Turpan Liubian Art Selected in the Second National Intangible Cultural Heritage List

Turpan twig weaving techniques are the outstanding handicrafts of the Uygur people. The Uighur people living in the Turpan Basin have used the twigs to compile daily necessities.

With the passage of time, while serving production and facilitating life, the technology for the preparation of branches has also been continuously improved and improved. It has devoted the Uyghur people’s pursuit of good things, embodies the creative wisdom of the working people, and has distinctive national characteristics. Regional features have become an intangible cultural heritage that has attracted the attention of the world.

Turpan twig weaving techniques Turpan twigs have been used for more than 3,000 years in the preparation of arts. Turpan branches have been found in many unearthed ancient tombs.

Most of the Turpan spruce preparation products are usually the most practical items. The most common one is the summer basket of grapes. The baskets such as Turpan are piled up into hills. However, Uighurs in Turpan are not able to compile such a good skill. Simple baskets, but this inconspicuous wicker basket created the history of Turpan branches compiled today.

Going into Turpan Uighurs, they see all the things they have made: the fruit plate on the table, the gourd on the bookshelf, the baskets in the kitchen, the sieves for grain in the yard, etc., all of which are common branches in Turpan. Products.

Without these branches and weaving products, I am afraid that people will lose many of the joys and conveniences of life. They have inherited thousands of techniques for the preparation of branches. It is because of its practical value that it has achieved today's brilliance.

Every year from April to October, Turpan’s compilers can see donkey carts carrying sickle knives in their fields or Gobi Desert to collect branches of eucalyptus, tamarisk, mulberry, willow and other trees. The branches are stored according to their length and length.

First peel the branches off and expose the smooth white branches. Soak in the water for three or four days and then remove the shade. This is to make the branches more flexible and maintain the best effect of the preparation of the items. Then use these branches according to the size and use of the objects.

It is not an easy task to produce amazing crafts. In the past, most craftsmen continued the traditional design methods and techniques, paying attention to the benefits and durability.

With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, users are no longer satisfied with basic solidity and practicality, and their demands for beauty and interest are increasing. This has given rise to new goals and requirements for craftsmen of sticks.

Due to the limitation of materials, the establishment of branches cannot be arbitrary, but there are also basic methods. The first is to insert a prominent weave method between the stems.

The second is the weave weave, which is a relatively high preparation skills, mainly for the edge of the artifacts, the graphics can be prepared according to the preparation of the craftsman's technology to determine the graphics are diamond, wavy, oval and so on.

Through the skillful combination of these techniques and patterns, natural growing and common branches can be transformed into exquisite handicrafts with national characteristics and cultural connotations in the hands of compilers.

In the past years, the skills of branch preparation have been widely used in the production and life of Turpan people and have become an integral part of the local people in all aspects.

The techniques for the preparation of branches that have been used up to now are important channels for studying the history, culture, and customs of our nation. Therefore, it is imperative to protect this handicraft and allow its unique cultural values ​​to benefit future generations.

What is inspiring is that this year's preparation techniques for Turpan twigs have been included in the second national intangible cultural heritage list. Turpan stalk preparation techniques have ushered in the spring of development.

The Sixth Generation of Shoot Preparation Process Turson Farmers Turson is the sixth generation descendant of the stalk preparation process.

Nearly sixty years ago, he said that his ancestors began to use twigs to build in the 18th century. The ancestors were called Kwager Akhon and they were also known as skilled craftsmen. It has been passed for more than 300 years. He is the sixth generation descendant.

Each generation of their family has several people who are exceptionally well-prepared, and each generation has a new breed inherited and never interrupted. He thanked the ancestors for the craftsmanship left behind, so that these descendants have the ability to eat.

During the tourist season, Turfan's hand-woven crafts are always favored by the farmers in Baishimaili Village, Grape Township, Turpan City. People are fond of these ingeniously crafted handicrafts. They are busy with Tuolun and their daughters.

Tuolson's stalls are filled with various household items and handicrafts made from mulberry, wicker and eucalyptus. There are a variety of arts and crafts such as raisin storage baskets, vase baskets, beer baskets, and gourds.

Today, the son of Turson has completely mastered his father's craftsmanship in the branches. He has also become a famous craftsman in Turpan and surrounded by a group of worshippers. Even the daughter of Tuolson also learned the skills of arranging twigs with him and became one of the few craftsmen.

Based on the market demand, the Tursun family made bold innovations on the branches and weaving products, making them novel and beautifully shaped, with practical and ornamental values, and appreciated by merchants. Now they are ready to expand their business and have applied for patents not long ago. .