https://padlet.com/475724670/China_Belle My living heritage en-us 2023-07-05 06:44:50 UTC 2025-08-04 11:20:55 UTC hello@padlet.com 475724670 https://padlet.com/475724670/China_Belle/wish/2638635240 It's hard for me to imagine 20 years later, but what is certain is that I still love traditional Chinese culture. I hope that in 20 years, I will be able to contribute to the preservation of intangible cultural heritage. And, I believe that after 20 years, I will have a calm and firm heart and a positive attitude towards life.]]> 2023-07-05 08:07:04 UTC https://padlet.com/475724670/China_Belle/wish/2638635240 475724670 https://padlet.com/475724670/China_Belle/wish/2638650253 I was born and raised in a small town in Hunan Province, where beautiful scenery, special food, in summer, the sunset and cicadas are mesmerizing, and in the evening people play music and start dancing. During the Dragon Boat Festival, people row dragon boats and wrap rice dumplings. There may be more high-rise buildings and more shopping malls in 20 years, but I don't think the traditional customs here will change.]]> 2023-07-05 08:29:02 UTC https://padlet.com/475724670/China_Belle/wish/2638650253 475724670 https://padlet.com/475724670/China_Belle/wish/2638654583 I chose the handmade technique of snowflake paper as my record object.
Papermaking is one of the four great inventions of ancient China, and in my hometown, this technology is still being passed down, but the current situation of inheritance is facing a big dilemma. Some time ago, I went to my hometown papermaking land and took this photo in the home of the papermaker, the content of the photo is a paper lantern, which is a paper artwork made by the papermaker in his leisure time.
I am very interested in traditional papermaking technology, and I hope to tell more people the charm of this technique through my own records and efforts. In the future, I hope to build my own paper museum, which will display various styles of traditional paper and various styles of paper artworks, and at the same time, the audience can experience the process of traditional papermaking in this museum.]]> 2023-07-05 08:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/475724670/China_Belle/wish/2638654583 475724670 https://padlet.com/475724670/China_Belle/wish/2638668841 According to the papermaker, who has been in the paper industry for many years, when he was a child, every family in the village was making paper, but now there are fewer and fewer people making handmade paper, and he has been making paper since he was a teenager and enjoys the job. During my research, I learned that a handmade papermaking workshop was held in the area to protect the craft, and some people began to pay attention to the craft,But there are very few people who can really stick to it. 
The papermaker says he will tell his descendants about his craft,the region has a long history of papermaking , and the papermaking technology still maintains the traditional characteristics. 
At present, the biggest problem in the inheritance of handmade papermaking skills is that there is no suitable heir, and at the same time, the lack of papermaking raw materials also troubles papermakers. therefore he is confused about the future of handmade paper.
And I hope to explore a way to protect the sustainable development of papermaking technology with papermakers in follow-up interviews and surveys.]]> 2023-07-05 09:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/475724670/China_Belle/wish/2638668841 475724670 https://padlet.com/475724670/China_Belle/wish/2638689891 When I went to the papermaker's home, the road was very beautiful, in addition, every process of papermaking required water, and I saw many streams along the way, which undoubtedly provided natural geographical conditions for papermaking. So I recorded the moments along the way.]]> 2023-07-05 09:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/475724670/China_Belle/wish/2638689891 475724670 https://padlet.com/475724670/China_Belle/wish/2642530428 The risks and threats in the art of making snowflake paper are:
1.The shortage of raw materials for manufacturing
2.Many papermakers are unsustainable and have changed careers
3.Young people are not interested in this technology
4.The use of modern machines has led to a decline in the quality of handmade paper
5.Compared to before, the market demand for handmade paper has decreased sharply]]> 2023-07-11 07:10:12 UTC https://padlet.com/475724670/China_Belle/wish/2642530428 475724670 https://padlet.com/475724670/China_Belle/wish/2642665143 The survival of this intangible cultural heritage is not very good, and today, there is only one master who still makes snowflake paper in Hunan, China.
Since this year, the local government has set up a training course on snowflake paper making skills, which lasted for one and a half months to design the whole process of snowflake paper making, and more than 20 participants participated in the training course, hoping to pass on this skill.]]> 2023-07-11 10:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/475724670/China_Belle/wish/2642665143