Knead Heze dough modeling

Heze dough sculpture has a long history and is famous all over the country.

I. Origin

"Li Mu was shaped in the world." The inscription said that in the second year of Xianfeng in Qing Dynasty, rice carving artists Wang Qingyuan and Guo Xiangyun from Yiyang, Jiangxi Province came to Muli Village to cooperate with local flower-offering artists Hao Sheng and Yang Baisi, and combined rice carving with flower-offering skills to form today's "Cao Zhou noodle man". From then on, "Caozhou Mianren" broke away from the folk function and became a kind of Han folk craft that integrates viewing and playing. In addition to its vivid, rough, bold and simple artistic style, the enduring "Cao Zhou cotton-padded jacket" is another charm.

Two. develop

During the development of dough sculpture art, the artists in Muli Village have traveled all over the country, influencing the whole country, and gradually formed three schools: Shandong Heze Li School, Beijing Tang School and Shanghai Zhao School. The three schools have their own characteristics, among which Heze Li School is the leader, and its representative figures are, Mu and so on. Mu, vice president of Market Plastics Association, told the author that with the continuous improvement of living standards, people are more and more interested in folk art, dough figurines are becoming more and more popular as an art, and the income of dough figurines is naturally rising. Mu's apprentice Mu, who is employed by a large catering company in Guangzhou, has a solid foundation and can still have a balance of 2,000 yuan per month except for food and accommodation.

3. Status quo "There are now more than 400 noodle people in Muli Village. Don't underestimate this bamboo stick, it's not a problem to earn 20 thousand a year. " According to his years of experience, Mu Xujian said confidently. At present, he is actively preparing to unite the "single-handed" dough sculpture artists to develop industrialization. Heze dough figurines were handed down from the Yao and Shun era, with a strong folk flavor. Artists can still be seen in parks and markets on holidays. Masters can make realistic flowers, lively dolls, lovely animals and other dough sculptures for you in just a few minutes. Muli Village, Jieyuanji Township, more than ten kilometers southwest of Heze City, is the hometown of dough sculpture and the birthplace of dough sculpture in Heze. Heze dough sculpture master has performed in many countries in Southeast Asia and was invited to visit European and American countries. Heze dough sculpture keeps pace with the times, constantly develops and innovates, and its works have become artistic appreciation and tourist souvenirs of Heze people. At present, Heze's famous dough sculpture artists are Mu and others. Heze noodle is a Cao Zhou noodle, and Heze was called Cao Zhou in ancient times. Located in the Yellow River basin, natural and man-made disasters are almost constant because of the breach of the Yellow River. In order to pray for good weather, people use flour to make pigs and sheep instead of slaughtered animals to worship the gods. This is the earliest dough sculpture art in Cao Zhou. For thousands of years, local dough figurines have experienced many vicissitudes and ups and downs. Cao Zhou dough figurines broke away from folk functions and became a folk handicraft integrating viewing and playing. In the development of dough sculpture art, Heze dough sculpture artists have traveled all over the country, affecting the whole country. As early as the 1920s, Heze noodle people traveled all over Southeast Asia. Heze dough sculpture has the characteristics of simple and vivid modeling, vivid image, exaggerated proportion and bright and simple color, and has a strong folk flavor. While inheriting the traditional dough sculptures of the older generation, we will continue to develop and innovate. The dough sculptures are rich and colorful, including flowers, birds, insects and fish, cartoon characters, zodiac signs, portraits and so on.