Handmade wheat straw art

"Wheat is as valuable as gold, with every stroke conveying feelings." Yuan Yueying, a representative inheritor of the provincial intangible cultural heritage project in Runan County, introduced that her great-grandfather started making wheat straw paintings, and Runan wheat straw painting has a history of over 100 years. Wheat straw painting, also known as wheat stalk painting, wheat burning painting, and wheat straw hot painting, is one of China's unique handicrafts, with a history of thousands of years, praised as a 'gem of folk collage art.' Having worked in this field for nearly half her life, while constantly innovating the craft of wheat straw painting, Yuan Yueying never forgets the importance of inheritance. She leads many enthusiasts of wheat straw painting into the field of its production. As a inheritor of Runan wheat straw painting, she guides a group of cultural guardians to carry forward the wheat straw painting skills handed down by their ancestors, continually innovating and surpassing, allowing Runan wheat straw painting to regain vitality and brilliance once again.