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Qi Pingchuan: Ingenious Casting “Longquan Iron Pot”

2022-06-29 16:15

  There are beautiful mountains and rivers and the emergence of a large number of talents in Shandong Province of China, which has a rich intangible cultural heritage. The intoxicating scene of verdant mountains and the blue oceans are full of vitality, which contain countless treasures. They are all accumulating culture. Each pot and carving is hiding stories. Longquan Iron Pot gives vitality to iron sheet art, makes people experience the charm of Shandong handicraft skills that are all-inclusive, and feels the life aesthetics of Shandong that has been handed down for thousands of years.

  Walking into the Qiyuantang Iron Pot Museum in Longquan Town, Zichuan District, Zibo City, Shandong Province, there are nearly 10,000 iron pot works which are dizzying, as if you walk into a colorful world of pot culture. Every exquisite iron pot comes from Qi Pingchuan, the curator of Qiyuantang Iron Pot Museum. A casting iron pot, held in one hand, is heavy. In the soft light, the green and black pig iron shows a quiet texture, like a sincere return to ancient times, exquisite and ingenious, which can show the connotation of the craftsman's talent. As the third generation of iron pot craftsmen, Qi Pingchuan has been infatuated with this traditional skill for decades, and the production skill has also been included in the list of "Intangible Cultural Heritage".

  On the basis of excavating the traditional pot-making technology, Qi Pingchuan draws lessons from the advanced technology of iron pot production at home and abroad, innovates boldly, and combines traditional technology with modern technology. He has designed and produced more than 300 kinds of iron pots with novel styles, profound meanings and unique shapes, such as Rectangular Sky and Orbicular Earth, Happy Life, and Radiant with Joy, which have become unique works of art and are exported to more than 20 countries and regions, including Europe and the United States.