However, there is a question that has always lingered in Jin Huabin's mind. Even if Xu Hongke lived in seclusion in Xianju and lived until the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, how can we deduce that the boneless lantern was passed down by him?
Zhu Jinze explained: "The custom of lighting lanterns during the Lantern Festival originated from the Taoist "Three Yuan Theory"; Shangyuan means the first full moon night in the new year. Taoism once called the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the year
It is the Shangyuan Festival, the fifteenth day of July is the Zhongyuan Festival, and the fifteenth day of October is the Xiayuan Festival, collectively known as "Three Yuan Festivals". The gods worshiped are Tianguan, Diguan, and Shuiguan. It is said that Tianguan blesses, and Earth
The official pardons sins, the water official relieves misfortunes, and uses three yuan to match the three officials. It is said that the Tianguan of Shangyuan was born on the 15th of the first month, the Diguan of Zhongyuan was born on the 15th of July, and the Shuiguan of Xiayuan was born on October 15th. In this way, the official of the first lunar month is born.
The fifteenth day is called the Shangyuan Festival. It is the time when the heavenly officials of Shangyuan give blessings." Therefore, lanterns must be lit during the Shangyuan Festival.
Based on the analysis of Xu Hongke's behavior in writing to Li Mi during the troubled times, we can see that he is not a Taoist who retreats from the world, but a Taoist who joins the secular world to help the world."
There are also folk operas related to Xu Hongke such as Qin Qiong making lanterns in Xianju Chenling, which use boneless lanterns, which is also evidence."
Although I don’t know when these social operas originated, there are records in these county annals and they are still circulated among the people. It has to be said that it is one of the evidences that the Xianju boneless lantern originated from Xu Hongke. Jin Huabin gave him a thumbs up.<
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Seeing Li Xiangma drinking silently beside him, Zhu Jinze felt that he had talked too much and was neglecting him. He stood up and toasted a glass of wine and said: "As for how to bring the boneless lanterns back to light, our stationmaster Li is the first contributor. He
There are so many stories about him, Stationmaster Li, today, you can give us juniors a good chat."
Li Xiangma is a native of Botan. His family was originally a traditional Chinese medicine family in the ancient town. In the early 1960s, he was admitted to a university to study medicine, and later worked in a public hospital in Jinhua. Later, he was sent back to his hometown to farm because of his upright character. In the early 1980s,
, to implement the policy, he was assigned to work at the Botan Township Cultural Station. When he asked about it, he was a little humble and said: "The main contribution is to the old artists. What I do is just the excavation and sorting work, that's it, as a reference to the traditional culture of Xianju
From the literary and historical data, let me talk about how the boneless lantern was discovered."
Eight large bowls were served. Jin Huabin hurriedly filled a glass of bayberry wine for Station Manager Li and said, "We will use the story of Station Manager Li as the ninth bowl of food to accompany the wine."
Stationmaster Li drank a glass of bayberry wine in one gulp, his face turned red and he became excited, and he began to tell the story of the lanterns: "It must go back to 1982. Not long after I became the director of the Juetan Township Cultural Station, at the lantern festival
I accidentally heard old people talking about how today's lanterns are not as beautiful as the "Tang lanterns" of the past. Out of curiosity, I began to collect information about this Tang lantern. This is the cultural heritage of our nation. I kept a close eye on it and started
I went from village to village to learn about it, and the more I learned about it, the more fascinated I became. However, there were many stories passed down, but none of the real objects were seen. Because they were old, they were all burned. Later, I heard that an old man in the village
In my early years, I made a living by making lanterns, so I went to his home to ask for advice."
After saying that, he looked out the window, seeming to be lost in reminiscing about the past. The three of them did not dare to disturb and waited quietly. After a while, Stationmaster Li came back to his senses and said: "I went to his house to ask for advice, and he directly
He pushed me out the door and said, "Don't hurt me anymore. Back then, I suffered a lot just because I was making lanterns."."
Jin Huabin felt that there was something interesting, so he lost no time in asking: "So, how many times did stationmaster Li visit Maolu before inviting him to teach his skills?"
Stationmaster Li took another sip of wine and said, "I can't remember how many times I went to his house. He kicked me out every time. Thanks to one of my skills, the problem turned around."
Can you trade your craftsmanship with him to eliminate the shadow in his heart? The three of them felt particularly strange and all stretched out their ears. Outside the window, an egret spread its wings and flew past, leaving a white back. Stationmaster Li paused for a moment.
Seconds later, he said: "In the early years, I was a doctor. When the old man pushed me out for the last time, I found that his movements were stiff, as if he had frozen shoulder. After I mentioned it to him, he got the confirmation from the old man. Later, I concentrated on
The old man was being treated, and the old man was so moved that he sent me the pictures made by Tang Deng."
Su Yuehong had seen reports about boneless lanterns in the data room, and said apologetically: "How many years ago did this happen? Webmaster Li, can you tell us more about it? We'll post the story on the forum."
Up."
Stationmaster Li fell into deep thought again and said: "It was probably in 1983. I can't remember the details clearly. In that era, eating and drinking was the first priority. Naturally, my "not doing my job properly" was criticized by my family.
I objected, and other people in my family called me a fool. I didn’t go into business or make money when I had time to engage in this thing. They persuaded me that it would be great to open a clinic by myself. I was a university medicine student in the early 1950s.
diploma, and later worked in a public hospital in Jinhua area, which is very valuable."
Jin Huabin raised his wine glass and suggested: "The stars in the sky are spinning, and the curtains on the world are hanging down. The lanterns have brought so much joy and hope to the world. Without the persistence of Station Master Li, there would be no boneless lanterns today. Come, let's go together.
A toast to Webmaster Li."
Stationmaster Li said with emotion: "After conquering the "block" in Mr. Chen's heart, I took the opportunity to summon these old people and started the production of the first "Tang Lantern" based on their memories and donated drawings.
I clearly remember that in May 1984, the first "original" boneless needle-punched lantern was finally presented to everyone. At that time, I was "even happier than my own child was born." In 1986, I started recruiting
As an apprentice, I tried to make real lanterns. At that time, most of the people involved in making lanterns were old people in the village."
Zhu Jinze asked curiously: "The old people's hand flexibility is limited, can they learn the lantern technique?"
"Although they are old, it is better to have someone to learn from than no one to learn from." Webmaster Li said with deep helplessness in his words: "Later, the lantern works he produced won many awards at many international and domestic exhibitions.
Grand Prize, the government has given me many honors. For example, in 1996, the Xianju acupuncture boneless lantern won the gold medal of "Chinese Folk Art Works" and became famous for a while. In 2004, I won the title of the first "Top Ten Artists in China". The boneless lantern finally won the gold medal.
Going out of Shenzhen and Hong Kong, no, this year, we also chose to send a lantern to participate in the "Chinese Folk Lanterns" special stamp election. As the reputation of the boneless lanterns increases, perhaps, there will be a turn for the better. In 2004, we
The lamps that BJ brought to the exhibition were sold at the highest price of 9,000 yuan each, and the average price was 3,000, 4,000, 2,000 or 3,000 yuan. It shows that if this thing is really good, it will have a future in the market."<