Colorful tie (Phoenix Paper)

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: caizha (Phoenix Paper)

Applicant: Fenghuang County, Hunan Province

Project No.: 842

Project No.: Ⅶ - 66

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional art

Region: Hunan Province

Type: new item

Applicant: Fenghuang County, Hunan Province

Protection unit: Fenghuang County Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center

Brief introduction of caizha (Phoenix Paper)

Applicant: Fenghuang County, Hunan Province

Caizha is a kind of traditional folk craft which is popular in the north and south. It is closely related to sacrifice, festivals, entertainment and other folk activities. After continuous derivative development, it has formed a huge influence in the folk. The technique of color binding is mainly based on bone paper mounting, supplemented by surface painting. Due to different customs and products, there are some differences in the specific materials. In some places, straw is used as bone instead of bamboo strips, and plain colored cloth, silk or leather paper is used as surface. In Handan, Hebei, colorful cloth is directly mounted with various kinds of cloth. The color decoration will also have its own characteristics due to the changes of regions. Generally speaking, the northern color bar is bold and unconstrained, with strong contrast; the southern color bar is delicate, lively and lovely. Colorful products are rich in form, including lantern, lion head, stage, ancient model and so on. The lion's head and other handicrafts are often created based on the opera facial makeup of the origin, and then made with cloth, hemp, silk flowers and other accessories, which can often achieve a vivid and vivid state.

Paper binding is a folk art closely related to the life of civil society, which is very popular among Chinese people. It is mainly used for praying, festivals and various ceremonial activities. Fenghuang paper binding is mainly popular in Fenghuang area of Hunan Province with a long history. At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, Fenghuang paper binding became a very prosperous handicraft industry in the local area, and more than ten paper binding shops were set up in one county. Fenghuang has paper products in season all year round. During the Spring Festival, it is the peak season for paper products. Lion head, dragon head, clam shell, colorful boat, shrimp, crab, fish, turtle, cloud, potted flower, lantern and other kinds of paper products are not only sold locally, but also sold to other neighboring counties. They have a great influence on the border of Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Guizhou. Fenghuang paper is made of bamboo strips, covered with leather paper and painted on the outside, showing a high artistic level. "Nie's paper bar" draws on the strengths of many people and is outstanding. The images of characters, animals, flowers, insects and fish are vivid and vivid. Phoenix paper binding has rich folk connotation, which can provide fresh examples for the study of folklore and folk technology, and needs to be vigorously protected and carried forward.