Do you know many excellent cultures of the Zhuang people? Next, let me introduce you to the “treasure” of Guangxi~ Guangxi Zhuang has a unique national costume, that is, Zhuangjin!
On the basis of concentrating their own folk literature, music, dance, and skills, the Zhuang people have created Zhuang opera. The copper drum is the most representative folk musical instrument of the Zhuang people.Zhuang brocade is a unique brocade art handed down by the Zhuang people, has a history of 1,000 years of development, and Nanjing’s Yun brocade, Chengdu’s Shu brocade, Suzhou’s Song brocade and called “China’s four famous brocades”.
When it comes to Guangxi ethnic culture, the most famous is the Zhuang culture, and as one of the cultural carriers, the Zhuang people also have their own unique national costumes, which is Zhuangjin.
Zhuang brocade has a long history in Guangxi, and it is said that it first appeared in the Han Dynasty and was formed in the Song Dynasty. In the old days, the girl of the Zhuang family had to learn brocade under the tutelage of her mother since she was a child, and took this as a sign of ingenuity.Zhuangjin is a necessity for marriage and love.
The traditional Zhuang brocade is made of primary color cotton thread or twine, and the weft is made of colored cotton thread, hemp thread or velvet, and is hand-woven on a local wooden loom, with symmetrical patterns on the front and back, rigorous structure, changeable styles, and rich patterns. Zhuangjin feels heavy and soft, the texture is strong and durable, colorful and simple, and has been developed into a famous tourism commodity.It can be made into quilt covers, bed sheets, tablecloths, wall hangings, cushions, shawls, backpacks and other practical varieties.
As an intangible cultural heritage product and one of the four famous brocades in China, Zhuang brocade has a unique craft style and a complete variety. According to incomplete statistics, There are three kinds of brocade, more than 20 varieties, and more than 50 kinds of patterns.The most important feature that distinguishes it from the other three brocades is the pattern of the fabric, namely Patterns.
Pattern is the most direct embodiment of the accumulation of Zhuangjin culture.
type
Zhuang brocade patterns are mainly divided into abstract patterns and figurative patterns and other types. Through realism, freehand, deformation and other expressions, the Zhuang people’s simple, enthusiastic, and bold attitude to life is woven on the surface of the fabric.
pattern
The pattern paper is like the inheritor’s “martial arts cheats”, which has been passed down from generation to generation in the Zhuangjin family and has played a pivotal role in the protection of Zhuangjin culture. For example:
Phoenix
“Phoenix pattern” is the most common pattern of Zhuang brocade, and there is a common saying of “ten pieces of Zhuang brocade and nine pieces of phoenix”. The phoenix pattern is a figurative pattern pattern formed by the evolution of the phoenix as the prototype, and the shape of the phoenix pattern is concise, simple and simple, and the forms are different, implying auspiciousness.
Frog pattern
In addition, the frog is one of the important worship totems in the primitive culture of the Zhuang people. “Frog pattern” is an abstract or figurative pattern evolved from the frog animal worshiped by the Zhuang people. The abstract frog pattern is a combination of triangles and squares.
Python dragon pattern
“Python dragon pattern” is also a common pattern of Zhuangjin. It is composed of octagonal and hexagonal edge outline, embedded with dot pattern, cloud and thunder pattern, octagonal geometric pattern, stripe, bird and beast pattern and other forms of two-party continuous abstract combination pattern pattern. Its appearance resembles a python skin pattern.
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