Investigation And Research On The Current Situation Of Baoqing Bamboo Carving In Shaoyang,Hunan Province

Baoqing bamboo carving in Shaoyang,Hunan Province is a kind of traditional hand carving art integrating appreciation and practicality,which came into being in the middle of the Ming Dynasty and has a history of more than 400 years.According to the materials,Baoqing bamboo carving includes three categories: bamboo spring carving,bamboo green carving and bamboo root carving,among which bamboo spring carving is the most distinctive.Bamboo spring carving mostly takes Chinese fir as the tire.Because the wood tire can be shaped at will,it can be made into utensils of various shapes.This invention has made an important contribution to the innovation of bamboo carving technology in China.Baoqing bamboo carving products mainly include tea boxes,pen holders,vases,arm rests,bamboo slips,seat screens,etc.from the decorative themes of utensils and tables,they can be roughly divided into ancient characters,birds and animals and Bogu calligraphy,that is,Baoqing bamboo has both practicability and artistry,and has important practical value,artistic value and economic value.Therefore,it was selected as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage in 2006.Since the 1990 s,with the rapid development of commodity economy and science and technology,people have more and more kinds of daily necessities and arts and crafts.Compared with modern industrial products,Baoqing bamboo carving has a single texture,shape and use function,which can not meet people’s use and appreciation.On the other hand,in order to adapt to the commodity market under the modern economy,Baoqing bamboo carving products with complex production and complex technology have been simplified or abandoned,resulting in the loss or imminent loss of some techniques.Therefore,as a traditional handicraft,how Baoqing bamboo carving can adapt to today’s market economy and inherit and develop is an urgent task for Baoqing bamboo carving,a traditional folk art.In order to understand the current inheritance and development of Baoqing bamboo carving,from January 22 to March 7,2022,the author conducted in-depth investigation on the production and market of bamboo carving technology in Shaoyang area for many times in the form of field investigation,interview with production practitioners and questionnaire survey of consumer groups.It focuses on the inheritance mode of Baoqing bamboo carving art,the varieties and prices currently sold in the market,the innovation of bamboo carving techniques and the influence of consumer groups on bamboo carving art.Through investigation and interview,it is found that Baoqing bamboo carving is faced with problems such as long apprenticeship period,low economic benefits of product market,differences in Aesthetic identity of consumer groups,poor market sales channels,unclear product positioning,difficult preservation of bamboo springs,insufficient publicity and so on.In view of the current difficulties faced by Baoqing bamboo carving,the author puts forward corresponding suggestions,including formulating the overall and long-term plan for the development of bamboo carving,strengthening the protection and training of bamboo carving artists,optimizing the inheritance mode,strengthening innovation,increasing publicity,improving the business model and so on.As a very representative bamboo carving art,it is of great significance to investigate and study its current situation.It not only helps to promote its better inheritance and development,but also helps to make necessary supplements and improvements to the overall research of bamboo art in China,so as to provide basic theoretical support for future research.