The Cultural Origins and Contemporary Inheritance of the Custom of Praying for Children Through Clay Dolls in the Yellow River Basin
As an important part of the Yellow River culture,the custom of praying for children through clay dolls is rooted in the ancient Chinese concepts of land worship,ancestor worship and the importance of procreation,as well as the historical background of the exchange and integration of Chinese and foreign cultures.The current problem of the inheritance and protection of the custom of praying for children through clay dolls in the Yellow River Basin is the lack of inheritance and protection of the clay dolls making skill.Local governments,cultural administrations and the public need to work together to inherit the skill of making clay dolls and create both classical and modern handicrafts.Local governments and artistic administrations can use administrative methods or policies to promote the inheritance and protection of the custom of praying for children through clay dolls.The public can focus their wisdom on learning the skill of making clay dolls,and create innovative designs of clay dolls handcrafts.
the Yellow River culturethe custom of praying for children through clay dollscultural originsinheritance and protection