Explanation of Kite Culture Festival (Part Two)

"The breeze is holding the kite and flying all over the sky." Welcome to the first Kite Culture Festival in Jinchang.

Kite, a toy that has been played by the world for 2000 years, inherits the happy childhood of China people. Remember the colorful kites we put in our hands when we were young? Good memories of childhood are always unforgettable. Remember the strange wishes we made silently? The colorful dreams of youth are always exciting. In order to enrich the urban connotation of "Zijin Flower City Romantic Jinchang" and promote Jinchang kite brand, in this spring-filled March, national professional flying hands from Weifang, Shandong Province and domestic kite teams gathered in Nidu and Xihua City, China, inviting you to enjoy the joy of spring.

The birthplace of kites is Weifang, Shandong Province, which is also known as Dewey and Kite Capital. After more than 2,000 years of experience, Weifang Kite has formed a unique style in theme and style, which is unique in the international kite industry. Weifang kite has also become a unique symbol to record the historical extension. According to historical records, the earliest kite in China was a wooden kite in Mo Zhai during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. It took three years, but it only took one day to fly. This is enough to prove that in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, our ancestors had the idea and practice of making kites, and Mo Zhai tried to make kites in Lushan (now Weifang). Later, studying in Mo Zhai, Lu Ban followed his ideas and assumptions. He cut bamboo into wood, split it, baked it with fire, and bent it to make it look like a magpie. This is called a "wooden sparrow". Flying in the air for three days. It was not until Cai Lun invented papermaking in the Eastern Han Dynasty that a "paper kite" with paper as the main material was produced. Kites were mainly used as military tools at that time. The idiom "besieged on all sides" has an indissoluble bond with kites. In the Battle of Gaixia, Xiang Yu's army was besieged by Liu Bang's army. Han Xin sent people to make kites out of cowhide and put bamboo flutes on them, and the wind rang. The Han army played the flute and sang Chu songs, which distracted the attention of the Chu army and formed a situation in which kites were under siege for help. Kites really spread among the people and became an entertainment toy, but it was only in the Ming Dynasty. By the middle of Qing Dynasty, there had been folk artists specializing in kite making in Weifang, which laid the foundation for the development and inheritance of Weifang kites. From 65438 to 0984, with the strong support of Weifang Municipal People's Government, the first Weifang International Kite Fair was successfully held with kites as the leader, which made Weifang kites go to the world. In 2006, Weifang kite-making skill was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list. Weifang kite has reached an unprecedented height in the cultural industrial park. Weifang kites have a long history and beautiful shapes. They are famous for their exquisite craftsmanship, meticulous drawing, smooth flight and easy take-off. They have rich local life and vivid charm, and they learn from others' strengths. Especially in the modeling structure and painting color of kites, the production technology of woodblock New Year pictures is transplanted to kites, and the traditional techniques of Chinese painting are applied to the drawing of kites, which can be divided into line sub-category, board category, three-dimensional category, soft wing and so on. Traditional Weifang kites are mainly made of bamboo and covered with paper or spun silk. With figures, animals, flowers and birds and auspicious figures as patterns, it combines people's appreciation habits and expresses the meaning of auspiciousness, celebration and blessing. Creative themes are mostly taken from people's daily life accumulation and psychological demands. Complete the kite making process through the four arts of "tying, pulling, pasting and releasing". Weifang kites are mainly painted by hand. According to the requirements of the theme, the bottom sample should be drawn on paper or silk first. The lines should be smooth and natural, and the thickness should be even. You can't leave traces of the bottom line when drawing. After drawing the pattern, enter the color setting process. When setting colors, the color style should be vivid, the color block contrast should be vivid, and the layering should be prominent, so that better visual effects can be achieved after flying. Kites made of spun silk are high-grade products. All these kites should be drawn by hand, and characters should be painted with powder, cheeks and colors to enhance their artistry. Compared with the traditional kite painting technology, modern kites have more mechanical printing and splicing. This is a modern kite with agility, appreciation and entertainment that keeps pace with the pulse of the times.

This year's Kite Festival is mainly composed of more than 300 exquisite kites and more than 300 detailed kites in five categories: tube, board, hard wing, soft wing and string, which comprehensively and objectively reflects the unique features of Weifang kites with wide subject matter, beautiful shape, fine painting and gorgeous colors. At the event site, the kite master from the Kite Making Center of Weifang Kite Association in Shandong Province also came to help out. Group Art Kite Making Center is a powerful kite team established under the guidance of Weifang Kite Association. Most of its members are kite stars in previous years, and they are the backbone of the kite industry in Weifang. It has held many large-scale kite exhibitions all over the country and participated in many large-scale kite performances on invitation. Since its establishment, it has made numerous brilliant achievements in previous kite competitions in Weifang. Since the first World Kite Championship, it has represented the China team for five consecutive times, winning gold and silver medals, with a good record. The kite-making technology of Qunyi Kite-making Center follows the tradition and focuses on painting. This time, in order to develop the kite culture in Jinchang, a western flower city, a series of large-scale soft kites and portable combined giant traditional kites were specially made, and excellent kite works with generous ideas, exaggerated shapes, bright colors and emphasis on flying performance were displayed.

In addition to the kites in the Group Art Kite Making Center, we also invited the kite master from Jinchang. In Jinchang, Huacheng, there are very few folk kite artists who have been handed down to this day. Teacher Huang Xingyu, aged 8/kloc-0, is a famous kite artist in Jinchang. Mr. Huang was born in Yongchang County, Gansu Province 1937, retired cadre, engaged in cultural centers 15 years. During his tenure, he engaged in photography, fine arts, cultural relics investigation and protection, and devoted himself to promoting Yongchang national culture. I have a wide range of hobbies and am cheerful and optimistic. I like flying kites, raising fish, raising flowers, raising birds and taking pictures in my spare time. 1972, when Mr. Huang visited the Forbidden City to repair the Yongchang Bell and Drum Tower, he saw Cao Xueqin's kite tied with swallows in Tiananmen Square, so he took photos and studied it carefully, and became fascinated by Cao Shi kites. "Cao Shi Kite Craft" is a comprehensive art, which combines the essence of North and South folk culture and kite-making technology. The production process is: binding, pasting, painting and releasing, which combines profound cultural connotation and national spirit and is the crystallization of vulgar and elegant production. 1997 After Mr. Huang retired, he began to make his own "Cao Shi Kite". Teacher Huang's kite takes bamboo as the skeleton, rolls as the paste surface, and Chinese painting as the pigment and ink pen. Every kite is a beautiful work of art and can be successfully released under the blue sky. There are eagles, peacocks, fish, bats, figures, butterflies, all kinds of swallows and so on. Among them, Mr. Huang's best is the swallow kite, and the swallow metaphor is profound. Throughout the ages, swallows have always been the messengers of spring in people's minds. They are handsome in appearance, flying lightly, cheerful and diligent, and they are messengers of spring. Miss Huang's swallow kite is divided into hard wing and soft wing; Appearance classification includes plane and three-dimensional; This pattern is brightly colored. Very ornamental and collectible value! Mr. Huang has a set of his own kite-making skills, and he has made some innovations in the design of kites in Cao Shi. His persistence in kite culture for 30 years also made us realize the "artisan spirit" of Jinchang people. He hopes that this intangible cultural heritage can be passed down by more young people, which is also Mr. Huang's wish.

Kites, like many folk art forms in China, originated from people's entertainment activities. It is an entertainment product bearing people's ideals and aspirations, which is closely related to people's lives. Weifang kites imitate the images of natural things, social life and myths and legends, and all of them are entrusted with "auspiciousness" and "auspicious celebration", interests and ideals. Colorful colors are people's yearning for a better life. Flying kites is a simple, low-cost fitness activity suitable for all ages. Running around sunny spring can exercise the muscles of arms and legs, relax eyes and make blood flow smoothly.

At this moment, the kite is ready, hold the string with your relatives and enjoy the fun of flying in early spring quietly!

1. The giant three-dimensional kite "Dragon and Phoenix" is the gold medal of Weifang Kite Competition and World Kite Championship. Because of its huge size, it is very shocking that more than five people need to fly together. Dragon and phoenix dance, Xiangyun churns. In China's traditional concept, dragons and phoenixes represent good luck. On the kite, the dragon and the phoenix are half. Dragon is a rising dragon, open your mouth and turn around, looking back at the phoenix; Phoenix is a auspicious peak, spreading its wings and raising its tail, looking up at the dragon. There are many clouds around and there is a peaceful atmosphere.

2. Soft Dragon: First Prize of Weifang Kite Competition This is a double-track kite, which is characterized by its vivid image, just like a real dragon roaming in the air. With a moustache and bared teeth, the dragon head is majestic against the vast blue sky, soaring proudly in the sky with irresistible force.

3. Leading centipede: It is about 60 meters long and belongs to the representative work of Weifang kite. It is a kite with high requirements for rolling technology and flying technology. Once launched, it is like a flying centipede, about 60 meters long, which belongs to the representative work of Weifang kite. It is a kite with high requirements for rolling technology and flying technology. Once launched, it looks like a flying centipede with strong visual impact. As a dragon-shaped and centipede-shaped pattern that sustains people's good wishes, it almost vividly depicts the pictures of blessing, prayer and good luck. "The dragon is flying, and a hundred philosophers are auspicious." Let the dragon's centipede kite carry the dream of landing Yuan and Min artists and meet the Flower City.

4. Soft octopus: The overall shape is exaggerated but vivid. Because it is a soft kite, it conforms to the soft posture of octopus. The kite is about 80 square meters, with good flying effect and great ornamental value. In the air, an octopus kite with its head wagging and tail wagging is the most eye-catching, flying in the wind, naive and unique in the sea of kites.

5. multicolored fish: it belongs to the board kite, about 15 square meters. Decorative paintings are entrusted with the good wishes of the working people in China, symbolizing the meaning of "every year is enough, the country is prosperous and the people are safe, and the grain is abundant". It is a beautiful cultural symbol and the most representative pattern of traditional good luck and blessing in China. The sky is a blue ocean. Looking up, colorful fish sometimes fly low and sometimes hover, shuttling between white clouds. 6. Soft red string lanterns: The small red lanterns strung together are endless, all glittering and translucent, red is attractive and very festive. The overall shape is complete and the color is strong, which means that the small red lanterns strung together are endless, all glittering and translucent, red is attractive and very festive. The overall shape is complete, the color is strong, which means auspiciousness and gives people beautiful visual enjoyment. Flying in the sky, like a string of candied haws, it is sweet and refreshing under the sunshine, tempting people on the ground.

7. Hanging kites: The exaggerated cartoon shape originated from abroad has a strong visual aesthetic feeling and is most loved by children. Inspired by spring, the pendant kite shows its charming charm in the air with bright colors and clear outlines. The children on the ground are innocent. Year after year, children grow up in the experience of flying their dreams again and again, and young hearts always belong to flying. Kites fly higher and higher, showing them that the world is full of sunshine.

8. Ground Dragon: It is a new product of Weifang Kite Exhibition in recent years. Because of its bright colors and the ability to roll in the wind, it is called the ground rolling dragon. It is often used in grand celebration scenes to set off the atmosphere, which is very ornamental and entertaining. We are in the kingdom of dragons, we are descendants of dragons, and we have the belief in dragons. Today, this dragon rolling on the ground is soaring, floating and heavy, stunning the nickel capital. Its majestic body embodies the painstaking efforts and wisdom of countless people, and its courage and temperament are the elegance of our great country.

9. Long string kite: "Morning glory" and "penguin" are strung together, and the chess pieces are infinitely connected, and the small wind can fly. Although it is not prominent in the kite family, its endless length is amazing. A long string of kites, like endless flying, floats in the refreshing blue sky, gentle as water, natural and unrestrained, and arrives at the spring breeze of Kite Festival as scheduled, adding gorgeous colors to this hot land of Jinchang.

10. Giant software "Fairy Flowers Scatter": "A colorful spring has brought fairy flowers to the world. The country is beautiful and beautiful, and it is impossible to draw with charm. Whoever takes care of the flowers in the sky is better off giving them to his lover. " Goddess holding a flower basket, flowing, came to the earth to look down, scattered flowers. The genre content is familiar, the picture effect is very beautiful, and the flight effect is stable. Scattered flowers are one of the traditional auspicious patterns in China, which means that spring is everywhere and good luck is always there. It implicitly expresses a harmonious beauty and fully embodies people's yearning and blessing for beautiful things.

1 1. Software The Journey to the West: The picture is based on the scene of the Tang Priest's master and apprentice on the way to learn from the scriptures, which is a favorite theme of the masses. Hand-painted paintings put Tang Priest's tenacity, the Monkey King's cleverness, Pig's cleverness and Friar Sand's honesty on kites, which broke through the resistance of western paradise and finally brought the four together.

12. Soft Tiger Whistling Kite: This kind of kite belongs to medium and large size and is drawn by hand. The picture shows a mighty tiger roaring with its head held high, and the aerial effect is excellent. The feeling of "roaring tigers in the sky, auspicious and peaceful" arises spontaneously. Flying in the sky can not only entertain the body and mind, but also have the pride of flying dreams. This is also the concrete embodiment of Weifang kite skills. Hanging in the sky has the meaning of New Year pictures, and flying in the air shows the appearance of kites.

13. Soft palace lantern: This kite belongs to medium-sized software, and its color is bright red, which is very eye-catching. Its characteristic is easy to fly, and the third-class wind is the best. The fabric used is spun silk from Zhejiang, which is clear, light, elegant and meticulous. After the artist's hand-painting, a vivid and interesting traditional palace lantern leaped above silk and became a rare artistic treasure-a palace lantern kite.

14. Three-dimensional "Queqiao Club": The content of the picture is based on the scene where the cowherd and the weaver girl meet on Tanabata. This story is very touching and well known to all women and children. This kite is hand-painted, and has participated in Weifang Kite Competition for many times and won many awards. The eternal and faithful love story of Cowherd and Weaver Girl has attracted countless talented people and beautiful women. Outside the cloud nine, love freezes here, love lingers here, and the Milky Way rises here. The breeze will take you to the magpie bridge. May all lovers in the world be well, and never part.

15. Trilobite: It is a kind of soft kite with humorous and exaggerated shape and easy to fly. Its new development and new design are definitely masterpieces of folk artists. From binding and pasting to painting, every fold, every bend and every painting of trilobites are the painstaking efforts of artists.

16. The giant three-dimensional kite "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" is about 40 square meters. The legendary Eight Immortals have their own magic weapons, different expressions, bright colors and rough waves, all of which are expressed by traditional meticulous techniques. It is the second generation work after the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea in 2008. According to legend, the Eight Immortals got drunk at the flat peach meeting of the Queen Mother and crossed the East China Sea. However, seeing the white waves surging, Lv Dongbin suggested that each of the Eight Immortals throw something to swim in the East China Sea to show the skills of the immortals. "Fairy Mountain is separated by a sea of clouds, Xia Lingyu is connected, the Eight Immortals cross the sea to help the clouds, and the people on the ground are happy." ?

Drive away the fatigue of work, forget the burden of life, and walk into the relaxed space in the 28 th district of Huacheng, so that your body and mind can stretch out with the kites in the sky, go back in time and memories, find back the feeling of childhood and the glory of youth! "In the spring of March, Yan Yan strolled and kites in Weifang flew all over the sky. Nickel wins the beauty of Jiangnan, and Huacheng borrows the name of paper kite. " The kite is drifting away, leaving only a wisp of inner breeze to coincide with the sky, as if entering an ethereal world, far away from secular disturbances, blending with nature, and the heart will ripple. 20 17 Jinchang first large-scale kite culture festival, let thousands of kites fly all over the sky in the silk road flower sea, and let vitality and health pass every corner of the flower city! I look forward to your coming again! )

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