留青竹刻

中国非物质文化遗产

一刀一竹镌刻人类文明的足迹

Liuqing Bamboo Carving

The intangible cultural heritage in China

By carving of knife on bamboo,

it is the footprints of human civilization

// 备原材 //

PREPARE MATERIALS

中国长江流域分布着大片竹海

There are great expanses of bamboo forests along the Yangtze River in China

江苏常州盛产毛竹，

当地人便因势取材，

寻找这种竹面平整，光滑无斑点，

节少杆直的竹子作为留青竹刻的原材

It produces abundant Moso bamboo

in Changzhou, Jiangsu,

so local people take the advantage,

they choose the straight bamboo

with flat and smooth surface,

no spot and few joints,

to make Liuqing Bamboo Carving

沸水中煮出竹面油脂，

再捞出快速擦拭表面，

Boil bambooto clear up the oil,

then take them out and

wipe the surface at once,

历经三至五年的风吹日晒，

才能获得这些完美的竹刻原材

expose them to the weather for 3-5years,

and then get perfect raw materials

for bamboo carving

// 传技法 //

INHERIT SKILLS

竹刻手艺人大多拥有绘画功底

Most bamboo carvers 

are skilled in painting

将心中所想绘于竹面，

They draw their imagination

on the bamboo surface,

然后以竹为纸，以刀代笔，

推、刻、起、划，

将作品呈现在表面竹皮上，称为“留青”

then present their works on the Liuqing,

the surface of bamboo

by pushing, carving, lifting, and stroking

of knife as pen on bamboo as paper

这需要长期的练习

才能够达到这样行刀如运笔，

一气呵成的境界

It takes much time to practice 

to complete the works smoothly 

by the knife technique

竹屑纷飞，

山水和诗歌都在竹青上渐次呈现

After the bamboo skin peeling off,

landscapes and poems are gradually

presented on the bamboo surface

// 阅文明 //

DEVELOP CIVILIZATION

竹皮颜色较浅，年久呈微黄色

竹皮下的纹理年代越久，颜色越深

The bamboo skin is in a light color

and turns yellowish over time,

the bamboo body turns darker

after a longer time.

色泽层次间，

讲诉着民间趣事，记录着时代文化

The different color levels tell folk

anecdotes and record ancient culture

后代人民仅通过这一节竹尺

就能看到江南文化的繁荣和修复

The descendants can see

the prosperity and restoration

of Jiangnan culture

from only a short bamboo ruler

留青竹刻，

刻下的是岁月，留下的是文明

而文明就诞生在这一方天地之中

Liuqing bamboo carving, 

the carvings record history and 

passing of civilization 

and the civilization was nurtured in this land

由江苏省人民政府新闻办公室、新华社新闻信息中心江苏中心联合制作的《江苏文化名片》系列微纪录片推出第八个篇章：留青竹刻。一片竹，一把刀，经过匠人的巧思妙手，镌刻人类文明的足迹。本片邀请国家级、省级非物质文化遗产常州留青竹刻传承人，带大家探访毛竹的生长环境、观摩鬼斧神工的竹刻工艺、挖掘赓续绵延的文脉故事，系统呈现江苏常州传统民间工艺，以及中国非物质文化遗产的魅力。