The Five Dynasties of Lintian have gone through more than a hundred years and inherited the production skills of the Malaysia Palace lantern

There is a family in Lintong County. After more than a hundred years, the five generations have been inherited in the continuous innovation of the Malaysia Palace lantern production skills. Recently, Lintong County announced the fourth batch of representative projects of the intangible cultural heritage, and Liang Laosan ranked among them. On July 23, 2022, the reporter interviewed Liang Sujuan, the fifth -generation inheritor of the Malaysia Palace lantern in Liang Lao San.

The ancient lanterns are known as the lanterns, Xianyin candle, and turning herons, which are common in festivals such as Lantern Festival and Mid -Autumn Festival. Point candles on the lantern, the thermal force generated by the candle causes the airflow, which rotates the wheel axis. There are paper -cutting on the wheels, and the candlelight projects the shadow of paper -cutting on the lamp screen, and the image keeps walking. Because most of the pictures are drawn on the lamp, the generals of generals ride, it looks like a few people are chasing me when you turn, so the name of the horse lamp is taken. The shape of the Malaysia Palace is palace lamp, which was originally exclusive to the court, and then passed to the people.

Photo by Liang Sujuan and her father Liang Jun San Yin Xiaoyu

Luohe has been the custom of the fifteenth month of the first month. As a kind of lantern, the Malaysia Palace lantern is a special folk festive element in Luohe, which is loved by the masses. Liang Lao San's production of the Malaysia Palace can be traced back to the late Qing Dynasty. Liang Sujuan, 46, is the fifth -generation inheritor of Liang Lao San's Malaysia Palace lantern. She told reporters that according to the family genealogy records and generations of mouth, the first generation of producers who took the Malaysian Palace lantern in the family were Song Zu, who was a talented teacher in the late Qing Dynasty, and loved traditional handicrafts. Essence Every year on the Lantern Festival, Song Zu has to make the Malaysia Palace lights, hanging at the door of the house, praying that the wind is smooth, the grain is rich, and the family is safe. The second generation of inheritors, Song Lu's son, was born in 1890 and is also a talented talent. He innovated the craftsmanship learned from his father and made a stronger and more beautiful Malaysia Palace lantern.

The third -generation inheritor is Song Xiurong, the eldest daughter of Song Lu. She is proficient in folk handicrafts such as the Malaysia Palace, embroidery, and paper -cutting. The Malaysia Palace Lantern made by the Malaysians is loved by the neighbors. In the era of lack of supplies, she has brought a lot of happiness to the surrounding people. The fourth -generation inheritor is Liang Junsan, the son of Song Xiurong. Liang Junsan has been engaged in art education for more than 30 years, and nearly 10,000 students have followed him to learn calligraphy and painting skills.

The Malaysia Palace lamps made by the first three generations are mainly sorghum straw as the frame and paper as the surface. It is simple and rough, and it is easy to damage. In 1998, Liang Junsan compiled the traditional pattern of the Malaysia Palace lantern. After analyzing the structure of nearly 10,000 lanterns, he made a pair of exquisite pair of Malaysia Palace lamps with Tongmu as the shelf and silk surface. The pair of palace lanterns once bloomed at the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival in Lintian County, and Liang Junsan also became a famous craftsman who made the Malaysia Palace lantern.

Liang Sujuan is the eldest daughter of Liang Junsan. He studied painting and calligraphy skills with his father since he was a child. He is a stone painter. His stone painting works are exported to domestic and foreign. Talking about the fate with the Malaysia Palace lantern, Liang Sujuan said: "When I was a kid, I was scarce and there were no toys. Every year on the Lantern Festival, many children brought lanterns to school and everyone watched it together. At that time, I would let my father and me together. Make away the Malaysia Palace. "The father took the rack of the Malaysia Palace, and Liang Sujuan cut paper and painted. When she brought the Malaysia Palace Lantern to the school to watch with her classmates, she would always be praised by everyone. This is the best memory of her childhood.

With the development of the times, more and more lanterns in mass production are increasing. Traditional lanterns such as Malaysia Palace lanterns have gradually been forgotten, and few people are willing to learn their production skills. Liang Junsan insisted on creating, innovated on the basis of passing skills at home, and made the Malaysia -Malaysia lanterns more beautiful and strong. Every father made the Malaysia Palace lantern, Liang Sujuan was studying and helping.

In recent years, traditional culture has become more and more valued. While inheriting the family's traditional production skills, Liang Sujuan investigated the palace lantern craft market, continuously exploring and innovating, combining traditional and modern elements, and producing the Malaysia Palace lantern that is more in line with modern people's aesthetics.

"The production of the Malaysia Palace lamp requires many processes such as sculpture, woodworking, paper -cutting, painting, weaving, and paint. It takes about 3 months to walk the Malaysia Palace lamp. "Liang Sujuan said that walking in the Malaysia Palace is full of the people's longing and pursuit of a better life, and it contains deep traditional culture. She will adhere to this old craftsmanship, to inherit, and let the Malaysia palace light up and turn down. (Luohe Daily reporter Yin Xiaoyu)

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