The second sericulture and silk weaving skills competition in Shimen Town opens

On the afternoon of March 4, with the sound of festive gongs and drums, two lion dances began to perform, and the launching ceremony of Shimen Town’s “Six Major Actions” to promote excellent traditional culture and the second sericulture and silk weaving skills competition were held in The curtain opened on the Dongchi Village Cultural Hall Square.

This event focused on “inheritance and innovation” and included “one competition, three categories of exhibitions, and eight major experiences”. It attracted many surrounding villagers to participate, and the rich content of the activities also brought it to the general public. A visual feast of excellent traditional culture and intangible heritage silk weaving skills.

“Five, four, three, two, one, let’s start!” At the competition site, the participating silkworm ladies wore blue calico headscarves. Their skillful hands were flying in the water, tearing open a small opening in the cocoon, stretching it left and right, and then pushing it hard Pull the sleeve open on the arched bamboo bridge in front of you, and remove the remaining silkworm pupae on the silk floss… After repeating this series of actions five or six times, a thick and well-proportioned cotton pocket is completed. Under the sun, it is crystal clear and exquisite.

This competition is conducted in the form of “old and new”. The 19 villages (communities) of Shimen Town each select two female contestants, one old and one young, to form a team based on the village (community) to compete. The competition is organized by The judges will score each group based on two indicators: the shape of the silk floss and the degree of silk floss residue on the silkworm chrysalis. A total of 1 group will be awarded the first prize, 2 groups will be awarded the second prize, 3 groups will be awarded the third prize, and 14 groups will be awarded the Excellence Award.

After fierce competition, the duo Jin Huifen and Huang Li from Ping An Village won the first prize. “The sericulture skill of stripping silk cotton is a unique intangible cultural heritage of our Jiangnan water town and is also a well-known traditional folk custom. However, competition is not the purpose, inheritance and innovation are the key points. We will continue to pass on the skill of stripping silk cotton so that More people know about our sericulture culture,” Huang Li said.

At the event site, there are also exhibitions of old sericulture and silk weaving objects, Dongchi Village cultural and creative product displays and silk reeling, handmade silk quilt making, silk stripping cotton, firewood baskets, canal straw weaving, Jiangnan cocoon paintings, canal leather stickers, handmade Many experience projects such as silk fan making have attracted a large number of “young people” to stop and “see the wonders”.

In addition, the Shimen Bay Farm Market, a traditional food area in another corner, is also crowded with people, and various specialty products are neatly displayed in a dazzling array. The authentic taste of crab apple cake and green dumplings, the unique flavor of osmanthus rice cake and stinky dried tofu and other “old-fashioned” flavors have attracted many citizens and tourists to come and taste it.

It is understood that this sericulture and silk weaving skills competition is also an important activity in the popularization of traditional culture in Shimen Town’s “six major actions” to promote traditional culture. The “six major actions” to promote traditional culture are the action to popularize traditional culture, the action to lecture on Wuyue culture, the action to flourish literary and artistic creation, the action to improve cultural positions, the action to compile classic documents, and the action to trace the origin of history and culture. Today, the “Six Major Actions” to promote excellent traditional culture were also awarded at the scene.

The relevant person in charge of Shimen Town said that this year, Shimen Town will focus on the theme of “Reading Wuyue Culture and Cultivating Rural Civilization” and carry out “Six Major Actions” to promote excellent traditional culture throughout the town, and do a good job in promoting excellent traditional culture. The exploration and interpretation of the deep-seated value concepts of traditional culture and its modern value will further promote the construction of socialist spiritual civilization in the town, constantly polish the “Wuyue Shimen” gold business card, let traditional culture and modern civilization organically integrate, and bloom a new era in the new era. Vitality and vitality.

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