On August 25, the 7th China Intangible Cultural Heritage Expo, hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Shandong Provincial Government, opened in Jinan. Danyang "Zhao Jun Erhu", as an important intangible cultural heritage project in Jiangsu Province, appeared at the expo.

According to reports, with the theme of "connecting modern life and blooming charming brilliance", this expo will comprehensively display the achievements of China's intangible cultural heritage protection since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of my country, focusing on the revitalization of intangible cultural heritage in rural areas and the construction of the Grand Canal Cultural Belt and other major national strategies. important role in.

As one of the birthplaces of ancient Chinese civilization, Jiangsu Province has profound intangible cultural heritage and rich resources. The "Water Rhyme Jiangsu" intangible cultural heritage theme exhibition focuses on the major strategy for the construction of the Grand Canal National Cultural Park. It displays 24 representative projects of Jiangsu intangible cultural heritage, and depicts the local customs and customs of "same clan and same origin" and "harmony but different" along the canal in a contextualized manner. . At the same time, it shows the rich connotation of the traditional culture of the Jiangsu section of the Grand Canal and its historical contribution to economic and social development, fully demonstrating the vitality and achievements of the creative transformation and innovative development of intangible cultural heritage.

Zhao Jun (third from left) participated in the exhibition

The reporter learned that the intangible cultural heritage of Jiangsu Province "Zhao Jun Erhu", a total of 26 red sandalwood and old mahogany fine erhu works will be exhibited. The "Zhao's Erhu" in the exhibition has a long qin body and a hairpin like the moon, like a slim ancient lady. The technique of carving dragons and phoenixes on the head of the qin, and the rich carving skills on the stem of the qin, show the elegance of Confucianism.

The Erhu produced by Zhao Jun has the character of green bamboo, the vibrato of silk strings, and the agility of ten fingers, playing the sound of ancient sounds of nature. All these ingenious craftsmanship are due to the master Zhao Jun, the inheritor of Zhao's Erhu, who has always insisted on meticulous work in the production of Erhu.

on site

The reporter learned that for hundreds of years, Zhao's erhu has been hand-made in addition to the machinery used for cutting materials. , bending, edge and other processing are meticulous. The traditional production technique of "Zhao's Erhu" is a branch of the traditional Chinese musical instrument production culture, which reflects the unique craftsmanship of huqin production in string music. Its traditional handicraft skills, scientific and reasonable modeling structure, and elegant and deep musical rhythm have made Zhao's erhu's beautiful talk of "achieving the freshness of four hundred years of mountains, rivers and trees, and the grand view of the ingenuity of the thirteenth generation of heaven and earth".

Today's "Zhao's Erhu" is not only a musical instrument, but also a collection rich in national style, with high artistic value. These fine erhus are the representative intangible cultural heritage traditional handicraft works along the Grand Canal placed in the intangible cultural heritage exhibition hall of "Shuiyun Jiangsu", attracting a large number of tourists to watch.

This year's intangible cultural heritage expo also includes a national intangible cultural heritage protection achievement exhibition, a "good life" intangible cultural heritage to help rural revitalization exhibition, a special exhibition of "tea and the world" Chinese traditional tea-making skills and related customs, and a "Chinese taste" on the Grand Canal. Intangible cultural heritage food festival along the line, "the beauty of Chinese clothing" intangible cultural heritage clothing show and other branch venue activities. "Masters" from various factions gathered, and the on-site "competition" was held. The expo will last until August 29.