苗寨非遗“染”出国际范

On April 19, 15 international students from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, hailing from nine countries including the United States, Russia, Italy, South Korea, and Laos, visited Paibi Banli Village in Shuanglong Town, Huayuan County, in the Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. The students immersed themselves in traditional Miao batik techniques under the guidance of Shi Jiezhong, a county-level inheritor of the Miao batik cultural heritage, experiencing the unique charm of fine traditional Chinese culture.

4月19日，来自美国、俄罗斯 、意大利、韩国、老挝等9个国家的15名中央美术学院留学生，走进湘西土家族苗族自治州花垣县双龙镇排碧板栗村，在蜡染县级传承人石杰忠的指导下，沉浸式体验苗族传统蜡染技艺，感受中华优秀传统文化的独特魅力。

Wax melting, drawing, waxing, dyeing, and dewaxing, each of these traditional processes was an eye-opener for the international students. "I've been in China for 13 years, but this is my first time trying batik, a unique way of painting. It's really hard, but also a lot of fun," said an international student from Italy.

熔蜡、绘图、上蜡、浸染、脱蜡……一道道传统工序让留学生们大开眼界。来自意大利的留学生汤米感慨道：“我来这个国家已经13年了，这是我第一次体验蜡染这种新奇的绘画方式，虽然很难，但是也非常有意思。”