With the fast development of modern industry, traditional handicraft is gradually out of sight. From a fresh new perspective, this program will present the status quo of traditional Chinese handicraft and handicraftsmen. It will also exhibit primitive handmade sugar making, wine making, pottery making, paper making, bamboo weaving, iron forging, carpet felting, handmade weigh beam making and saddle making. Different from people’s impression on handicraft of artwork only, this program has chosen material about more than 30 kinds of handicraft closely related with people’s daily life but is fast disappearing. From the perspective of diversity of culture, the program displays people’s livelihood in different time and space, and reveals the necessity and the urgency for remaining those handicraft. It enables the rare and precious handicraft to be shown on TV.
手艺,人类文明的重要载体,先人智慧的生动体现。历时4年打造的百集文化纪录片《手艺》聚焦中国传统手工艺的制作与传承,从不同的角度展示中国传统手工技艺与手工艺人的现状。本系列紧扣对“手艺”最正统的认知,即以双手与简单工具配合所产生的手工技艺和艺术,关注那些需经数十年积累後汇於双手,且能代表中国文化精髓的传统手艺,表达手工艺者对於传统的执着与坚守。
Handicraft
With the fast development of modern industry, traditional handicraft is gradually out of sight. From a fresh new perspective, this program will present the status quo of traditional Chinese handicraft and handicraftsmen. It will also exhibit primitive handmade sugar making, wine making, pottery making, paper making, bamboo weaving, iron forging, carpet felting, handmade weigh beam making and saddle making. Different from people’s impression on handicraft of artwork only, this program has chosen material about more than 30 kinds of handicraft closely related with people’s daily life but is fast disappearing. From the perspective of diversity of culture, the program displays people’s livelihood in different time and space, and reveals the necessity and the urgency for remaining those handicraft. It enables the rare and precious handicraft to be shown on TV.