The inheritance significance of Zhangzhou puppet head carvings

It has a relatively broad social mass base

The puppet shows in southern Fujian have a relatively broad social mass base, and the plastic art of puppet heads has also gained a profound development foundation. . There is a life-and-death relationship between the art of puppet head carving and traditional opera. With the general decline of opera performances, the inheritance of puppet head carving skills has also encountered difficulties: if you stick to the opera stage, puppet head carving can only go silent along with the opera; if you leave the opera stage, puppet head carving can only become a simple ornamental If the product is not made, much of the dynamic culture in its traditional skills will be lost. At present, Zhangzhou puppet head carving is facing this situation, which requires the attention of relevant parties.

Facing the danger of "extinction"

As a traditional folk art, Zhangzhou's puppet carving has always followed the ancient system of passing down the tradition from male to female. In modern times, most of the descendants of old artists are unwilling to learn puppet carving, because this skill is time-consuming and labor-intensive but has no good economic benefits. Many old artists have to change careers. This national treasure is in danger of extinction due to lack of successors.

Inscribed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists

The country attaches great importance to the protection of intangible cultural heritage. On May 20, 2006, this heritage was approved by the State Council to be included in the list. The first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists. On June 5, 2007, the Ministry of Culture determined that Xu Zhuchu and Xu Congliang from Zhangzhou City, Fujian Province were the representative inheritors of cultural heritage projects, and were included in the first batch of 226 representative inheritors of national intangible cultural heritage projects. list of people.