小小的面皮在她手中玩出了“花”
Heroes come from the people：Dough Sculpting: Creating Flowers out of Flour
极目新闻记者 卢成汉
Jimu News Reporter Lu Chenghan
通讯员 蒋一正
Correspondent Jiang Yizheng
翻译：袁雨欣 付桢 许洲（湖北大学）
Translators: Yuan Yuxin, Fu Zhen, Xu Zhou (Hubei University)
一团面，千百样；指尖间，生万象。1月3日，一个小小的面团，在武汉面塑匠人徐杨手中，几经捏、搓、压、揉、掀，用小竹刀灵巧地点、切、刻、划，塑成薄如蝉翼的花瓣，一盆栩栩如生的水仙花便脱手而成。
From a piece of dough to an array of figurines, all it takes are the nifty hands of one sculptor. On January 3, a Wuhan-based dough sculpture artisan worked a small blob of dough pinching, rolling, pressing, kneading and carving it with a small bamboo knife before finally shaping it into petals as thin as cicada wings. It was not long before a lifelike pot of daffodils came to life.
徐杨制作的面塑水仙花（蒋一正摄）Xu Yang poses with Daffodils made using flour (Photo by Jiang Yizheng)
用面塑制作出鲜花花瓣形状
Creating flower petals with dough
武汉面塑是以面粉为主要原材料的彩色捏塑艺术，在传统民间造型基础上，突出具象性和写实性，强调造型的逼真性，注重色彩的丰富性，尤其重视细节的处理。常见的武汉面塑题材，包括历史人物、神话传说、戏文故事和民俗风情等。
Wuhan dough sculpture is an artform that use flour as its primary raw material which is then kneaded into figurines in all colors. Inspired by local folk elements, it reflects the figurative and realistic connotations, ensuring the figurines are real-to-life and rich in color, paying particular attention to details. Common themes in Wuhan dough sculptures include historical figures, myths and legends, opera stories, and folk customs.
今年36岁的徐杨，作为非遗武汉面塑的代表性传承人，自幼学习绘画及传统工艺美术，2011年毕业于湖北美术学院视觉传达专业。她不仅是一位技艺高超的一级工艺美术品设计师，更是武汉市技能大师和湖北省工艺美术协会的会员。
Xu Yang, now 36 years old, is a representative inheritor of Wuhan dough art, an intangible cultural heritage item. Having studied painting and traditional arts since childhood, she graduated in 2011 with a degree in Visual Communication from Hubei Institute of Fine Arts. In addition to being an exceptionally talented Grade-One Arts and Crafts Designer, she is also a member of Wuhan Skill Master Association and Hubei Provincial Arts and Crafts Association.
徐杨对武汉面塑的制作工艺进行了改良，她将面皮擀至极薄，透明且薄如蝉翼，开创了武汉面塑的新领域，能够用面塑制作出类似鲜花花瓣的细腻质感。为此，她研制出了花瓣纹理模具，这一创新不仅大大提高了工作效率，还显著节省了繁琐工艺所占用的制作时间。
Xu Yang has improved the production techniques of Wuhan dough sculptures by rolling the dough extremely thin, creating a dough as transparent and delicate as a cicada’s wing. This has opened a new realm for Wuhan dough sculptures, enabling the creation of intricate textures similar to fresh flower petals. To achieve this, she developed petal-shaped molds, an innovation that not only greatly enhances efficiency but also significantly reduces the production time of the cumbersome processes.
在制作面塑工艺品的过程中，新研发的工具和模具得到了有效的应用，进一步缩短了工作时间，同时通过网络销售平台，武汉面塑的销量得到了提升，为传统手工艺的传播增加了更多的曝光机会。
In the process of producing dough sculptures, the newly developed tools and molds have been effectively applied, further reducing production time. Meanwhile, by leveraging online shopping platforms, sales for Wuhan dough sculptures have surged, providing further opportunities for the exposure of traditional handicrafts.
徐杨在面塑技艺上深耕细作，习艺20年来，不断钻研与创新，用一双巧手将传统技艺与现代审美相结合，创作出众多令人叹为观止的作品。
Xu Yang has spent the last 20 years refining her techniques. With her nimble fingers, she has combined traditional techniques with modern aesthetics, creating numerous breathtaking artworks.
她的面塑作品大放异彩
Dough sculptures garner international recognition
徐杨的面塑作品在国际舞台上大放异彩。2017年，她以作品《关公》荣获英国“Cake International”世界大赛国际金奖及全场特别荣誉奖；2018年，作品《花轿迎亲》蝉联国际金奖。这些荣誉不仅是对徐杨个人技艺的认可，更是对武汉面塑这一非物质文化遗产的国际推广与传播。
Xu Yang’s dough sculpture works have earned international acclaim. In 2017, she won the International Gold Medal and the Special Honorable Mention of the Cake International World Competition in Britain for her work Guan Gong. In 2018, the work Flower Carriage for Bride-groom’s Escort won the International Gold Medal for a second time. Such international accolades are not only a recognition of Xu Yang’s personal crafts, but also an international promotion and dissemination of Wuhan Dough sculptures, an intangible cultural heritage item.
在乡村振兴的道路上，徐杨积极贡献自己的力量。她通过面塑技艺的传授与推广，让这门古老的技艺在乡村焕发新生。徐杨不仅在学校及社会群体中积极开展教学授艺工作，还响应国家“非遗进校园”的号召，在武汉市多所中学和小学开展面塑教学工作，培养了一批又一批的面塑爱好者和小传承人。她希望通过自己的努力，让更多的人了解和喜爱面塑，让这一传统技艺在乡村得到更好的传承与发展。
On the path of rural revitalization, Xu Yang actively contributes her efforts. Through the teaching and promotion of dough sculptures, she breathes new life into this ancient craft in rural areas. Xu Yang not only actively carries out teaching and skill-sharing workshops in schools and communities, but also responds to the national call for ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage Meets the Campus’. She has been invited to numerous middle and primary schools in Wuhan to teach students how to make dough figurines, nurturing a new generation of enthusiasts and young inheritors. She hopes that through her efforts, more people will come to understand and appreciate dough sculptures, ensuring that this traditional craft is well-preserved and grows further in rural areas.
徐杨在传承面塑技艺的同时，也不断进行创新与尝试。她尝试将我国的传统面塑手工艺与国外的雕塑艺术相结合，再创造出具有独特风格的作品。此外，她还结合翻糖蛋糕工艺，将面塑技艺应用到更广泛的领域，为面塑技艺的发展注入了新的活力。
Xu Yang, aside from preserving the art of dough sculptures, is sparing no efforts in innovating and undertaking new initiatives. She has explored combining traditional Chinese dough sculpture with foreign sculpture art, creating artworks with a distinct style. In addition, she has incorporated fondant cake techniques, applying dough sculpting to broader fields, thus injecting new vitality into the development of this traditional craft.
在上个月的鄂有绝活决赛中，徐杨凭借精湛的技艺和卓越的表现，荣获乡村振兴类（含非遗传承）赛项三等奖。这份荣誉是对她多年来在非遗传承与乡村振兴方面所做努力的肯定，也是对她未来继续努力的激励。
Last month, during the finals of “Brilliant Works in Hubei”, Xu Yang snatched third prize in the Rural Revitalization Category (including Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritance) with her superb skills and outstanding performance. This honor is a recognition of her years of dedication to continuing the legacy of intangible cultural heritage and rural revitalization, and it serves as an encouragement for her continued efforts in the future.
徐杨表示，她将继续致力于面塑技艺的传承与创新，为乡村振兴和文化传承贡献更多的力量。
Xu Yang said that she will continue to dedicate herself to the continuation and innovation of dough sculpting, further contributing to rural revitalization and the preservation of cultural heritage.
审校：孙喆 彭媛苑
Reviser：Sun Zhe Peng Yuanyuan