Promoting Agricultural Culture and Inheriting Rural Skills Production | Farmers | Farming
Ordinary dough gradually takes shape in the hands of skilled craftsmen through various production processes such as tying, patting, pulling, plating, and kneading, presenting vivid and delightful shapes such as butterflies, flowers, and leaves; Silver needles fly up and down, colorful threads shuttle lightly, and various crops leap on embroidered fabrics
The first National Farmers Skills Competition was held in Liaocheng City, Shandong Province from July 3rd to 4th. The theme of this competition is "Cultivating Talents with Craftsmanship, Strengthening Industries to Promote Revitalization", jointly organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League, and the All China Women's Federation. The competition has 6 events, including manual embroidery, manual knitting, manual Paper Cuttings, clay sculpture, dough flower making, and farmer painting, to exchange and display the wisdom and creativity of farmers.
In the noodle flower making competition area, contestant Liu Limin from Sanlipu New Village, Gulou Street, Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng, introduced that noodle flower making is a great test of one's strength. If not handled properly, the surface of the work will wrinkle.
"Dough can also be turned into art, carrying my imagination and creativity. I hope that through this competition, more people will become familiar with and love this skill," said Liu Limin.
In the manual embroidery competition area, contestant Zhang Xiumin from Anshan City, Liaoning Province is creating a work with agriculture as the theme. Zhang Xiumin said, "I was born and raised in the countryside. Farmers not only know how to farm, but also love art. I enjoy the fun of embroidery very much, and every plant and tree in my hometown is my creative object."
Corn piles, chicken and duck flocks, donkey pulling and grinding... The reporter saw a large number of works showcasing agricultural production and life scenes in the embroidery exhibition area. "Ordinary fabrics, needles, and threads can become tools for embroidery," said Li Hongfu, a referee for the handicraft embroidery project in the competition and a researcher at the China Academy of Art. "We hope that more handicraft artists can express themselves, record the times, and assist in cultural inheritance and innovation through embroidery."
Ding Chunmei, a villager from Wanghua Village, Shazhen Town, Dongchangfu District, Liaocheng, came to the exhibition with her own paintings. Unlike other exhibitors, there is a black burning stick in front of her drawing board. Ding Chunmei is 53 years old this year. On weekdays, she often uses a fire stick to draw on the ground and walls at home. Seven Fairies, Sun Wukong, and others are vividly portrayed under her pen. She also posts her works on social media and actively teaches painting skills to netizens who love art.
Since its launch, the competition has undergone strict evaluation and selection, and ultimately 300 contestants have entered the national finals. After intense competition, 6 contestants won the first prize, 30 contestants won the second prize, 60 contestants won the third prize, and 12 contestants won the Best Creativity Award and Best Inheritance Award respectively.
Liu Ruiming, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Human Resources Development Center of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, introduced that this competition aims to establish a group of skilled craftsmen, ignite a group of industries, and promote the release of new vitality in traditional rural handicraft skills. "We encourage more farmers to have their own skills, broaden their horizons, update their concepts, and turn fingertip skills into fingertip benefits, showing them to the villagers and leading them to work."
