New homes for Shanghai folk collectors and artists

时间：2006-12-29 01:01:39

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Traditional Chinese arts like dough1 figurines, paper cuts and folk musical instruments have gradually become unfamiliar2 to children in Shanghai.
 
Chinanews, Shanghai, Dec. 27 – Folk collectors and artists have new homes in Shanghai. According to Wu Shaohua, head of Shanghai Collectors Association, Shanghai’s first folk collection museum and artistic3 performing area have been set up in Oriental Plaza4.

 

There are hundreds of renowned5 folk collectors in Shanghai, their collections ranging from cigarette cases, wine bottles to abaci, watches and coins, of which most have been collected by several generations, and some have become invaluable6 cultural relics7. Because of limited space, folk collection activities have been on the brink8 of extinction9 in recent years.

 

Zhao Jinzhi, a folk collector in Shanghai, said that he used to have a private exhibition center covering an area of 100 sq m, which was formerly10 an abandoned warehouse11. But later when the warehouse was to be destroyed by bulldozers in the process of building new apartment houses, he had to move his 20 thousand craftworks were forced into his own apartment, and some of broken in the course of removal.

 

Guo Longsheng, a collector of butterfly specimens12, said that he was forced to move his exhibits from place to place in the past. “My butterflies finally have a wonderful home since the local government has built this center for me,” he said.

 

Traditional Chinese arts like dough figurines, paper cuts and folk musical instruments have gradually become unfamiliar to children. Zhou Songgen, an artist who once performed in the famous “Great World,” one of the largest show places in China, has been very sad over the decline of Chinese folk arts. “Our performance was popular at that time, fascinating tourists from home and abroad,” he recalled.

 

Local government officials hope the new folk cultural performing center can make children know with the customs and folkway of an ancient Shanghai.

 

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1 dough hkbzg     
n.生面团；钱，现款
参考例句：
  • She formed the dough into squares.她把生面团捏成四方块。
  • The baker is kneading dough.那位面包师在揉面。
2 unfamiliar uk6w4     
adj.陌生的，不熟悉的
参考例句：
  • I am unfamiliar with the place and the people here.我在这儿人地生疏。
  • The man seemed unfamiliar to me.这人很面生。
3 artistic IeWyG     
adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的
参考例句：
  • The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
  • These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。
4 plaza v2yzD     
n.广场，市场
参考例句：
  • They designated the new shopping centre York Plaza.他们给这个新购物中心定名为约克购物中心。
  • The plaza is teeming with undercover policemen.这个广场上布满了便衣警察。
5 renowned okSzVe     
adj.著名的，有名望的，声誉鹊起的
参考例句：
  • He is one of the world's renowned writers.他是世界上知名的作家之一。
  • She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.她以提倡人权而闻名。
6 invaluable s4qxe     
adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，极为贵重的
参考例句：
  • A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。
  • This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。
7 relics UkMzSr     
[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸
参考例句：
  • The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
  • Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。
8 brink OWazM     
n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿
参考例句：
  • The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
  • The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。
9 extinction sPwzP     
n.熄灭，消亡，消灭，灭绝，绝种
参考例句：
  • The plant is now in danger of extinction.这种植物现在有绝种的危险。
  • The island's way of life is doomed to extinction.这个岛上的生活方式注定要消失。
10 formerly ni3x9     
adv.从前，以前
参考例句：
  • We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard.我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件。
  • This boat was formerly used on the rivers of China.这船从前航行在中国内河里。
11 warehouse 6h7wZ     
n.仓库；vt.存入仓库
参考例句：
  • We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
  • The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。
12 specimens 91fc365099a256001af897127174fcce     
n.样品( specimen的名词复数 )；范例；（化验的）抽样；某种类型的人
参考例句：
  • Astronauts have brought back specimens of rock from the moon. 宇航员从月球带回了岩石标本。
  • The traveler brought back some specimens of the rocks from the mountains. 那位旅行者从山上带回了一些岩石标本。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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