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Have you heard of taiping nijiaojiao? It is a clay(陶土)toy, but it can be used as a whistle(哨子). It is a traditional toy from Zhenjiang, Jiangsu. It has a
h 1 of more than 1,000 years.
About 20 years ago, Zhou Baokang first
n 2 taiping nijiaojiao during a temple fair(庙会)in Huashan Village, Zhenjiang. He soon became
i 3 in it. He later learned from local artists how to make the toys
h 4. Now the man is an inheritor(传承人)of the taiping nijiaojiao art form.
Zhou loves to make taiping nijiaojiao in the shape of animals
b 5 there is great space(空间)to play. Without
d 6 any draf
ts(草图), you can turn some mud into the thing you want. He makes taiping nijiaojiao for the Chinese animal sign(生肖)of each year. In 2023, when he was making
t 7, he tried to show the spirit of the “king of animals” through exaggerated details(夸张的细节), l
8 big mouths and sharp teeth.
Zhou works
h 9 to pass on his skills. He teaches kids to make the toy at schools. Besides, he opens a folk art
m 10 to show the toy. “Taiping nijiaojiao is a small toy that carries traditional culture. We should pass it down,” Zhou said.
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