High spirits at Bell Tower in Qibao
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The festive spirit was high at the Bell Tower Square in Qibao ancient town over the weekend, with traditional paper-cut artists, dough figure sculptors, colored-ink calligraphers, old-school Chinese dessert chefs, and embroiderers teaching how to stitch a perfume sachet or a silk fan.
Kicking off the citywide Quality Life Week on Saturday to support sustainable growth through consumption amid novel coronavirus epidemic, the Handicraft Bazaar highlighting Shanghai鈥檚 intangible cultural heritages held in Qibao offered a combination of culture and art.
Young and old artisans set up booths on the square at the foot of the town鈥檚 landmark Bell Tower to showcase their skills developed over generations.
Sculptor Dai Yan conjured up a vivid Monkey King from dough in a minute.
鈥淐hildren love my dough figures most,鈥 Dai said as he kneaded the dough.
鈥淭he most popular are the 12 zodiac animals as well as some Japanese cartoon characters.鈥
Artist Tang Hua swiftly painted a colored-ink calligraphy of a visitor鈥檚 name with the patterns of dragons and a phoenix.
Dessert chef Tao Sumei painted a butterfly with heated liquid barley-sugar as kids and adults waiting.
鈥淐hildren and adults like me love the sugar painting,鈥 said visitor Yao Daxi, 58.
鈥淚t鈥檚 the sweetest memory of my childhood when candies were hard to find.鈥
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