Tancheng woocten toys of southern Shandong owns an irreplaceable position in the history ofChinese arts and crafts, it mainly spreads in the southeast of Shandong Province, with various types andstyles, it embodies dense local customs and practices of Linyi, Shandong, and has violent influences onregional and comprehensiveness.It veritably reflects people’s living and customs, it uses the traditionalwood screwing and lathe craft, and is fabricated by various aid tools. It shows indomitable vital powerin its simple shape, representing the sincere and honest culture of Southern Shandong, exists in allaspects of daily life of people in southern Shandong.This essay uses field investigation and multidisciplinary research methods, after introducing theproduction environment and cultural history of Tancheng woocten toys. First, it explores the culturalproperty formed in the area of art and aesthetics, with producing process and features of Tanchengwoocten toys as clues, starting from distribution, origin, aesthetic features and inheritance of wooctentoys in Tancheng. It mainly researches its aesthetic characters and provides an attractive entry point forfolk culture. Then, through the deeper analysis and study of wooden toys, it puts forward some methodsand measures for the expansion, inheritance and protection of this folk art, in order to make peopleaware of the importance of this intangible cultural heritage. |