The Intangible Cultural Heritage Porcelain Flower: A Millennium - old Romance Blooming on Porcelain

In the hustle and bustle of the city, there are always things that can slow down time and make the soul find a place to rest. When I encountered this intangible cultural heritage porcelain flower, at that moment, it was as if I had pushed open a door leading to ancient poetry and exquisite craftsmanship, intoxicated and shocked.

The first time I saw this intangible cultural heritage porcelain flower was on a lazy afternoon with sunlight. The light pink petals spread out layer by layer, as delicate as the texture of a real flower. Each fold is like a pattern carved by nature itself. The warmth of the porcelain gives the flower a bit of Oriental implication and elegance, as if it has slowly walked out of the artistic conception of Song Ci, with the gentleness of "The beauty and peach blossoms glow red in each other's reflection" and the softness of "A pear blossom branch with rain in spring".

Beside it, the dropper gently dispenses the essential oil. In an instant, the ancient charm of traditional craftsmanship meets the little romance of modern life in a wonderful way. This porcelain flower is no longer a cold object, but a living entity with breath and stories, making people unable to help but get closer and explore the mysteries behind it.

The birth of the intangible cultural heritage porcelain flower is a long - lasting dialogue with time and ingenuity.

Selecting the soil is the first hurdle. The porcelain clay needs to be delicate and pure, just like seeking a soulmate. Craftsmen carefully choose among the world of porcelain clay. Only those that can withstand the test of the fierce fire and present a warm texture are worthy of the title of "the foundation of the porcelain flower".

Shaping is a dance of the fingertips. With the skills passed down for generations, craftsmen pinch, shape and carve the porcelain clay bit by bit. The curvature of the petals should be natural, and the layers should be scattered in an orderly way. Behind this, there are countless practices and insights. Their hands seem to have magic, making the rigid porcelain clay gradually take on the graceful posture of a flower. Every press and every pull is the pursuit of the ultimate beauty.

Firing is even more like a "phoenix nirvana". The temperature of the kiln fire and the duration of firing, if there is a slight mistake, may make all the previous efforts in vain. During the long wait, the porcelain clay undergoes the tempering of high temperature, just like a traveler who has gone through hardships, and finally is reborn and becomes the appearance of a porcelain flower. This kiln fire burns away the impurities and also burns out the soul of the porcelain flower.

Coloring is the link to endow the porcelain flower with the color of life. Craftsmen prepare the pigments, carefully apply and dye them, so that the light pink color is uniform and rich in layers, just like putting a layer of spring gauze on the flower, soft and moving. Every touch of color is the rendering of ingenuity, making the porcelain flower change from a plain white porcelain body to this vivid "flower of life".

Behind this porcelain flower is a group of craftsmen passing down from generation to generation. They guard the ancient skills and are willing to be "time - reverse walkers" in the fast - paced era.

The older generation of craftsmen regard the skills as the inheritance of life, teaching the apprentices hand - in - hand. From the secrets of selecting soil, to the strength of shaping, and then to the temperature of firing, everything is detailed. Their wrinkles hide the love and persistence for the porcelain flower skills, and in their eyes is the firmness to guard the intangible cultural heritage. And the younger generation of craftsmen innovate in inheritance, integrating the porcelain flower into modern life, combining it with aromatherapy, echoing the aesthetics of home furnishings, allowing the ancient skills to walk out of the museum and enter the homes of ordinary people, so that more people can see the charm of intangible cultural heritage.

This inheritance is not a simple transfer of skills, but a continuation of a culture. In the porcelain flower, there is the Chinese people's perception of beauty, awe of nature, and love for life. Each generation of craftsmen uses their hearts as boats, carrying this culture and ferrying in the river of time, so that the intangible cultural heritage porcelain flower always blooms with a unique light.

This porcelain flower makes me can't help but think about the situation and future of intangible cultural heritage. In the tide of globalization and modernization, many intangible cultural heritages are like forgotten corners, struggling to survive. But the existence of the porcelain flower is like a beam of light, illuminating another possibility for the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage - to integrate intangible cultural heritage with life, and let traditional skills become the aesthetic symbols and life companions of modern people.

We need more such intangible cultural heritage works, not placed in the exhibition cabinets for people to admire, but entering daily life and becoming a part of life. When people use and appreciate the intangible cultural heritage porcelain flower, the inheritance of culture has the most vivid carrier. This is not only a tribute to the craftsmen, but also the guardianship of the root of our own culture.

May this intangible cultural heritage porcelain flower awaken more people's attention and love for intangible cultural heritage. May more intangible cultural heritage skills find new ways to bloom in time, so that the ancient culture will always be fresh and fragrant. Just like this porcelain flower, after going through thousands of trials and tribulations, it still gently tells the story of ingenuity and inheritance in the years, so that everyone who meets it can hear the heartbeat of culture and see the light of history.

When we gaze at this porcelain flower, in fact, we are gazing at the past, present and future of our national culture, the love that the craftsmen have persisted in for a lifetime, and the precious treasure that we should not forget and is worthy of being inherited forever.