Yutian clay sculpture

Yutian county is located in the east of Hebei Province, at the southern foot of the Yanshan Mountains, surrounded by the central areas of Beijing, Tianjin and Tang Dynasties, and is named after the legend that "the ancients planted jade". Yutian clay sculpture has a history of more than 100 years since it was formed in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, and has gone through several stages such as gestation, formation, prosperity, rescue, recovery and development. In the early 1960s, Yutian folk clay sculpture was in a mature and prosperous period. The clay sculpture stalls in the market were as long as a mile, forming a street of clay figurines, and traders from Beijing, Tianjin and Northeast China rushed to buy it. Yutian clay sculpture has been innovated and developed since it entered the rescue and recovery in 1986. In December 1993, the Ministry of Culture officially named yutian county as "the hometown of Chinese folk art (folk clay sculpture)". There are many kinds of clay sculptures in Yutian with rich contents. From the audio point of view, there is a blowjob; From the rhyme, there are manual classes; In terms of varieties, there are four kinds: fairy tales, birds and animals, costume dramas and real life. Among the above varieties, there are more than 350 kinds of mouth blowing and more than 80 kinds of manual blowing. Folk clay sculptures in Yutian, in the long-term circulation, have formed a inheritance system that takes Liu Kai (1870-1961) in Daijiatun, southeast of Yutian County as the source, that is, they are passed on to his son Liu Junxiang (1909-1973), his grandson Liu Guangtian (1947-) and Wu Yucheng (1934-) in Xigaoqiu Village. Yutian folk clay sculpture occupies an important position in JD.COM and is recognized by experts and scholars. Its academic value is second to none in Hebei clay sculpture. Excavating, rescuing and protecting Yutian clay sculpture will enrich and perfect the history of China folk clay sculpture. In fact, using value will play a positive role in promoting Yutian's economic prosperity, enriching people's cultural life and building a harmonious society. Yutian clay sculpture works have a wide influence at home and abroad. In February 1987, Wu Yucheng and Liu Guangtian performed live at Hebei TV Station. In 1990, Liu Guangtian's works were exhibited at China Arts and Crafts Museum, which was affirmed by experts. Liu Guangtian's masterpiece "The Little Lion Plays with Hydrangea" and Wu Yucheng's masterpiece "Riding a Donkey to My Mother's Home" were selected for the "China Folk Art Exhibition" held by the Ministry of Culture, and many clay sculpture lovers went to observe and learn. Yutian clay sculpture is famous all over Beijing.
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