Clay sticky bag occasionally smashed the United States

“Traditional industries that are unwilling to pass down their grandfathers are interrupted in their own hands.” Xu Zhixiong, Lugang Town, Changhua County, Taiwan, is a craftsman with a fragrant cloth bag and dolls. It is now declining, but Xu Zhixiong still insists on creating and hopes that more people will understand this traditional craft.

According to reports, the clay sticky cloth bag is a memory of childhood among many middle-aged and old people. However, for 70-year-old Xu Zhixiong, it is not only the technique of family transmission but also a tool for making a living. In particular, in the 1960s, due to the popularity of the puppet show, the monthly sticky fragrant operas could not be completed. Unexpectedly, later the development of the plastics industry, a large number of plastic bags, even led to the occasional lack of interest in clay, and the business plummeted.

He said that clay sticks are made from mixed wood chips and have high plasticity, which makes them good materials for making puppets. The clay sticky incense scene is all hand-made, relying on the strength of the fingers to compact, often under repeated operation, causing pain in the fingers, but the doll's vivid expression is very popular.

20 years ago, after the popularity of plastic operas, cheap and large-scale production, the sticky and fragrant scene of hand work was not even bought, but I recall that this craft started from three generations of his grandfather and allowed him to insist on creation. He also worked hard to create other businesses, invented escape ladders, and received the gold medal for the invention exhibition in Nuremberg, Germany, and was summoned by the Defendant.

Xu Zhixiong said that the US customers had commissioned the production of hand-kneaded turtles, which were loved by people outside the island. Even the people had bought them from Taiwan to commemorate the return. Orders gradually stabilized and the economy in the home was stabilized. He said: "As long as we persist in not giving up, there is no road to the utmost."

Xu Zhixiong said that he hopes to pass on his skills to his son. The two sons also teach the technique of producing sticky earthy notes. His inspiration from his interactions with his son has recently made clay sticks and cartoons to stimulate the purchase of gas. He pointed out that in order to allow more people to understand the historical development of the clay sticks, even with his son planning exhibition hall, construction is expected to start next year.