Tearing paper, shadow play and leaf carving ... these traditional skills enrich the summer life of Changning children.

　　During the summer vacation, in order to thoroughly study and implement the spirit of the 20th Party Congress, the District Civilization Office and the District Cultural Tourism Bureau joined hands to continue the theme activity of "Paying tribute to the classics and inheriting the quintessence of the country" in various communities in Changning, so as to let traditional culture enter the hearts of communities and children and guide minors to "button their first buttons in life".

　　This series of activities, through offline interactive courses, let children learn more about traditional intangible culture and have a wonderful and meaningful holiday.

　　Small paper tearing big mystery

　　In 2015, tearing paper was included in the intangible cultural heritage protection project in Shanghai, and it was more and more loved by people. Recently, Huaxing Fu, the representative inheritor of Shanghai's intangible cultural heritage, came to Xianxia Xincun Street with a paper tearing course to teach community children to tear paper creation. "Tearing paper is a skill that does not need to be drafted, and it depends on the creator's freedom." Hua Xingfu told the children, "Tearing paper is very simple. We just need to fold the paper in half and tear a few holes in the middle ... There are three representative symbols of tearing paper: circle, moon and straight line, which can form ever-changing shapes."

　　After the explanation, Hua Xingfu asked the children to experience tearing paper according to the patterns distributed. Some children got rabbits, some got swans, some got crabs, and created their own works ... The one-hour activity was short and interesting, and the children all said that they wanted to continue trying. In this activity, they had a basic understanding of the operation of tearing paper and felt the charm of traditional skills ... ...

　　Traditional shadow play is fun.

　　Shadow play is an ancient traditional folk art in China, which can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty with a long history and has become an important intangible cultural heritage. "... In Chengjiaqiao Street, the members of Qingmengyuan Shadow Play Group of Changning Folk Culture Center introduced the history and culture of shadow play to the children, showed the mystery of shadow play, and performed the scene of" Wusong Beating Tiger ". The sound and shadow play are perfectly combined, and the children are extremely focused.

　　After the performance, the Shadow Puppet Troupe also asked many questions to the children, such as "Which famous book did Wu Song kill the tiger?" "Who is the author of Water Margin?" ..... In the experience session, some children came on stage to personally feel the charm of shadow play, and performed a small segment of "Wu Song Beats the Tiger". The other kind of interaction made the scene laugh constantly, and the children watching thought that "everyone performed an ingenious traditional story well". After the performance, many children were still wanting more, saying that they had "more knowledge of shadow play and a stronger interest in China's traditional folk culture ..."

　　Start carving leaves with small hands.

　　"We can create different patterns by brushing off the excess mesophyll on the leaves with a toothbrush." "Before making, we must first fix the position of the pattern paper jam." ..... Recently, Li Yafei, the inheritor of leaf carving skills, an intangible cultural heritage in Changning District, came to the street of Jiangsu Road with leaf carving skills to let the community children appreciate the charm of leaf carving. In class, Li Yafei introduced the popular science knowledge of leaf carving to the children, and then guided the children to make leaf carving.

　　Cattle, rabbits, cars ... Children create rich works on different templates, and all kinds of patterns and shapes show children's active thinking. Through the experience course of leaf carving, the children in Jiangsu community not only felt the pleasure of making leaf carving, but also experienced the subtlety of this traditional skill of China.

　　Chen Rongchao, Zhu Qi