国内英语资讯:Across China: Folk artist makes dough figurines to celebrate Year of the Rat
<p><span word="TIANJIN">TIANJIN</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 25-- <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="Di">Di</span> <span word="pulled">pulled</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thumb">thumb</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="dough">dough</span>, <span word="sprinkled">sprinkled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="black">black</span>-<span word="colored">colored</span> <span word="pigment">pigment</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kneaded">kneaded</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rat">rat</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="head">head</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joyful">joyful</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rat">rat</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="depict">depict</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dough">dough</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="satisfied">satisfied</span>," <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Born">Born</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1948 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Tianjin">Tianjin</span> <span word="Municipality">Municipality</span>, <span word="Wang">Wang</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inheritor">inheritor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intangible">intangible</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="heritage">heritage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="dough">dough</span> <span word="figurine">figurine</span> <span word="making">making</span>.</p><p><span word="Making">Making</span> <span word="dough">dough</span> <span word="figurines">figurines</span> <span word="for">for</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rat">Rat</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Lunar">Lunar</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Year">Year</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span>, <span word="falls">falls</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 25 <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> 12-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="cycle">cycle</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="assigned">assigned</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="animal">animal</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span>: <span word="rat">rat</span>, <span word="ox">ox</span>, <span word="tiger">tiger</span>, <span word="rabbit">rabbit</span>, <span word="dragon">dragon</span>, <span word="snake">snake</span>, <span word="horse">horse</span>, <span word="sheep">sheep</span>, <span word="monkey">monkey</span>, <span word="rooster">rooster</span>, <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pig">pig</span>.</p><p><span word="Rat">Rat</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> 12 <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="zodiac">zodiac</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="symbol">symbol</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span>, <span word="fertility">fertility</span>, <span word="affluence">affluence</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="agility">agility</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="abominable">abominable</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rats">rats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="positive">positive</span>, <span word="optimistic">optimistic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="leisurely">leisurely</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dough">dough</span> <span word="figurine">figurine</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prepare">prepare</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="percentage">percentage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="flour">flour</span>, <span word="glutinous">glutinous</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="flour">flour</span>, <span word="vaseline">vaseline</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="preservatives">preservatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="container">container</span>, <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="steam">steam</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dough">dough</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="to">to</span> 25 <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dough">dough</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="elastic">elastic</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="cooling">cooling</span> <span word="down">down</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="dough">dough</span> <span word="figurines">figurines</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="convey">convey</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jubilation">jubilation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vitality">vitality</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="figurines">figurines</span>' <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="effort">effort</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span>.</p>
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