Chen Huanbin
Lineage & School of Heritage
In 1986 he became a pupil of his father, Chen Fuding, learning the craft of weaving and dancing the Muchuan straw dragon.
Mastery, Signature Works & Repertoire
Male, of the Han ethnic group, born in March 1970 in Muchuan County, Sichuan Province. From 1990 to the present he has on several occasions improved the weaving technique of the Muchuan straw dragon, developing it from the original bundled-straw dragon into a mesh dragon and then into the present scaly dragon, and he has improved the props for the dragon dance, adding straw hats, straw shoulder pieces, straw skirts, straw leg guards, straw shoes and other items. He has taken part in many display and performance events at home and abroad. He transmits the weaving craft of the Muchuan straw dragon in a variety of ways: while teaching his children and nephews, he has also set up a base for weaving and dancing the Muchuan straw dragon at Muchuan County Vocational Middle School, transmitting and developing this folk art.
Honors & Recognition
A national representative bearer of straw weaving (Muchuan straw dragon), a fifth-batch national intangible cultural heritage project.
References & Archival Sources
Representative Items of This Bearer
- Straw Weaving Ⅶ-54
- Straw Weaving Ⅶ-54
- Straw Weaving Ⅶ-54
- Straw Weaving Ⅶ-54
- Straw Weaving Ⅶ-54
- Straw Weaving Ⅶ-54
Profile
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