Words are human beings recording and expressing information with ideographic symbols. It continues the blood of Chinese civilization through long-standing methods and tools. Printing, known as the "mother of civilization", has a strong impact on words. Continuous inheritance has played a huge role in promoting. In order to allow young people in the community to appreciate the charm of movable type printing, recently, the New Era Civilization Practice Station of Qinbei Village, Qinzao Street, Chongchuan District, Nantong City launched the activity of "Movable Type Printing Adds Charm to Non-hereditary Inherited Ink Fragrance".
Step into the "Picture Book Small Classroom" and feel the freshness and spirituality of the text
"The sunrise was in the sky in the east, and the mountains and rivers were scorching hot. A farmer rode his horse across the fields, through the bamboo forest, and came to the small river. He cut down the trees with his knife and built a boat. . "The picture book uses words instead of pictures and pictures to narrate. Thirty-six pictographic characters tell a vivid and interesting story, and each character is vivid and spiritual. The civilized practice volunteers displayed the pictographs while promoting the storyline. The children maintained a high degree of exploration and strong curiosity from beginning to end. They couldn't wait to predict the storyline and the pictographs that would appear, and carefully recorded every The pictographic characters and the corresponding modern Chinese characters truly appreciate the charm of Chinese characters and the wisdom of "our ancestors".
Experience movable type printing and understand the wisdom of ancient civilization
As one of the "Four Great Inventions" in ancient China, movable type printing is a symbol of the wisdom of the ancient Chinese people. Volunteers showed the children how to use tools such as dials, fonts, rice paper, and ink brushes to print square and square Chinese characters for prescriptions. After earnestly studying, the children also showed their skills one after another, and started the experience journey of movable type printing. First use a brush to dip in the ink, paint on the font, brush the characters and lines evenly, then carefully cover the entire font with rice paper, hold down the rice paper with one hand, and press from light to heavy with an embossing sponge with the other hand, and then paint. Create a work of your own. The concave and convex indentations and moist ink marks add an ancient charm to the work.
Taste the intangible cultural heritage of books and inherit the cultural imprint of thousands of years
The thin paper carries bits and pieces of Chinese traditional culture. "I learned movable type printing today, and also printed my favorite ancient poem "Jiang Xue". This experience is amazing!" Ding Siyu said happily holding up his work. This event has driven young people to understand the ancient history and culture of China, allowing young people to experience traditional skills while learning knowledge, discovering beauty, keeping in mind the roots of Chinese culture, and understanding why "I" is "I".
