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Dough Figurine Lang

These Fuwa dough figurines are made by a 13-year-old boy. His name is Lang Jiaziyu, and he comes from a family in Beijing that is famous for making dough figurines.

The boy has produced five Olympic mascots to show his love for the Games.

這些惟妙惟肖的面塑福娃出自一個13歲的中國男孩之手。他就是北京著名手工藝家族“面人郎”的第三代傳人——郎佳子彧。

為迎接北京2008年即將召開的奧運會，郎佳子彧創作了以北京奧運會吉祥物為原型的面塑作品。

"Lots of people like Fuwa because they are the symbols for the Beijing Games. I know how to make dough figurines and I want to show my support by making the five Fuwa.

I started to learn making dough figurines when I was 5 years old. My daddy taught me a lot."

“奧運福娃比較受大家的歡迎，因為我會面塑，了解一點技術，所以我想用我自己的方式表達一下對奧運會的支持?！?/p>

“從很小，差不多五歲左右，跟我爸爸學?！?/p>

Lang Zhichun, father of young Lang, is a member of the China Artists Association and he is the second generation of the Lang family known for its of Dough Figurines.

郎佳子彧的爸爸叫郎志春，是“面人郎”的第二代傳人，工藝美術師，現任中國美術家協會會員。

"My son liked watching me making dough figurines when he was young. You know, it was hard for a little kid to focus on something for a long time but he stood there and concentrated on my hands."

“小的時候他的興趣挺濃厚的，喜歡學。特別小的時候，我做，他就在旁邊看，能夠一直看好長好長時間。”

Dough Figurines are Chinese traditional art form and is commonly known as sticky rice flour toys.

It is made from flour used for cooking and baking, and the art form is popular. Local Beijingers like to make the Figurines a lot, and they often use them to decorate the home and for kids to play with.

面塑是中國的一種民間工藝，俗稱面人或者江米人。

面塑原料簡單、制作快捷，小巧精美，已經成為北京獨特的文化藝術品之一, 深受人民群眾喜愛，用于家里擺設、小孩把玩等。　

“There are several big names in the circle of dough figurines. My father Lang Shao’an is one of them. He was good at making masks, armored characters and fighting soldiers.”

“The art form has been popular in my family for nearly one century and I started to develop my knowledge of it when I was 12 years old. My brothers and sisters all learnt the skill. I thought my father took it as his responsibility as well to pass on the skills to us. ”

"面塑藝術在中國有幾位著名的藝術家，其中就包括我的父親郎紹安，我父親主要做臉譜、盔甲人、刀馬人比較多。"

“面塑藝術在郎家有近百年的歷史了，我從十二三歲在家隨父親學習面塑，受哥哥姐姐、兄弟姐妹的影響，受益匪淺，我想我父親也覺得是個責任?！?/p>

"Ｉwant to devote my life to this career, to pass on the dough figurine skills to people around me. When I grow up, I hope I can spread this art form to the outside world. People can know that dough figurine is part of the brilliant Chinese tradition and they can know my country better."

“我希望以后從事面塑這個行業，把這門藝術發揚光大，自己掌握這個技術，還要傳給后人，并且把這里面的精髓都提取出來。我希望通過我自己， 把中國的這門藝術傳播出去，讓世界更了解中國?！?/p>

"One world one dream"

"Welcome to China !"

（英語點津 Helen 編輯）