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Mar 15, 2011

No longer lost homes

On July 18, 2005, Guizhou in taijiang County effects hole town River village of 8 aged Miao Girl Yang Chunhua first times with presented of color pen in thin of small paper Shang painting Shi, she painting of is \"home\", painting in the has we into village Shi walked of Castle Peak and green water, has village knot with fruit of tree, also has little of House and towering of grain stack, she painting finished Hou, eyes in Flash of joy and happiness, is as real moving, on like Hmong\'s those no word of folk songs.

This is my participate as experts and members of the group \"Dandelion\" qiandongnan, Guizhou province second children and folk art exhibition and the seminar in taijiang, River primary school on investigation of the real scene.


This and city has formation has distinct of comparison: mountain in of children were can heard flow and bird, see mountain in the of spent open leaves fell, has and field and soil for with of natural life, is no pen and paper to Shang Foundation compulsory education in the of art class; they of home has rich of national traditional and old of folk art, is lack professional teacher to taught courses in the and they remote not and the of sketch and color, more impossible with no see had of cans to do manual; they of teacher in Festival in May is dragon boat match in a pride of man, but took with monthly only 62 Yuan of substitute wage has for children were work has 16 years; they of parents brother have town wage earners, yearning for with mountain outside of world, has rarely was can say family embroidery clothing Shang of beautiful story, full romantic magic of Hmong\'s culture are little to lost.


However, we cannot help but ask: why not let the children go folk artists of learning and memory in zhaizi expression patterns of ancestor and legends? Why the mud and straw cannot be taken to, with a small hand-made cavort \"manually\"? Why not green bamboo mountain mining, heart most loves to build children\'s \"home\"? Why not use anywhere-grown deposition of blue make children own batik blue flower homespun? Why not let the children hear the ancient legends and folk songs and know the mysteries of Hmong\'s Totem? ……


These problems in the river of Chinese Miao minority primary schools had, it is \"Dandelion\" with the arrival of xiangxi group provides students with the hope and vitality. Since it was formally launched in 2003, \"Dandelion\" in their efforts to finding method for the solution of these problems, and in xiangxi Tujia and Miao autonomous Chau Arts teaching in practice and achieved results.


As by the Ministry of education Arts Education Committee and my hiep in China sponsored by the Arts Council and joint planning \"achievements in the future children\'s extracurricular arts education projects--\" one of the main content, \"Dandelion\" most excellent folk art and create vitality combines art and education of children, make bold explorations in arts education in minority areas in the sustainable promotion of viable model. Among them, are real, the humanities, cultural ecology, natural perfect combination of folk art and children\'s art, in art rooted in local culture in the learning process, the aesthetic of rural children develop basic literacy and learning ability, promoting the balanced development of arts education in remote and ethnic minority areas.


On July 16, 2005-21st, \"Dandelion action\" of \"Guizhou HA second session children and civil art exhibition and seminar\" and once will investigation Miao Dong civil art, and visit shear spent weaving embroidery art people personally making, and site teaching demonstration and discussion, and topics group of experience summary combination in together, from Guizhou of in taijiang County effects hole primary school, and Shang River primary school, and thousands of seedlings people gathered of Xijiang town of Xijiang primary school, and to Liping Dong Township; from old artists were of stunt to village children of works, topics group and participants were edge go edge see, way are in promotion show, and constantly found develop new of teaching points, was has local government teachers and children were of warm welcomes.


It was held in June 2004 in xiangxi jishou, Hunan Normal University attached primary school of \"first children folk art exhibition and seminars\" extension of the again promotion of xiangxi group teaching achievement and \"Dandelion\" dissemination of the spirit. It gathered from art, education authorities and experts, scholars and teachers. China my hiep children\'s art art Committee will Director He Yunlan Professor, and capital Normal University Art Education Institute Director Yin Shaochun Professor, and China Art Institute Zhai Mo Professor, and Guangzhou art College Art Education Department Chen Wei: stride and, Associate Professor, expert on xiangxi topics group two years of work results and the teacher were of mature progress was has sincere of pleased, they and the topics project host Xie Lifang teacher on \"Dandelion action\" can continued of development direction and way method in site made further of discussion, special on national area teachers of training, and how will topics results standardization and introduced school textbook system, and and select more has typical national culture features of area in-depth for down, problem made has various sincere of recommendations and the create wanted to, makes this seminar has has ideal and reality combination of significance, as the Xie Lifang said: \"Dandelion action\" will became a constantly development, and far is not end of long topics.


In taijiang, effects of hole on the primary school of the art demonstration, when in xiangxi group was language teachers on the young teachers to the children of \"straw creative course\", vividly inspired children; after the end of this course, the children will do well when various vivid straw works raised high, their eyes were shining with happiness as the Yang Chunhua. 7 year old girl Liu Jianchun a little blue embroidery of Miao nationality to me, and quietly told me: this is a just haven\'t finished embroidery \"Butterfly\". I know, that is the Hmong\'s most beautiful old legends, descendants multiply auspicious symbol of Miao nationality--\"butterfly mother\", I hope, hope for the sustenance of children and the teacher\'s ideals, filled with folk art heritage and native feeling \"Butterfly\" can really fly!


Each come with Xie Lifang, Liu Yuxin teacher led the research group at the risk of heat in winter, through the hills and fields, and approaching \"Dandelion\" who can deeply feel their love of folk art and children, as well as educators, a strong sense of, but also feel to every poor rural children

Earnest call.

\"Dandelion\" is to let the rich folk art resources back to the children of the mind like a seed, root. So, we will harvest not only a child\'s confidence, self-esteem, ability to open and improving the moral quality of mind, still have descendants to nourish one\'s national identity, of belonging and home, and excellent local inheritance of folk art.


\"Dandelion\", as if field doggedly dandelion flower in the wild and open, it contains a good idea: our children in the future will have a lost culture no longer home.




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