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Chapter 319: Bamboo Culture Park's Craftsmanship Recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage
Chapter 319: Bamboo Culture Park's Craftsmanship Recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage
Time passed, and another year drew to a close, but laughter and joy filled the Liyuan Farm.
Every employee's face was filled with a sense of joy!
The reason for their happiness was the year-end bonus that Liyuan Farm had distributed before the New Year. Although everyone had heard about the year-end bonus beforehand, they generally assumed it would be given out in January after the New Year.
Who would have thought that they would receive it before the New Year?
This was undoubtedly excellent news for many workers, as it meant they could enjoy a prosperous New Year!
After all, the bonus was essentially double the monthly salary for most employees.
The farm's year-end bonus was incredibly generous.
The Bamboo Culture Park had already gained significant popularity online, especially for its bamboo crafts, which were increasingly favored by visitors.
Early in the morning, the park's craftsmen, led by Old Man Guo and several other master craftsmen, performed an incense-offering ceremony to the deity in a small shrine located in one corner of the culture park.
The deity enshrined in this shrine was Zhang Ban.
Zhang Ban was one of the patron gods of craftsmanship in mythology, and it was said that he and Lu Ban were both disciples of Master Pu'an, with Zhang Ban being the senior brother.
Zhang Ban was a relatively niche deity, known for his exceptional skills as a master craftsman in his lifetime, proficient in weaving mats, straw mats, baskets, and various other daily necessities using materials like reed, bamboo, and straw. He was revered as the founding master of mat weaving.
In later generations, he was also worshipped as the patron deity of bamboo craft production, leaving behind numerous legends.
His legends reflected the wisdom and skill inheritance of ancient artisans, and his status as a founding master showed the industry's respect for traditional craftsmanship and the experience of their predecessors.
For example, in the bamboo craft industry, Zhang Ban's skills and spirit inspired continuous innovation and development among his successors.
Now, he was also enshrined in a corner of the Bamboo Culture Park.
This initiative did not come from the farm but was self-organized by the bamboo craftsmen themselves.
It had become a unique cultural aspect of the Bamboo Culture Park, and the farm supported it. Even the park's service staff and bamboo craftsmen had to study the history of Master Zhang Ban and complete the incense-offering ritual before starting their daily work.
This was how a local culture was born and nurtured. Now, in addition to the attributes granted by the game system, this unique cultural ritual had become a distinctive feature of the Bamboo Culture Park.
Many visitors were drawn to witness this pre-work incense-offering ceremony.
Many tourists felt that with this additional ritual, the entire culture park seemed to exude a sense of sacredness.
This was the essence of cultural heritage.
Therefore, the farm strongly supported such practices. As time passed, this cultural heritage would deepen and become more ingrained, eventually becoming a familiar and integral part of the culture park, even if the farm were to cease operations.
Old Man Guo and the other craftsmen, as the most senior members of the culture park, naturally took the lead in the incense-offering ritual, guiding the other bamboo craftsmen.
After the ceremony, Old Man Guo and his companions returned to their bamboo craft workstations with smiles on their faces.
Everyone's faces were filled with joy.
Today was a double celebration, and the first joy was, of course, the distribution of year-end bonuses by the farm.
Indeed, not long after starting work, Old Man Guo and his group received bank notifications.
Old Man Guo glanced at the message, his face beaming with uncontrollable joy. The year-end bonus was almost equal to his monthly salary.
"Dad, how many years of year-end bonuses have you received?"
"Yeah, how much did you get? I got 800," the father replied.
His two sons hurriedly approached him, their attitudes respectful. After all, their father's status was different now; he was not only one of the committee members of the Youcheng Bamboo Craft Inheritance Association but also one of the master craftsmen in the cultural park.
More importantly, their father earned more money than they did.
"The two of you combined don't even make half as much as this old man. You should be ashamed," Old Man Guo said, looking at his sons with displeasure.
However, the smile on his face was undeniable. After all, his family was well-off, harmonious, and blessed with grandchildren.
Naturally, he also understood that having financial security was the most important.
If it weren't for their financial stability, his two sons would still be working elsewhere, and his grandchildren would be by his side. He would be alone in the old family home.
Now, the old house had been renovated into a villa, and his sons had also paid the down payment for a house in Youcheng.
Except for the period when his grandchildren were studying, the entire family lived in the villa in their hometown.
Therefore, he cared more about the Bamboo Cultural Park than anyone else, and he immediately shouted at his sons, "Why aren't you working? Slacking off?"
The two sons dared not argue and quickly went to work at their own workstations with smiles on their faces.
At this moment, Old Man Guo saw Manager Lin Mengyao from the Human Resources Department walking in with two people.
As soon as she reached Old Man Guo's workstation, she said, "Master Guo, organize things on your side. The people from the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Handcrafted Art are coming over."
Upon hearing this, Old Man Guo finished the bamboo product in his hand and immediately called out to the other master craftsmen, "Everyone, after you finish what you're working on, take a break. The people from the Intangible Cultural Heritage side are coming."
These words caught the attention of the bamboo craftsmen.
Indeed, the fact that their cultural park was about to be included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage list would undoubtedly make Youcheng's bamboo culture even more famous.
Even the tourists were attracted, as in their hearts, Intangible Cultural Heritage culture was sacred and held a high status.
With this, the bamboo products they bought would become even more meaningful.
In Youcheng, County Magistrate Liu had been waiting with his team for a while.
The reason the Bamboo Cultural Park was about to be included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage list was also due to the county's continuous efforts.
After all, in another bamboo-producing area, their bamboo products were not as good as those in the cultural park, yet they had already been included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
Why shouldn't the high-quality bamboo products from the cultural park be included?
Once the cultural park's bamboo products were listed in the Intangible Cultural Heritage, it would undoubtedly provide significant support to Youcheng's bamboo product industry.
With their reputation, they would surely attract more orders.
So, after submitting the materials and several interactions, the Intangible Cultural Heritage side approved and decided to include them.
Before that, they had to send people to conduct on-site assessments and recordings.
Today was the day the other party was coming, and they were about to arrive.
Soon, the people sent by the county met the team from the Intangible Cultural Heritage side.
An elder stepped out, accompanied by several young assistants. There was also filming and recording equipment in the car.
"Director Chen, welcome," County Magistrate Liu warmly greeted the elder.
After all, this elder was the one who would be evaluating and including the cultural park's bamboo craftsmanship in the Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
(End of Chapter)
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