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Preserving Mianzhu's Sugar Painting Tradition
In the bustling parks and festive streets of Mianzhu (绵竹), a city in Sichuan province, clusters of children often gather around small, foldable tables, their eyes wide with anticipation. Here, a sugar painting artist works with simple tools: a smooth marble slab, a rotating disc adorned with patterns of flowers, birds, fish, and mythical dragons, and a ladle filled with molten sugar. With a quick spin of the disc, a child selects a design, and the artist swiftly transforms golden syrup into delicate, shimmering creations. Once solidified with a bamboo stick, these edible artworks are handed over, bringing joy that is both visual and gustatory. This tradition, known as sugar painting, blends playfulness with craftsmanship, offering a fleeting moment of…
Preserving Mianzhu's Sugar Painting Tradition
In the bustling parks and festive streets of Mianzhu (绵竹), a city in Sichuan province, clusters of children often gather around small, foldable tables, their eyes wide with anticipation. Here, a sugar painting artist works with simple tools: a smooth marble slab, a rotating disc adorned with patterns of flowers, birds, fish, and mythical dragons, and a ladle filled with molten sugar. With a quick spin of the disc, a child selects a design, and the artist swiftly transforms golden syrup into delicate, shimmering creations. Once solidified with a bamboo stick, these edible artworks are handed over, bringing joy that is both visual and gustatory. This tradition, known as sugar painting, blends playfulness with craftsmanship, offering a fleeting moment of…
In the bustling parks and festive streets of Mianzhu (绵竹), a city in Sichuan province, clusters of children often gather around small, foldable tables, their eyes wide with anticipation. Here, a sugar painting artist works with simple tools: a smooth marble slab, a rotating disc adorned with patterns of flowers, birds, fish, and mythical dragons, and a ladle filled with molten sugar. With a quick spin of the disc, a child selects a design, and the artist swiftly transforms golden syrup into delicate, shimmering creations. Once solidified with a bamboo stick, these edible artworks are handed over, bringing joy that is both visual and gustatory. This tradition, known as sugar painting, blends playfulness with craftsmanship, offering a fleeting moment of…
Preserving Mianzhu's Sugar Painting Tradition
In the bustling parks and festive streets of Mianzhu (绵竹), a city in Sichuan province, clusters of children often gather around small, foldable tables, their eyes wide with anticipation. Here, a sugar painting artist works with simple tools: a smooth marble slab, a rotating disc adorned with patterns of flowers, birds, fish, and mythical dragons, and a ladle filled with molten sugar. With a quick spin of the disc, a child selects a design, and the artist swiftly transforms golden syrup into delicate, shimmering creations. Once solidified with a bamboo stick, these edible artworks are handed over, bringing joy that is both visual and gustatory. This tradition, known as sugar painting, blends playfulness with craftsmanship, offering a fleeting moment of…
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