The Investigation And Study On The Dough Modeling Art In YanTai

Folk art constitutes a significant part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity, whichis a crucial pattern of cultural ecology. This is because the folk art can always be related tothe common people’s food and clothing, and it relies on the customs, belief and aestheticappreciation, and it can be reflected by social and cultural psychology in a certain region orarea. The study on the folk art can extend to a further thinking of social history and culture.China has a long history of flour-made food; however, it alters to be more aestheticsbecause of the conversion of customs and belief. In the development of history, flour-madefood is gradually drenched in some kind of diet culture and becomes a pattern of art.Jiaodong area has a profound history of food culture and Jiaodong decorated-mantou hasbeen listed in the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage of humanity inShandong province. Further more, it ranks first in the second batch. However, on thatpremise, the study on the dough modeling art is not enough. Thus, it has a profoundhistorical and cultural sense and practical meaning to be deeply and systematicallyinvestigated as well as search the first-hand materials of dough modeling art in Yantai. Also, ithas a crucial importance to discuss the practical means of the protections and the inheritanceof dough modeling art.