In the southwest, there is a place where the lantern festival is famous.

Xiushan lanterns!

It is an important genre of lantern art in southwest China, a folk cultural phenomenon and folk performing art integrating religion, folk customs, song and dance, acrobatics, and paper art, and is a valuable national folk music cultural heritage in China.

It was approved by the State Council to be included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage list.

Xiushan County is only three hours away from Pengjiang County by train, but it is still during the Spring Festival holiday, and the staff of the cultural center may not be able to go there.

Zhang Hao thought that one person might be able to help.

Teacher Zheng Qiusong of the Municipal Bureau of Culture.

I got Zheng Qiusong's phone number through Ran Changmin.

"Old Zheng, I'm Zhang Hao!" Zhang Hao immediately talked to him on the phone.

"Oh, Xiao Zhang, are you asking about money? Don't worry, I promised that as long as your village's program is on the Spring Festival Gala, I will definitely allocate funds, and when I get to work, I will send it to you immediately!" Zheng Qiusong said.

I misunderstood Zhang Hao's original intention of calling, thinking that he was coming for money.

"Elder Zheng, about money, I believe in you, there are more important things to call you today......" Zhang Hao informed the idea of the Lantern Festival.

Moreover, it is deliberately emphasized that it is a collection of paper-cutting and lanterns, creating a new genre.

"This idea is good, Xiao Zhang, our city bureau will definitely support it, what help do you need?"

"Elder Zheng, I want to ask you for the contact information of Director Wang of the Xiushan County Cultural Center, after all, it is the Lantern Festival, they are leaders in this regard, I want to ask him for advice and learning!" Zhang Hao said modestly.

"Okay, be inclusive, learn from each other's strengths, cultural workers should be this attitude, I will immediately send you Director Wang's WeChat, and I will personally call him to inform him. ”

"That's great!"

Originally, I was still thinking about how to communicate with Wang Shan, but now with Zheng Qiusong's matchmaking, I can go straight to the topic, which is much more convenient.

Zheng Lao is an evergreen tree standing tall and respected among the cultural workers in the city.

When he hung up the phone, Zheng Qiusong emphasized again: "Xiao Zhang, about money, you put 10,000 hearts!"

Within half a minute, Zheng Qiusong sent Wang Shan's WeChat, and Zhang Hao immediately added it, but there was no reply for a long time.

Thinking that people should be busy, after all, it is the Spring Festival, and it is not good to disturb others.

Wait a little longer!

In the evening, > successfully added Wanshan.

Wang Shan sent a message: [Director Zhang, right? I watched your show on the Spring Festival Gala, and it shined, showing the tenacity of the people in the southwest area to the fullest, I benefited a lot, and earned a face for our southwest mountainous area!]

Zhang Hao replied: [Curator Wang has a good reputation, your county's lantern festival is amazing, profound, and gorgeous!]

The two touted each other.

[Fortunately, fortunately, learning from each other, culture is originally a process of blending and penetrating!]

[Curator Wang is really an old cultural worker, the second used for the word "blending and infiltration"!]

[Hahaha, Xiao Zhang, you are very interesting, I heard from Mr. Zheng, I heard that you are in trouble, what do you need to help you, just mention it, I will do my best!]

[Thank you Director Wang first, I have an idea, I want to combine the paper-cutting art of our village with the lanterns of your county, and complement each other!]

[It's a good idea, but this ...... , can you send a few pictures from the village?]

Zhang Hao understood what Wang Shan meant, after all, people's things were already famous, and almost no one in Wanling Village had ever heard of paper-cutting, and even the people in the village did not pay attention to it.

Although cultural work should have a bold and innovative attitude, it is also necessary to maintain a respectful heart and a cautious attitude, and Wang Shan's worries are reasonable.

It is not because the city leaders have opened their mouths that they will obey their words and do not judge.

Zhang Hao replied: [No problem, Director Wang, I'll send it to you later tomorrow!]

[Okay, then we'll talk tomorrow!]

……

At noon the next day, Aunt Liu came to the village committee with six middle-aged women, all of whom were still holding scissors and carving knives.

Zhang Hao went downstairs to say hello.

"I'm sorry for you, come into the house and sit down, let's talk slowly!"

"Director Zhang, I heard Aunt Liu say that paper-cutting can make money, why do I sound unreliable?" someone said.

Zhang Hao smiled and explained: "Let's see, we will not disappoint you." ”

Aunt Liu said: "Director Zhang, I found six people in the village, four of them were taught by me before, and the other two would have been!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Liu," Zhang Hao asked, "You are not unfamiliar with the work in your hands, right?"

"No, usually when I'm bored, I will take a paper cut and cut it, when it is used to pass the time!"

"That's fine, then, you can cut it now, cut your own hand. Zhang Hao took out his mobile phone and said.

"Do you want to cut it now?"

"Cut it now!"

Didn't Wang Shan ask for a photo? Directly record the video screen for him to see, and it will be authentic.

After speaking, including Aunt Liu, eight people took scissors and began to operate.

The transition between the corners of the link is very clever with a knife, and the final paper-cut painting is also exquisite.

Eight cutouts are placed on the desk, which are eight of the 12 zodiac jobs.

The innate spirit of animals is fully revealed.

The cockscombs of chickens, the tongues of dogs, the ears of pigs, the eyes of tigers, the whiskers of dragons...... It's all the finishing touch, especially expressive.

Zhang Hao sent the three-minute video to Wang Shan.

It didn't take long to get a reply.

[Shocked! Shocked! Director Zhang, your village is really Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, if you stick these paper-cuts on the lamp, the effect will be even more shocking!]

Zhang Hao replied: [Director Wang, I have this intention!]

[Okay, you say, do you need me to do something?]

[Director Wang, Xiushan lanterns are unique, we can only look at the dust, if it is integrated into the elements of paper-cutting, it will surely add luster to the lights. 】

Indeed, you are absolutely right. 】

[I mean to see if I can work with you?]

[Cooperation, of course, no problem, talk about your cooperation methods!] Wang Shan replied sincerely.

[I want to hold a lantern festival in the village on the day of the Lantern Festival, I need your help with the lantern thing, after all, you are professional and have a wide range of channels,

When the time comes, I will play the slogan of cooperation between Wanling Village paper-cutting and Xiushan lanterns, what do you think?]

[Of course it's good, Director Zhang, you reminded me that I was worried about the new elements at this year's Lantern Festival, so I decided to use your village's paper-cutting, and use your method of combining lanterns and paper-cutting.

The lights are fine, we can give you as much as you want, but you look at the paper cuts, right?]

Zhang Hao was overjoyed and readily agreed: [Of course there is no problem with paper-cutting, how many do you want to say!

[That's great, Director Zhang, let the night of the fifteenth be lit up by the paper-cut lanterns!] Wang Shan replied happily.