaving and so on. In Wenxi countryside, because it has always been closely linked with folk culture, a relatively complete flower making system has been formed, which consists of holiday flower making, wedding flower making, birthday flower making, funeral flower making, beam flower making and housewarming flower making.