China’s Intangible Glory of the Times
China’s Intangible Glory of the Times
—— Sidenotes on the announcement of 2020 "China Intangible Cultural Heritage Person of the Year"
Guangming Daily reporter Zhang Yuling Liu Meng
Lantern Festival is not only a traditional festival in China, but also a national intangible cultural heritage project. On such a special day, China’s non-legacy people welcome another year’s grand event. Guided by the Intangible Heritage Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, sponsored by Guangming Daily, and jointly promoted by Guangming.com and Guangming Daily, a "cultural power", the 2020 "China Intangible Heritage Person of the Year" selection campaign was announced. Ten representatives who worked hard in the intangible heritage field, such as Zhang Boli, Chen Zhenglei, Yang Rang and Chao Ge Jin, came to the front desk, telling their own intangible heritage stories and life feelings and sharing their intangible fate and cultural feelings. Sincere feelings and simple words show the unique style of the times, and let people see the great vitality of Chinese excellent traditional culture.
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Just the day before, he won the honorary medal of "National Advanced Individual for Poverty Alleviation" in the Great Hall of the People. The next day, he appeared in the venue of non-legacy figures. Qiao Jin Shuangmei, a county-level representative inheritor of Yi people’s hand embroidery from Daliangshan, can be described as "double happiness".
"This modern Yi embroidery on my body is implanted with fashion design in traditional patterns, with black, red and yellow as the main colors, and a small tricolor culture represents good luck." Qiao Jin Shuangmei’s Yi costume is a "new work" for embroidered mothers to get rid of poverty. "The story of Yi embroidery and I can’t be finished in three days and three nights. If I am grateful in my heart, I can’t finish it in three days and three nights!" After receiving the trophy of "China Intangible Cultural Heritage Person of the Year", her tone was a little excited. "Intangible cultural heritage has changed the fate of women in the mountains; A small embroidery needle has become a secret weapon to get rid of poverty and get rich. "
Another Song Shuixian, dressed in national costume, is a national representative inheritor of the ponytail embroidery of the Shui nationality in Guizhou. She also led the villagers to turn their ancestral embroidery skills into a golden rice bowl to get rid of poverty and get rich, and also learned to bring goods through the Internet, so that the Shui nationality embroidery can walk out of the mountains and into the lives of modern people.
The overall victory in getting rid of poverty and the great victory in the fight against epidemic diseases have been engraved in the annals of 2020, and they have also left a unique contribution to the world. Like Qiao Jin Shuangmei and Song Shuixian, Zhang Boli, the "people’s hero", completed the identity transformation on this stage.
In last year’s anti-epidemic battlefield, Academician Zhang Boli and Wuhan "treated each other with sincerity", which was touching. He has won many awards, but it is the first time that he won the award as a national representative inheritor of traditional Chinese medicine preparation methods. Because he couldn’t go to the event site on official business, Zhang Boli waited at the other end of the connection screen early. He said excitedly: "Chinese medicine participated in the fight against the epidemic all the time and played a very important role at all stages. It can be said that Chinese medicine has also become the highlight of China’s fight against the epidemic."
Indeed, in the soul-stirring struggle against the epidemic, ancient Chinese medicine has contributed outstanding eastern power. Data show that more than 70,000 people in COVID-19 have used traditional Chinese medicine, and the total effective rate of traditional Chinese medicine is over 90%.
"As a big country, our science and technology progress and industry progress, so does our culture. Carrying forward traditional culture is the foundation of a big country. " Zhang Boli firmly said, "Intangible cultural heritage has important cultural value, and the annual event of intangible cultural heritage is a very meaningful activity. I am honored to receive this honor and will continue to work hard to spread the excellent Chinese culture."
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Concentrated and calm, with soft and soothing music, Chen Zhenglei, the national representative inheritor of Tai Ji Chuan (Chen Tai Ji Chuan), and his two disciples stretched their muscles, introduced the old and brought forth the new, braked by static, talked with heaven and earth with softness, and blended with nature, and showed the beauty of rigidity, charm and coordination of Tai Chi at the event site.
Tai Ji Chuan and the boat to send the king were officially listed in UNESCO’s representative list of human intangible cultural heritage, which became a milestone event for China in 2020. At this point, the number of human non-legacy in China has increased to 42, ranking first in the world, condensing the inheritance, persistence and dedication of generations of non-legacy people.
Winning the "China Intangible Cultural Heritage Person of the Year" is the highest praise for Chen Zhenglei’s incessant practice and skills spread over the past 60 years. From a person, a family, leading a team, a set of boxing around the world; From Chenjiagou, Henan to more than 100 teaching points in more than 60 countries; From books only in Chinese to translated into 9 languages and published in more than 100 countries, Chen Zhenglei admits that "it is full of hardships along the way", but the "initial heart" that supports the eleventh descendant of Chen Tai Ji Chuan is: "We must carry forward Tai Ji Chuan left by our ancestors and make greater contributions to human health."
In October, 2020, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader wrote back to the teachers and students of China Theatre Academy, saying that people are the key to the prosperity and development of drama. In 2020, "China’s Person of the Year" was brilliant, and three "actors" on the opera stage won awards: Wang Fang, the national representative inheritor of Kunqu Opera, Yao Xuanqiu, the national representative inheritor of Chaozhou Opera, and Zhu Shihui, the national representative inheritor of Peking Opera.
Different plays and different performances, but the same roles are "inheritors" and have the same "initial heart": the play is bigger than the sky, and every play and every role should be performed well; It is necessary not only to sing and play on the stage, but also to take the disciples, pass them on from generation to generation.
In October, 2020, General Secretary of the Supreme Leader inspected Chaozhou and pointed out that Chaozhou intangible cultural heritage represented by Chaozhou embroidery, Chaozhou porcelain, Chaozhou sculpture, Chaozhou opera, congou tea and Chaozhou cuisine is a treasure of Chinese culture. "Chaozhou opera is sung in local dialects, and the story of Chaozhou opera is the story of Chaoshan people, which is deeply loved by Chaoshan people at home and abroad." Yao Xuanqiu, the 85-year-old national representative inheritor of Chaozhou Opera, has retired for more than 20 years, but he has been busy with the inheritance work. She led a group of Chaozhou opera people to make unremitting efforts to make Chaozhou opera with a history of more than 500 years more and more popular among young people.
Chaozhou opera is more "trendy" and clowns are not "ugly". Zhu Shihui, the "first clown in Beijing Opera", understands his role and initial intention as follows: "There are four major businesses in Beijing Opera: life, beauty, purity and ugliness, and each business has its own beauty. The clown is a comedian in Beijing Opera. We must temper and improve our performances, so that the clown can also have his own artistic beauty and bring laughter and joy to the audience. "
Wang Fang couldn’t come to Beijing to attend the meeting. In the remote connection, she explained the reason. "2021 is the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China (CPC). We are taking the time to rehearse an original modern Su Ju" Gusu Family "and present it to the Communist Party of China (CPC) for a hundred years." Wang Fang said, "As party member, I am very happy to present a sincere birthday gift to the party on this special day; As a non-genetic inheritor, we will continue to work hard to carry forward fine traditions, persist in innovation, and do a good job in inheritance and communication! "
In the continuous struggle, the roots are deep and leafy.
"A handful of soil raised his heavy feelings, and a book recorded his hot heart. He made folk art enter the room, transcending time and space, and nourishing the hearts of Chinese people."
When 91-year-old Yang Xian walked slowly onto the podium with crutches, the audience gave a warm and lasting applause. Established the first folk art department in China at the Central Academy of Fine Arts; It is the first time to systematically sort out the folk culture of the Yellow River basin and write Fourteen Walks of the Yellow River-two firsts have made Yang Xian’s academic peak.
Why do you want to measure the mother river with your footsteps and devote yourself to folk art in the sea of Wang Yang by means of field investigation? "The society is constantly changing, and many things disappear like the tide. I am in a hurry! In the history of more than 5,000 years of civilization in China, the Yellow River Basin has more than 3,000 years, and it is the national political, economic and cultural center. The Yellow River culture has absorbed many ethnic cultures and is the most representative, so I have to go! " Yang Xianrang’s "foresight" coincides with the judgment of the Central Committee’s "Symposium on Ecological Protection and High-quality Development of the Yellow River Basin": the Yellow River with nine twists and turns rushes forward, shaping the national character of the Chinese nation’s unremitting self-improvement with indomitable majestic momentum, which is an important foundation for the Chinese nation to strengthen its cultural confidence.
Times make heroes, and greatness comes from the ordinary. In this year, more researchers, curators, designers, artists and entrepreneurs participated in the large-scale pattern of non-legacy work, and promoted the non-legacy cause to take root and last forever.
Cross-border innovation made Sun Huaibin, vice president of China National Textile and Apparel Council, the "Person of the Year in China". Textile non-legacy involves many categories, wide coverage and rich varieties, including traditional crafts such as spinning, dyeing, weaving and embroidery, and various national costumes. Sun Huaibin believes that as the textile and garment industry chain moves towards the high end, increasing the exploration of textile non-legacy resources, non-legacy fashion, industrialization and internationalization will continue to inject new vitality into the high-quality development of the textile industry.
Chao Ge Jin Shi, member of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and director of the Institute of Ethnic Literature, has won the "China Intangible Cultural Heritage Person of the Year" for many years. In his view, intangible cultural heritage is the common people’s culture, which was often only protected by the common people themselves in history, but this practice is far from enough today: "Knowledge is being refined, and people’s understanding of traditional culture is also improving, especially the intangible cultural heritage of the international community is also worthy of attention, and it is necessary to learn from the advanced international experience and combine the characteristics of China. In this way, with the management guidance of the government, the active input of the masses, the in-depth participation of scholars, the extensive support of intermediary organizations, and the joint efforts of various forces, we can contribute to the development of non-genetic inheritance’ China Experience’ and’ China Program’. "
Guangming Daily (14th edition, March 1, 2021)