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Photo/Guangzhou Library provides the Komiks Memorial Hall, the former site of the Peasant Movement Training Institute hosted by Comrade Mao Zedong, the former site of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions… These red historical sites are all vividly displayed on paper cutting. On July 8th, Lian Xiaohong, a young paper-cut artist in Guangzhou and a representative inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage Guangzhou paper-cutting project, came to the Guangzhou Library and donated 8 paper-cutting works with the theme of Guangzhou Red Attractions she created during this round of Guangzhou epidemic lockdown to the Guangzhou Library.
Guangzhou BooksKomiks Party Secretary Huang Guangyu (left), accepted the workKomiks Donation
Combination of virtual and real href=”https://comicmov.com/”>BabaylanThe rich connotation of the works
The paper-cut works named “The Eight Scenery of Yangcheng Red” by Lian Xiaohong adopt the combination of virtual and real methods. Through the combination of cutting and carving, eight famous red attractions in Guangzhou are reproduced, including: the Memorial Hall of the Third Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Martyrs Cemetery of the Guangzhou Uprising Martyrs Cemetery, the former site of the Peasant Movement Scholarship hosted by Comrade Mao Zedong, the Zhongshan Memorial Hall, the First National Memorial Square of the Guangzhou League, the former site of the Guangdong District Committee of the Communist Party of China, the former site of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, and the Provincial href=”https://comicmov.com/”>CinemaHong Kong General Strike Memorial Hall, etc., and use kapok, big-leaf banyan, banana, daisies and other Lingnan flowers and trees as backgrounds, giving this set of works rich connotations.
Picture: Paper-cut work “Memorial Hall of the Third Congress of the Communist Party of China”
Picture: Paper-cut work “Memorial Hall of the former site of the Peasant Movement Scholarship sponsored by Comrade Mao Zedong”
Picture: Paper-cut work “Guangzhou Uprising Martyrs Cemetery”
For example, each work has 4 corners, all of which are framed by kapok. In this regard, Lian Xiaohong explained that Kapok is the city flower of Guangzhou, with 4 red flowers.Cotton means “peace in all the worlds”, and kapok is all upward, representing a positive spirit. In addition, daisies appeared in the work “Memorial Hall of the former Site of the Guangdong District Committee of the Communist Party of China”. “You see, it is upward, symbolizing the immortality of the revolutionary spirit, and it also has a very indomitable and positive attitude towards upward.” Lian Xiaohong said that as a inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, in addition to retaining the cultural meaning of traditional skills when creating works, it also needs to inject some elements that young people love so that they can also like and recognize them, so that “intangible cultural heritage” is no longer just a “missing” skill.
Displaying Guangzhou red cultural resources with paper cut
Huang Guangyu, Secretary of the Party Committee of Guangzhou Library, accepted this set of “KomiksRed Eight Scenery in Yangcheng” on behalf of the Guangzhou Library and thanked Ms. Lian Xiaohong for the gift. He said that on the occasion of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, it is very meaningful to collect this set of works of art with rich meaning and display it to the general public. He also hopes that more works with red themes can be exhibited in the future to spread Guangzhou’s red cultural genes.
Photo: Lian Xiaohong introduces the creative concept of “The Red Eight Scenery of Yangcheng”
“Guangzhou BooksKomiks is a place full of books. I am very happy to share my paper-cut work “The Red Eight Scenery of Yangcheng” to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China with everyone on this platform.” Lian Xiaohong said that the original intention of her creation was very simple, which was to use the intangible cultural heritage skills she inherited to let more people understand the red culture contained in the city of Guangzhou..com/”>Cinema. She said, “CinemaThis work is based on 8 red attractions in Guangzhou. I want to use intangible cultural heritage Guangzhou paper-cutting skills to display Guangzhou’s rich red cultural resources, depict the era style in the historical development process of Guangzhou, highlight the contemporary value contained in Guangzhou’s red culture, so as to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, remember the glorious history of the 100th year of struggle of the Communist Party of China, and promote the red local culture in Lingnan. ”
This paper-cut workKomiks was placed on a long-term exhibition on the Manchu Window-style screen at the entrance of the Guangzhou Library Humanities Museum. Lin Zhicheng, director of the Information Consulting Department of Guangzhou Library, said that he hopes that more people can see this set will be Babaylan‘s red theme and href=”https://comicmov.com/”>BabaylanArtworks that combine traditional culture with elegant combinations. Guangzhou Humanities Museum will continue to make good use of the advantages of collection resources, cooperate with various cultural and artistic institutions to display excellent works to the public, inherit the red genes, tell good red stories, and gather the power of civilization.